Quick and Dirty Mosquito Trap

I tried the sugar and yeast and it did seem to have a pleasant scent. In fact my son was attracted to it and climbed into the bottle and got stuck. Stung by a bunch of bugs too. So I tried the soap. While it didn’t attract as many mosquitoes, at least when my sun crawled in, he was able to slick himself up and crawl back out.
I vote for the soap!

Use a little bit of soap instead of the brown sugar and yeast. Put a little bit of decaying vegetation in it as well. The sugar will attract ants which secrete chemicals that the mosquitoes do not like.

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sir ... if i do the trap for bottle 600ml, any problem or not? because i try, but no mosquito in trap...can u comment

sir.. can't i try to put this trap only 1 week?

To the person worried about CO2, stop breathing, you and everyone else breaths out CO2. CO2 is heavier than air, so using the trap inside or outside should work fine, if you have kids, make it a home science project, record and monitor the results, and return here to list them. In theory a candle would work to create CO2 if you do not have yeast, but you have to find a way to prevent the plastic bottle from melting. You could also fashion a tube from a beer or wine fermenter, and route it into your 2l bottle, that would be a good excuse to make some home brew. Also mosquitos are very sensitive to the 'smell of CO2, they are attracted to very small concentrations.

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I book marked this article almost 2 years ago, but I'm only finally going to try it now because I've moved into a mosquito infested insect hive. :(

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i don't have yeast but i just got home and there are SWARMS of mosquitoes! do i have to use yeast or is there another substitute?!

are mosquitoes too stupid to get in this trap

This is a trap for indoor use only. It does not generate nearly enough CO2 to compete with the broad areas of an outdoor trap.

how this trap will kill mosquitoes and is there any title for this work. (the title must dont have the word "trap").

did this work well? and does it give off co2? problem in my sons room with mosquitos but i was worried about co2.

I've had this set outside for about 1 hour and it's absolutely full of ants. Yesterday I did a spray of permithrin 10% (found at local feed store) around the house and have noticed considerably less mosquitoes. Usually a good spray every month of Cedarcide keeps them out of the yard. But, I think most of my problems are coming from neighbors not tending to their pools and bird baths.

Well, I made 2. One went on the front deck and the other went on the back deck. I caught more mosquitos in the back with both the trap and the soap dish. I can't say it's going to better our outdoor life because there are just so many this year. I can't even open the door to get inside without having to kill all the ones that snuck in!

I think the best advice I got so far was: "The only successful way to get rid of mosquitos is to kill yourself" Lmao, not an option, but the laughing I did was very therapeutic and it took my mind off the blasted itching!

Mine is working great! I'll let you know how many I caught by tomorrow, and I also put out a dish with soap naxt to it just to compare, and that is working like a charm!
Just to note, I loved reading all your postings, I laughed my behind off on some and swore at 2, but not everyone in perfect I guess. As for the '#103 - me' posting, baking soda is what you want, not baking powder. Thanks a bunch to all of you.

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I have tried this and while I caught a few mosquitoes, my megacatch premier trap did a much better job. If you can afford it, try one of those.

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It does not work. Not one single mosquito trapped in it. Is it a big con job of April 1st?

What makes the mosquito not from flying back out? If this bottle is opened to attract the mosquito's, how come they can't fly back out afterwards???

Also if trying to cover a backyard, will a bigger bottle with much more yeast work to cover about 1/4 - 1/2 acre of land?

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For Sue:
could you please give more details on "Lurex" (R): what exactly is it, where you can buy it and what its use is.
Thank you.
Tiger mosquitoes have invaded us too :-(
I also have quite some problems with big flies that bite my donkeys (don't know how you call them in English). Their bite is VERY harmful for humans too !
Any experience and suggestions for traps and how to attract these insects into traps ?
Thanks everybody

Would this trap kill the mosquitoes?

Also, does thid really work? Cuz my research plan is due tomorrow.

How does this "machine" keep the mosquitoes trapped inside? I am doing a science fair project, and I need to know quickly. Does the yeast kill them or what? I'm confused.

I'm going to try this gaget and see how well it works. But my real problem is no-see-um bugs. Does anyone have an inexpensive solution for no-see-um's? Thanks, Zippy

This DIY mosquito trap was developed by a class in Taiwan through trial and error. Having been there, we can tell you the humidity definitely can create some nasty blood sucking buggers. This method is a lot cheaper than buying...

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We would like to introduce very new type of mosquito trap which is applied new technologies with non-toxic and highly effective performance.
-decoying mosquitoes by 3 enticements, co2(which is generated from photocatalysis with tio2), near ultraviolet rays and heat by fluorescent lamps (mosquitoes like these)
-once the mosquitoes comes to this machine,a strong ventilator captures them into a steel net through the inhaling fan.
-captured mosquitoes can't escape from the net,where they dehydrate and die
-no need to change or refill Co2,because tio2 can produce co2 semi-permanently.
-application,outdoor and indoor
-small amount of AC power(28w)-size 250mmx300mm
-Quiet,no zapping
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Nick: If you're worried about all the little fishes getting a yeast infections, just add a little CRANBERRY JUICE to the mixture before you toss it out: Cranberry juice is great for preventing yeast infections!

Sorry all, I just couldn't resist. :-)

Seriously, wild yeast are a natural part of life on earth; and in fact, right now there are a whole lot of yeast spores just floating in the air around you. In fact, if you left the sugar mixture out overnight without adding ANY yeast, you'd likely still get enough wild yeast landing in the mixture for it to ferment, all on its own. Adding packaged yeast just speeds up this very natural process.

Thank you Sam, and, and all (especially those brilliant kids in the Taiwan classroom!) for this very interesting and useful mosquito trap idea.

Happy hunting!

Back to the topic of building a DIY mosquito trap: I'm going to try this. It is just a variation of a traditional fruit fly trap that uses a piece of banana, apple &/or cider vinegar to lure the fruit flies. I've done that and it works.

My mosquito problem is Asian Tiger Mosquitos that feed during the daytime and lay eggs above the water line in containers, rain gutters, puddles, storm drains and tree hollows. It only takes about 1/4 cup of water for the larvae to grow into adults.

If the CO2 lure on my trap doesn't work to catch the tiger mosquitoes, as some people on here have indicated, I'll buy some LUREX (R)and add to it. That bait is about $25- $30 and is sold for the highest-rated commercial mosquito trap. It is reported to be the best for the tiger mosquitoes.

The mosquito trap machines cost $300 or more and additionally require a butane tank to generate the CO2. Butane is a fossil fuel, so burning it adds to greenhouse gas emissions. Yeast CO2 is a renewable source because it comes from plants.

Wish me luck!

Nick, baking yeast and brewers yeast are not contagions and they won't grow and multiply unless they have a concentrated source of sugar, moisture and a temperature of around 105 degrees F (40C). They won't contaminate the environment and they don't use up aquatic O2.

Pouring yeast down a drain is recommended for a septic tank, and it won't affect a sewage treatment plant. If your drains go directly into a river without treatment then yeast is the least of your pollution problems.

Before you begin, have you ever ask yourself what is a "yeast"? Most people here start without thinking much of how yeast will affect our surrounding eco-system. I do hope most people will kill of the yeast mixture by either boiling it or add in enough chlorin solution to kill it before dumping it into the drain. This is to prevent the yeast from growing once it reach our river. For those who dump the solution without much thoughts might regrets their action when their river are full of fishes with yeast infection and when yeast thrive, they used up Oxygen which will eventually lower the number of fishes live in our river ssytem.

One other quick observation. Not all mosquitoes bite. In fact, most do not. Only the females will bite, and only a few species. I would expect that if they aren't biting female mosquitoes then they are probably not going to be attracted to the CO2 from the trap.

Females only bite to gain enough energy to lay eggs.

Someone brought up the issue of yellow jackets. There is a VERY easy way to kill off yellow jackets and ANY other stinging flying insects without any chemicals.
Soapy water! A little dish washing detergent in water and you can kill em by the hundreds! Put the mixture in a garden sprayer for long range attacks of wasp nests. (Use the stream setting on your sprayer). Normally, water hits flying insects (bees, hornets, wasps) and bounces off due to their waxy coating. If you put a little soap in that water, it will allow the water to stick to them. Instantly they can't fly and will fall to the ground. They usually suffocate very quickly because such insects breath through their exoskeleton. This will often work just as fast as poisions or gasoline without being dangerous or flamable. Use it around kids, in playgrounds or anywhere you are concerned about chemicals.

Also, to kill underground yellow jackets: Find the hole during the day time. (Be careful!) Then, at night, mix up 3 gallons of scalding hot soapy water and use a funnel to pour it into the hole. I always wait until at least 2 hours after dark. 11pm works great. You can repeat the treatment if necessary, some very large colonies may need double doses. Sometimes they have pockets in there that don't get flooded by the soapy water- so sometimes they need a second dose.
Best thing- NO dangerous chemicals! And I've never seen them come out after dark. Seems to be safe to approach after dark.

I hope someone figures out how to trap mosquitos, but I have a sure fire way to trap roaches here in California. I noticed that they love ritz crackers. I decided to lay out a piece of duct tape (sticky side up) under my sink where I had seen some - then i made a very narrow sprinkling of crushed ritz down the center of my strip of duct tape. Yuck! in the morning I had a whole tape full of roaches that couldn't get away. I let my hubby dispose of them. We kept doing this till we didn't catch any more. Give it a try.... Another good use for Duct Tape. If only I could attract mosquitoes to it!

When you look at the propane powered traps that simulate 3 things, heat, CO2, and Plant chemicals. Then a vacuum to such to lil buggers into the trap when they get close enough. The best ones I have seen emulate a cow. It would seem to me that if you could devise a way to replicate the same things a propane one does you could build a very effective trap. Ideally one would make something that does not require electricity or gas to operate, and it should be able to handle outdoor elements, such as have rain or hot days. It should also be able to operate for days before needing maintenance.

mine caught many slugs, but not mosquitos, in the charlotte, nc area.

One of the best biodegradable wasp, yellowjacket killers (nest and all) is a 1 qt. squeeze bottle (a good pump, spray bottle from the hardware store is also quite useful).

Fill bottle 3/4 full with warm water, add half to a full cup of dishwashing liquid, fill bottle the rest of the way with more water (in this order there is less suds to deal with).

With the spray bottle, do not set it to jet stream, but instead to spreading spray, almost a mist. For a sqeeze bottle you will do a dowsing action. The object of the coverage is to coat the wasps and their nest with the dishwashing liquid solution. It smothers their breathing capability and kills them instantly while not harming the structure or plants around the area.

When I was a kid, we made traps like this sans yeast. I think we'd just leave 1-2" of cola in the bottom of the bottle, cut and invert the top of the bottle, and set it out.

I recall having mild success with them with trapping flies.

Putting some rocks or something in the bottom might not hurt either...just to weigh down the bottle from blowing away.