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Also hijacking the general mosquito control discussion: What's wrong with UV light traps? Got one from amazon and the soothing placebo? effect is great.
by singularity2001 5y ago
Also hijacking the general mosquito control discussion:
What's wrong with UV light traps? Got one from amazon and the soothing placebo? effect is great.
- llampx 5y agoUV doesn't attract mosquitoes
- singularity2001 5y agoOh, are German mosquitoes different or is it really just placebo? Thinking about it: If I leave the window open with the light on in summer there will be hundreds of mosquitoes in the room (together with ~50% other critters). Even if no one was inside. Window open without light: a dozen mosquitoes at max (as counted by suddenly switching the light on). Whatever is known about other species is not correct about our breed.
- hcknwscommenter 5y agoThat's not UV light
- singularity2001 5y agofair comment. the "UV" trap lights are not pure UV either though.
- llampx 5y agoInteresting thought. I wonder if its because of the swarm mind of mosquitoes "knows" that where there's artificial light, there are people. Or evolution has favored mosquitoes which get attracted to light at night.
- alpaca128 5y agoTried one. It increased my mosquito bites and killed 1-2 per week. Needless to say I wasn't using it for very long.
- GuB-42 5y agoGreat against insects that are attracted by UV light, like mayflies, but not mosquitoes. Some mayflies may look like mosquitoes, but they don't bite and are mostly harmless. It doesn't mean they are not annoying, especially when there are lots of them, and if that's a problem, UV light traps work great.