mosquito killer circuit

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Hi.

How do you plan to attract mosquitos using electric circuits only?

To kill mosquitos, you need to figure a way to attract them to the trap. Remember that mosquitos attract to the breath of mamals, that's why they always find you.

You don't solve mosquitos invasion by "building any clever circuit", you got to get hands in something like a "Mosquito Magnet Patriot". It has it's cost but it does the job - I bought one my self a couple of years ago.
 
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_pest_control

Electronic pest control

Most bug zapper circuits attract the bugs that kill mosquitoes. Seem to recall that mosquitoes are not attracted to zappers.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1997/07/970730060806.htm
 

Hmm, perhaps the thing to do is have high volts and something that attracts the little buggers; maybe the smell of animal breath.

I saw a fly killer in Spain that was very effective- it had sugar in it.

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Hmm, perhaps the thing to do is have high volts and something that attracts the little buggers; maybe the smell of animal breath.
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That's what the one Grossel referenced does. It uses a propane flame that gives off CO2 to attract them and a electronic circuit to kill them.
 
DerStrom8 said:
Why bother attracting them when you can zap them from 25-100 meters away?

https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/aerospace/military/laser-bug-zapper-inches-to-market-
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Collatoral damage to mammals can high if in the area and it's expense is consumer prohibitive.

The best I've seen bags a pound of mosquitoes a week in a net for easy removal . It used ; a propane CO generator that gets hot and powers a muffler catalytic convertor that generates CO2 plus some vapors added to boost the attractant out a center pipe while a muffin fan draws air in a tuba to collect the buggers into the small bag and dual purpose, cool the small Hibachi -size BBQ like sealed heater/container CO generator. Very Effective. about 1800$.

BUt for large town elimination of bugs, fogging toxic chemicals works best after warning those concerned ahead of time.
 
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