Just mentioned this to an outside consultant we have helping us - and he essentially said that yes, it does work - but you have to realize that although it kills a ton of them - most of them probably wouldn't be in your yard if it wasn't for that machine luring them all in...
So, he said he still swats bugs... His neighbor got the one above... Mike said, "shit, I should buy him a couple more, then they would all be lured over to his place"...
Curious to see if anyone has a diff opinion...
And that should be a great weapon against Iraq - ship all our damn mosquitos over there to annoy the living shit out of them, spread diseases and milaria... [img]/images/graemlins/wink[/img]
my neighbor has one but i live on a lake and the skeeters here dont seem to all be the biting type, some seem to be blind and just like to hang out on the side of my house. ive seen them change the tank a few times so it must do something. i think that they make a hand held version too along with some stuff you spray on your grass to keep the away, thats the only thing ive used and it worked ok but the investment was way less
Those machines run from $500 to $1,500... [img]/images/graemlins/shocked[/img]
If it doesn't work - may as well take that money and start building a dome to control my environment over the property... [img]/images/graemlins/yes[/img]
I was going to try that Glen but then I found a company that professionally digs trenches in your yard and installs a high tech mosquito killing system. You have nozzles hidden all around the perimeter of your property. And I mean everywhere!! Every few inches around your whole house, fence, every door, window, flower beds, etc.. The system is run on a timer. It sprays a mist for 45-60 seconds and it literally kills every single mosquito or bug anywhere! You even have a remote control in your house. You can simply press a small remote and all the insecticide comes on whenever you want! Works better than a sprinkler system. Safe for kids, pets, etc...deadly for mosquito's and bugs! They provide you with a 55 gallon drum of insecticide as well. Here's a link buddy. Click Services then Mosquito Control.
What do I do with the drum - buy a new one each year and bury it????
Do you have this installed???????????????
Ro ro - looks like there might be more construction on the property...!
THANKS!
You keep the drum. They just come and refill it with insecticide whenever you need it. I'm having it installed. They just left my house last week and gave me my estimate. It's the ultimate IMO. :thumb:
They quoted me $4,000. But your house is a lot bigger than mine I'm sure. I have their competition coming by to give me an estimate as well. I'm sure I'll get that down a few hundred bucks.
Damn bugs eat me alive when I try to wash the car in the evening. I know 2 people with these propane mosquito machines. Supposedly the bugs get caught in a trap, but I have yet to see a bunch of blood suckers in there.
Yeah. As I understand it the propane deal emits a smell that attracts the mosquito's. Then when they get near the machine it sucks them into a bag. I didn't like that concept. I prefer them dead on the spot. The mist that I spoke of above is designed to linger in the air for a long time too. Definitely a must buy because mosquito's in Texas don't play around.
The ones up here in MN have become imune to that stuff... Actually, when enough of them land on you, they actually try to take you back to their nest...
Little bastards... Again - we need to captialize on those little critters and ship em to Iraq once we leave... [img]/images/graemlins/laughing.gif[/img]
Also - only the females bite... Little bitches...!
The machines work well. They emit CO2 which is how mosquitoes find you. You should get about a cup of dead critters every week. Nothing that gets sucked in ever escapes. They work the best when you AND your neighbors have them.
I have had the Pro model (~$1500) for almost two years now. They do work, but you do not see an immediate improvement. The concept is to break the breeding cycle by capturing the adult mosquitos. When I first got the thing it caught hundreds of mosquitos per night for a couple of nights. The catch quickly reduced to only a few dozen per night. I think that is proof that it significantly reduced the population.
The concept of the machine is to burn propane over a catalyst to generate water and carbon dioxide. This mimics the breath of a mammal. Additionaly, you can place a chemical attractant, Octenol, in the machine. The machine has a small fan that blows this warm, moist, CO2 rich stream out and another fan that creates a gentle vacuum. The mosquitos are attracted to this and get vacuumed up into a filter bag. The bugs die from dehydration and starvation in the bag. You empty the bag and change the Octenol ever time you change the propane tank.
Some additional details... The ~$1500 machine generates its own electricity. Back when I got mine, the lower priced units required an electrical outlet. The machine seems to run just about three weeks on a tank of propane. It's a good idea to replace the tank before it's empty as it is a real pain to get the machine started again. You change the filter bag every two to three propane bottles, but they can be washed and re-used. It seems like the operating cost is about a dollar a day.
Unfortunately, my unit has quit working. I need to send it back to the manufacturer (Mosquito Magnet) for repair. It seems as if one of the fans quit working allowing the unit to overheat the catalyst. I suspect they will need to replace the bad fan and re-charge the reactor with new catalyst. I don't expect this to be very expensive.
I have had the Pro model (~$1500) for almost two years now. They do work, but you do not see an immediate improvement. The concept is to break the breeding cycle by capturing the adult mosquitos. When I first got the thing it caught hundreds of mosquitos per night for a couple of nights. The catch quickly reduced to only a few dozen per night. I think that is proof that it significantly reduced the population.
The concept of the machine is to burn propane over a catalyst to generate water and carbon dioxide. This mimics the breath of a mammal. Additionaly, you can place a chemical attractant, Octenol, in the machine. The machine has a small fan that blows this warm, moist, CO2 rich stream out and another fan that creates a gentle vacuum. The mosquitos are attracted to this and get vacuumed up into a filter bag. The bugs die from dehydration and starvation in the bag. You empty the bag and change the Octenol ever time you change the propane tank.
Some additional details... The ~$1500 machine generates its own electricity. Back when I got mine, the lower priced units required an electrical outlet. The machine seems to run just about three weeks on a tank of propane. It's a good idea to replace the tank before it's empty as it is a real pain to get the machine started again. You change the filter bag every two to three propane bottles, but they can be washed and re-used. It seems like the operating cost is about a dollar a day.
Unfortunately, my unit has quit working. I need to send it back to the manufacturer (Mosquito Magnet) for repair. It seems as if one of the fans quit working allowing the unit to overheat the catalyst. I suspect they will need to replace the bad fan and re-charge the reactor with new catalyst. I don't expect this to be very expensive.
Let me know if you have any more questions...
I have the pro unit also for up in NH. I got mine from Greed-Bay last year for just under a grand. It does seem to work well. A few weeks ago, I went to fire it up & it wouldn't go, so I called M/M in Rhode Island & they sent me out a new head unit. It's up & running now. :thumb:
A friend of mine has the same system King GTS is describing. It kills all of the bugs in his yard, period, end of story. It's actually pretty amazing. There are nozzles every few feet under the eaves of the house, and every few feet along the perimeter of the privacy fence. In fact, it kills so many bugs that if it doesn't rain, he has to sweep the dead bugs off his pool deck every three or four days.
