Milo Willamson
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Ordered one of these. In gray.
Already have a black one that works great.
Already have a black one that works great.
1 acre DynaTrap. My last one died in 2022 and this is the first year since then that I've had mosquitos in the yard. No chemicals, just leave it on and enjoy a blood sucking insect free yard.
Tell me more.... PLEASE! I go through more than a can of spray deep woods a week and they still try to take a leg off!
I bought my first one about 10 years ago or so after a ton of research. We had a breakout of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE or Triple E), so bad they were cancelling sports and outdoor activities at dusk. I did a ton of research which for this discussion resulted in two conclusions.
1) Mosquitoes are extremely local, like, within a couple hundred feet. If you break the breeding cycle, which takes 90 days or so, it takes a long time for them to reestablish a population in that area. Hence, my old one broke in the fall of 2022 and I didn't have blood thirsty insects (it works on all biting insects) until the spring of 2025, so 2+ years for mosquitoes to reclaim my yard.
2) The methodology employed was used by the National Parks Service, but used a different technology. They used propane to generate the Co2 attraction, where this uses UV light that interacts with the aluminum casing. The gist of it is, UV light and Co2 attract the biting insects, a fan blows them into a chamber where they get trapped and die of whatever, starvation or dehydration.
I tried it and damned if after 6 weeks there were no mosquitoes. The new ones are both cheaper ($90 vs $200) and use LED lights instead of fluorescent, so they should be cheaper to run and less consumables.
This is the one I have coming.
1) Mosquitoes are extremely local, like, within a couple hundred feet. If you break the breeding cycle, which takes 90 days or so, it takes a long time for them to reestablish a population in that area. Hence, my old one broke in the fall of 2022 and I didn't have blood thirsty insects (it works on all biting insects) until the spring of 2025, so 2+ years for mosquitoes to reclaim my yard.
2) The methodology employed was used by the National Parks Service, but used a different technology. They used propane to generate the Co2 attraction, where this uses UV light that interacts with the aluminum casing. The gist of it is, UV light and Co2 attract the biting insects, a fan blows them into a chamber where they get trapped and die of whatever, starvation or dehydration.
I tried it and damned if after 6 weeks there were no mosquitoes. The new ones are both cheaper ($90 vs $200) and use LED lights instead of fluorescent, so they should be cheaper to run and less consumables.
This is the one I have coming.
Thanks for the breakdown. I'll be a consumer. My neighbor has always kept his yard extremely wet and it has become a breeding ground. This year nature has added to the cause. The fact is that they are bad about town and I'm in the grass at least three hours a day. They are far worse here at my home. You can't step outside without some protection or you will receive multiple bites. There is no sitting outside... you might lose a leg. Thanks for the info!