Quick and Dirty Mosquito Trap
Update: I have contacted our Chinese speaking DIY:happy operative Shana from iRocks for a more accurate translation. Turns out I was way off, so check out the updated and translated instructions.
How to build a Mosquito trap.
Materials Needed:
2000ml (2 liter) bottle
50 gram (brown?) sugar
1 gram yeast
Thermometer
Measure cup
Knife
Black paper
1. Cut the top of the bottle as shown
2. Put 200ml hot water in the bottle, stir with 50gram brown sugar. Put the sugar water in cold water to cool it down til 40C (temperature).
They use a bigger container with cold water - put the small cup that they use to make sugar water in that container and that stick is a thermometer because they want the sugar water to cool down to 40C (temperature).
3. After cooling down, put the sugar water in the bottle then add the yeast.
No need to mix the yeast with the sugar water. When yeast ferments, it creates carbon dioxide.
4. When you cut the bottle, dont throw the top part away because that'd be needed for step 4 - you see they put the top upside down to fit into the bottle.
Carbon dioxide will be released from where we drink the bottle so make sure to seal the edge.
5. Put black paper around the bottle since mosquitos like dark places and carbon dioxide. This mosquito trap will then start working.
Mosquitos fly around the corner, so the best place to place the trap is at some dark corner.
TIPS: Put the trap in some dark and humid place for 2 weeks, you'll see the effect. You'll have to replace the sugar water + yeast solution every 2 weeks.
Here's a link to the original Flickr photos.
Update: The idea is apparently from a school class in Taiwan. They invented the trap through trial and error. Here is a link to the class's website.
Many commenters have noted that this DIY mosquito trap doesn't work in all areas (or on all species of Mosquitos). Check out Mega-Catch mosquito traps for a commercial solution with a wider effectiveness.
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I followed all the
I followed all the steps.
Nothing caught after several days.
i placed it in a place full of mosquitoes.
Question: seems to me there is no need to invert the funnel.
This trap looked promising because it resembles a fish trap with inverted funnel. Based on the logic for this trap, there is no need to invert the funnel.
can the author comment on this?
thanks.
regards
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We also followed all the
We also followed all the steps an wow!!!!!
We caught many mosquitos, and also cockroackes!!!!!
maybe you just did not put it in a place full of mosquitos......
Something new to try.
Something new to try.
I like the mma mosquito
I like the mma mosquito attractant at youtube. All the rest says they attract mosquitoes, but never show. Guess this one is for real.
check out youtube - mosquito
check out youtube - mosquito attractant mma. Looks like it can be DIY mosquito trap, the Next Generation.
Ive a doubt...should the top
Ive a doubt...should the top cut bottle piece has to touch the sugar-yeast solution or not?
No. It doesn't need to touch
No. It doesn't need to touch the solution. The yeast is suppose to produce the effect of CO2 which mosquitoes are attracted to. They are also attracted to body heat. Which is why the black comes in to effect. The color black absorbs light and produces heat. The mosquitoes are attracted to it. They move into the bottle and the sticky solution is suppose to trap them. I would coat the inside of the bottle with the substance. So the sides are sticky. So when they fly in the will rest on the sides and stick to it. Some species could also be attracted to the water inside as well. They might come in to lay their eggs in the water inside. Depends on what you put inside. Dry ice also produces CO2. Doesnt last very long though.
The home-made mosquito
The home-made mosquito attractant and trap with the computer fan shown in woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com looks more convincing. Anyone out there tested it yet??
Please disregard first
Please disregard first comment did not mean to post the same comment twice.
This is method will
This is method will definitely keep some money in people's pockets.
A great alternative to expensive mosquito traps. I will be sure to recommend this site to many others.
http://bug-zapper-411.blogspot.com
This is a great and cheap
This is a great and cheap mosquito trap alternative. I will definitely recommend this to many others.
http://bug-zapper-411.blogspot.com
MyMosquitoDeleter.Com is
MyMosquitoDeleter.Com is AMAZING and SIMPLE!!! No harmful Chemicals, safe for kids, pets, the environment. The concept is so simple you smack yourself - but the mosquitoes get in and they DIE!
My yard is virtually mosquito free and we could not stand in the yard less than 2 months ago without getting bit.
You gotta try it. www.mymosquitodeleter.com
I tried the sugar and yeast
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!
We make the sugar and yeast
We make the sugar and yeast mixture as a soup in 50-gallon vats in the back yard. After fermenting for several weeks in the sun, we bottle it in old milk jugs and freeze it. Then, once a month or so, we thaw a jug and put it on the stove for a tasty family snack. Whatever is leftover (which normally ain't much), we put in the moskeet trap and then we watch them critters fly in and they DON'T fly out, by golly! After collecting a few hundred thousand, we refreeze that dad-gum soup with all the squiters in it and save it for movie night. Deliverance, usually (we love that movie).
Is you son a dwarf?!
Is you son a dwarf?!
Use a little bit of 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.
Try this website.
Try this website. mymosquitodeleter.com. This is simple product that works. You will be amazed by the removal of the mosquito population in your yard. This really works and it's cheap when you add up all the money you spend on repellants and products to kill them. This product deletes the population by breaking the reproduction cycle. Simple!!! I love it. I can actually use my yard again.
Its only going to work for a
Its only going to work for a few species. Most species won't be attracted to the mosquitodeleter.com product. Depending on where you live, the mosquitodeleter wouldn't make a dent in your mosquito population. We use something similar like this at my work to collect eggs. And it does little to deter mosquito populations in the area. If you have mosquitoes that would lay eggs in a device like this then all you need to do is keep the containers in your yard and your neighbors yard emptied. Thats the simple fix. Its obvious the person who keeps posting about it works for the company. As for the homemade trap. If the ingredients listed do produce the CO2 effect then it could attract mosquitoes. But don't expect miracles. You might attract more than you collect. Its better to stick it in your neighbors yard to attract them over there :) If you large amounts of mosquitoes then it probably won't make a dent in the population. Don't expect to sit it outside with you and have it attract more mosquitoes then you.
sir ... if i do the trap for
sir ... if i do the trap for bottle 600ml, any problem or not? because i try, but no mosquito in trap...can u comment
We make the sugar and yeast
We make the sugar and yeast mixture as a soup in 50-gallon vats in the back yard. After fermenting for several weeks in the sun, we bottle it in old milk jugs and freeze it. Then, once a month or so, we thaw a jug and put it on the stove for a tasty family snack. Whatever is leftover (which normally ain't much), we put in the moskeet trap and then we watch them critters fly in and they DON'T fly out, by golly! After collecting a few hundred thousand, we refreeze that dad-gum soup with all the squiters in it and save it for movie night. Deliverance, usually (we love that movie).
sir.. can't i try to put
sir.. can't i try to put this trap only 1 week?
To the person worried about
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
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. :(
Thanks!
The only thing that I have
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i don't have yeast but i
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
are mosquitoes too stupid to get in this trap
In China, mosquitoes are
In China, mosquitoes are known to be highly intelligent.
Well, more intelligent than
Well, more intelligent than most Americans that's for sure!
We make the sugar and yeast
We make the sugar and yeast mixture as a soup in 50-gallon vats in the back yard. After fermenting for several weeks in the sun, we bottle it in old milk jugs and freeze it. Then, once a month or so, we thaw a jug and put it on the stove for a tasty family snack. Whatever is leftover (which normally ain't much), we put in the moskeet trap and then we watch them critters fly in and they DON'T fly out, by golly! After collecting a few hundred thousand, we refreeze that dad-gum soup with all the squiters in it and save it for movie night. Deliverance, usually (we love that movie).
This is a trap for indoor
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
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
did this work well? and does it give off co2? problem in my sons room with mosquitos but i was worried about co2.
Put up a screen or close the
Put up a screen or close the window.
I've had this set outside
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
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
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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bulletproof your site...
all it takes is one idiot to file a complaint...and...well...
I have tried this and while
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
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
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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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
Would this trap kill the mosquitoes?
Also, does thid really work?
Also, does thid really work? Cuz my research plan is due tomorrow.