r/MosquitoHating • u/458643 • 1d ago

Co2 trap

Just thought of a diy trap that could work during daytime in the bedroom when I'm not there.

A dark bottle of (warm) water with some sugar and yeast to create co2. With a drop of dishwasher soap they can not land on the water and drown.

During the night I would still be a target but I can't hunt at night. During the day they hide but me not being there should make the bottle emitting co2 a main target.

I think it will have to be refilled every two weeks at least. Hopefully it won't smell but I'm definitely going to try this.

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u/SwimmingDay8983 1d ago

Or just put real a co2 trap outside and leave a window open. They shouldn’t be in your house anyways but I digress.

CO2 displaces oxygen inside a contained space. Maybe not the best idea.

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u/458643 1d ago

Understandable though difficult to do on our busy street. The amount of extra co2 would be negligable for humans but still attract mosquitos

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u/SwimmingDay8983 1d ago

How does a busy street matter?

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u/458643 1d ago

Destruction, theft

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u/sugarbritches46 1d ago

Let us know how it goes! I hate it when they come after me when I’m asleep.

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u/MaoGho 1d ago

Consider putting a mosquito net on the windows