@@tsukasakenzaki5922 - well don’t fall for the DYNATRAP claims, it’s only killing MOTHS. It doesn’t get many mosquitoes AT ALL. I don’t like moths either but THEY don’t bite
I think unscented dish soap would be better than stinky Dawn soap. It's the C02 that attracts them. Adding a chemical smell might have a repellant effect.
@@dd___dc They're attracted in this order: sight, C02, Heat. They also like the protection of a black bucket, and a lid or box. But, that was not my point. My point was about the chemical stink of Dawn dish soap.
Used this inside of my apartment and within 2 days, mosquitoes were all but gone. It was worth the bit of smell. I also started using coils to keep new ones out at windows and entranceway. Will use this technique again towards the end of summer! Thanks!
@@zacklarezmosquito coils. Think incense to repel mosquitoes. It's in the shape of a coil, about 6-7" diameter. You light one end and it smokes like incense. Usually has citronella in it. Sold in camping department and sometimes garden department. They do work.
We have a stock watering tank and to keep those pesky mosquitos from breeding in it we keep a couple goldfish in it. Been working good for 30 years. We also provide nesting perches in our loafing shed for barn swallows. It is fun to watch them in the evening as they dart and dive while hunting insects.
We had a storm that knocked down the trees and birds don't come to our area anymore. The sudden increased mosquito infestation that followed is so hard to control
There is a product made of only garlic called Mosquito Barrier or Garlic Barrier. You mix with water in a sprayer or spray bottle and it smells like garlic bread for an hour but that fades and no mosquitoes! They are repelled by the allicin in the garlic. You have to reapply after every rain.
I've tried the garlic spray, it doesn't work very well. The black bucket yeast rig seems more effective. C02 rigs are the most effective, but very expensive, and seem to have mixed results.
for really stingy catchers out there, i use a dark pail/container which I fill with water which I use to water a few plants. Once I see multiple larvae, that is the only time I completely drain the container to water the plants.. while it is not an mosquito but a larvae killer, their reproduction is reduced.
I read if you dump water containing larva, that larva could survive dormant for seasons and get rehydrated if they happen upon a wet patch under a heavy rain.
I got one with a black sock and a piece of window screen. Supposedly the mosquito will land on the side of the wet sock, lay eggs, the larvae will go into the water and once they hatch they are stuck under the window screen that sits slightly above the water line. SO FAR nothing but its only 3 days old. Another option is to leave some standing water with some mosquito dunk in it as a gravid trap. Im about to research what mosquito larvae like to eat to see if I cant bait the gravid 1's in.
@@gantz4u thanks. I realized a few days or weeks ago that I don't get mosquito larvae in my traps/pails of water at all. I'm not 100% sure whether mosquitos got smart enough to avoid our house or they got eliminated in my area. I think haven't seen flying mosquitos in several months
@@zodiacfml Im deep south in central texas. If youre north of here they might be coming. I found some dead grass, and green algae to put in my cup to try to make it more stank water. Ill probably add a piece of dog food and fish out some flies from this videos trap (thats all it catches) to add stanks to the gravid trap.
Dont even waste time with the yeast and brown sugar, just get several beets from the grocery store and blend them up in the blender and add the beet to the water in the black bucket along with some dawn, the beets contain a compound called Geosmin that is used by researchers to trap mosquitos, its found naturally in the soil and comes up in an aeroso form when it rains and that attracts the mosquitos, the mosquito larvae die in the bucket because the dawn prevents them from leaving when they mature. I use beet peels in my bug zapper and that attracts hundreds of thousands of mosquitos and stops the cycle after they die and the larvae die in the bucket. I'm going on two years now since I first used the beets and the mosquito population is still down to virtually nothing and last season had some record rain.
Do u use raw or cooked beets? What's the ratio? Amount of beets, to how much water? The problem with bugzappers is they kill beneficial insects, as well.
I have a tip for gnats that swarm your face. Put on a hat and put something tall in it. The annoying pests actually go to the top of the target (you are the target), and thus will stay clear of your face. I know it sounds stupid, but I tested it in my pasture. It worked. I was stunned. For black flies (biting fly that is bigger than a gnat, and smaller than a housefly) spread a product called “Save the Baby” wherever your clothing ends…collars, wrist, sleeves…as well as around your hairline. They like those protected margins. The product is similar to Vicks vapor rub, but works better. I don’t know why. I tested this in upstate NY and Virginia. It works.
We rarely notice mosquitoes in our back yard. We have huge number of hummingbirds. It is early in season and only the scouts are here yet. Today the mosquitoes ate me up. The always go for me before anyone else. I have changed my shirt to a white one. I have put up additional hummer feeders. I am going to change out water in bird bath. Then I think I'll try the trap. Thanks for the tips!
so how long does this last before the yeast stops producing co2? does it stop when the water gets cold? Do you need a warming matt underneath the bucket?
To maintain the trap’s effectiveness, you should replace the yeast and sugar mixture every 1-2 weeks. This ensures a steady production of CO₂ to attract mosquitoes
It’s really important for us to do this now, at the start of mosquito season. I shudder to think how many new mosquitoes just *one* female can make; every one we can eliminate now means many fewer later. Thank you for sharing!
Considering that only the PREGNANT misquitos bite, plus she produces 100 - 200 eggs at one time, we really need to get started right now to stop those girls. Every time I slap one of those girls I must remember that she's smarter than me because her other sisters are producing an army to combat against this human and other humans. Jag, thanks for being our teacher. You deserve the highest medal for TH-cam Teacher of All Times. Now I don't need to call 1-800-I-Just-Got-Bit.😊
I am soooo going to try these traps out- thank you! And btw, if you get bitten, we have found that a dense paste of baking soda (w/ water) tends to soothe the itch for good- I usually put a tiny blob of paste right over the center of the bite, then place a band-aid over it to keep the paste on, usually for at least a few hours. It seems the most popular itch/bite products have the active ingredient of sodium bicarbonate, so this is how we came to try this remedy out :).
Far better to "bleed-out" all of the anti-coagulant, parasites, and other disease vectors by nicking the bite with an Exacto knife blade. Squeeze until it bleeds clean. No more itching or diseases.
A few leaves of broad leaf plantain, chewed into a spit poultice and applied to the bite. It draws out the toxins. It works on any bug bites or stings, even hornets. You can hold the crushed leaves on with a bandage.
My bird bath gets fresh water daily, just in case larvae were left overnight. A few years ago I added a solar fountain thinking they would not lay their eggs in moving water, but they come out when the sun goes down. So, changing the water daily is a must. Also, I walk around my property and make sure anything containing even an inch of water gets dumped or covered. I will try this solution because with all the rain we've been getting, occasionally things get missed and they are out of control right now. Thanks!
I'm in Canada Zone 5 and in the last couple days the snow finally melted and the mosquitos are already up. In fact we had a couple buzzing around while there was still snow on the ground. Can't catch a break. Rip to the local birds but I'm about to deprive them of an early food source, at least on my own property. I got a whole jar of yeast and plenty of brown sugar, I'm ready to take out every mosquito that even thinks about coming over here
THANK YOU! & Thank You to the views who gave you those tips. This year in MA they have been horrible with all the rain! They have been blood letting me every time I step outside. I just bought the Mosquito floats for the lava and put out yesterday. I have them in clear bottles, so have to change that to black. I'm still getting bit while waiting for the cycle to reach the point where this takes them out. Now I don't have to wait & can use your yeast trap too to get the ones alive now.
Hi thanks for the hinter. Tool me 5 minutes to set it up. I had the bucket standing in corner filled with plants and was wondering why all those mosquitos came out of it when I removed a plant. Many thanks for the dead pests. Only a dead mosquito is a good one.
I had rain barrels in the garden near the house. When they are full of larvae easily seen swimming near the surface, I'd squirt some liquid soap into the barrel making it impossible for the larvae to breathe and they die. Mosquitos will use open water in broad daylight to lay eggs which hatch in a day or two.
I really enjoyed the explanation for the need of larva traps. I started using those this year for the first time and it's made a tremendous difference.
I put out two spartan mosquito traps, one on each side of my four acres. Have not had a single mosquito bite ever since. In the hotter part of the summer you need to add a little extra water to them. But by the end of the season the traps are so full of mosquitoes that it is a black sludge. I suspect it is the same as what he made but cost $20 for two. I also out mosquito pucks in the stream the goes through the property. Great video.
@@TheGreatConstantini it’s scientifically proven, mosquitoes go after the smell of carbon dioxide gas emitted through skin & lungs. The zappers kill more insects that are essential to nature than the mosquitoes.
Thanks so much for the info! Will use it! This also may help a bit also. Put a snug clear bucket in the black bucket so you can just pull it out to see them in the water. Use a strainer to see how many you got. The soap also is a nuro- poison so it dissolves their soft tissue as well as clogs their breathing ports.
Jag, I am a mosquito aphrodisiac. They are the deadliest predator of humans. I thank you for your experimentation and helpful information for ridding my yard of mosquitoes. 😊
@@dd___dc When I was young, I was their go to diet and other people appreciated me being around. As I am much older now, I watch the kids getting eaten alive and the mossies almost ignore me. Almost!
I live in Florida and am a native. Mosquitoes don't bite me and never have in my 60 years. But the buzzing can drive you nuts if you're out and about. One good way to stop that is to grow lavender, ( kills fleas too), lemon grass, lemon garlic, peppermint, sweet mint and spearmint. Either grow it in pots,(as it can become invasive), or place in planters around the patio area and it will stop the buzzing because the flying pests don't like the fragrant plants. Citronella doesn't work at all.
@@nwflboy007powell8 What do you mean by native? Florida native or Native American? I have always wondered how did the Native Americans survived in the forests & farms? Did they eat something special that kept the mosquitoes away?
@@kkdias9924 The crux of my question is how did they protect themselves from mosquitoes centuries ago? I was watching this documentary. Farmer in the wilderness up north. He’s saying he needs to move his animals away or they will die from mosquito attack.
I am very happy I came across your video. The mosquitos last year were bad, this year worse. Desert summers are mostly to hot to open up, however toward the beginning and end there are days & evenings we can open up. I dare not due that now as they have gotten so bad. Being we are warm most year round I really need something to help. I am going to give this a try as I really want to open up. For my house plants I use Neem powder in the water, I bottom water and let the plant take up what it needs, so there is standing water for a short time. At least if they lay then the offspring will not be able to produce. Thank you for putting up this video. Have a great day.
this is really interesting, I'll give it a try. you mentioned attracting hummingbirds reduces the mosquito population, but so will attracting bats. I had never seen bat houses before I moved to south FL. they are great to have around as one bat needs to eat its body weight in flying insects every day!
@@SuperManning11 I'm sure someone probably sells them, but the forestry service has plans online www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5292123.pdf they are fairly straightforward in design, you are simulating a space between bark and a tree which is where they naturally roost
Use beets instead, they contain geosmin which is used to trap mosquitos for research, its at least a hundred times more effective than carbon dioxide or octenol for luring mosquitos, put some beet peels in your bug zapper as well and watch them swarm to it, between the black bucket and the bug zapper, its easy to eliminate a whole cycle in a days time.
@@4nciite Thank you. so very much for telling us that beets attract mosquitos. I had no idea. Now I will research this to learn more about it and try it.
Alfalfa pellets added to the water will also attract gravid females. Aedes aegypi and Culex pipiens will love a dark bucket especially one in a box. Ever have problems with raccoons getting in it yet?
I will DEFINITELY try that after the mosquito spray from tonight's spray truck wears off!! I live next to a SWFTMUD drainage creek -- in Florida -- so it won't be long!! At least it's April and we are in the dry season, other than weekly "cold" fronts bringing a bit of rain here and there, so they aren't real bad -- YET!!
You made me laugh with the smart mosquitoes - though it does feel like they have taken over the universe in the height of the humid SC summer. 😂 Thanks, Jag, I will be using all these viewer tips.
Thanks for this idea, sir . Living in a country where Dengue and malaria is pretty common, this is very helpful. I will try this to lessen mosquitoes in my home.
@@marshamunger6004 I was in Minnesota for two months… THEY have GIANT mosquitos AND BITING FLIES that draw BLOOD!!!! You’d THINK they couldn’t survive winters there but they ARE thriving
You can set mosquito larvas in trays to dry in the sun and they are a really good fish and chicken food source, they sell sun dried mosquito larva as fish food.
my good sir this crazy obsession over mosquito hunt is gonna save lives of your viewers... I HOPE THEY GET the point. and THANK YOU. for showing something that actually works.
Oh dear lord 😳! If I got mosquitoes 🦟 I live 400 feet from a lake and when this time of the year arrive.... it's sad ! I guess not anymore! I am going to do this traps . Thank you so much 😊
Good to know. This will be my first year living next to a pond (probably about 400 feet away) I guess I will need to make these traps. I didn't know that about hummingbirds, either. I loved them already--now I have one more reason.
I am going to try this because we have a lot of mosquitoes. I just need to find a black bucket. I always wear two layers when I go outside in the warm weather. The bugs love me for some reason. I catch fruit flies in the house with a jar of apple cider vinegar and a little liquid soap. Works great.
Thanks! this is a trap I can definitely use . Yes mosquitoes are attracted to darker fabric , but didn’t know about dark containers , as I usually catch rain water in some black containers, luckily I cover them with a wrap to prevent mosquitoes getting into the rain water used for watering my plants & trees .
The key to successful mosquito control is totally wipe out the source where mosquitos lay there eggs which isn’t realistic,that being said the best approach is to identify the source of water they lay their eggs and treat that source with a larvicide. Coconut oil in food grade liquid form applied to pools of standing water with active larvae present will drown the larvae before they emerge as adult biting mosquitos.
twill fabric is best to wear they can't get through the material to bite you. I all ways heard of using a soda bottle instead of a bucket. cut it in half and invert the top into the bottom wrap it with black tape and use the same stuff that you used in the bucket.
Great Info! Here in Thailand there are more than plenty of mosquitos - My family and I have suffered Dengue Fever and Chikungunya [crazy name but a terrible disease] . I've tried most commercially available anti mosquito devices - even gas warfare with a home fogging machine! Thanks to you Jag, I'm going to the hardware store tomorrow and getting a black bucket or three! And, I'm also going to have to change my predominately black T-shirt wardrobe I guess.... 😅
I'm on the rainforest side of Hawaii island. Very wet here, mosquitoes thrive year round. I read about mosquitoes being attracted to black / dark colors and started working in white long sleeve shirts and it did make a noticable difference. Plus a white shirt is cooler than black in the sun, which absorbs more heat. Bad breath and body odor also help mosquitoes find you faster, so I always brush my teeth and wash up before heading outside.
Mosquitoes are smart indeed they tend to remain in places near house entrances whenever someone goes in or out they quickly fly inside. And also as he said they don't like lighted places they prefer the shadows. When you fail to kill it they fly and hide. But still i hate these annoying bugs.
I was just planning on making a batch of my anti-itch cream. Maybe if I try this, I won't need it this year. :) I'll also be planting more flowers to attract more hummingbirds. Thank you for the great tips!
@@Isalsero1 I make a paste out of coconut oil and baking soda. Maybe 1/2 cup coconut oil and a few teaspoons of baking soda. Then I add a few teaspoons aloe that I blend at home (I think store bought is ok). Then about six drops each of tea tree and lavender essential oil, and a few drops of vitamin e. I buy a bottle of liquid vitamin e, or you can use vitamin capsules and squeeze the fluid in. :) It will be a little runny, so you take a little of this and put it on the bite and let it dry there before wiping it off with a damp cloth. If you have a lot of bites, an Epsom salt bath provides relief as well.
Okay, I finally tried this trap. I took my used Spartan mosquito tubes which are black inside and orange on the outside, perfect. I used Italian brewers yeast, a 50/50 blend of brown sugar and white sugar, salt and water @ 130. Two days later about fifteen mosquitos in each trap. But it’s early. Making two more and am going to buy several new Spartan traps and compare the results. I know the commercial Spartan traps work really well. Hopefully the diy ones work as well.
@@kittsantos-ocampo6432 Yes, although my homemade traps did get some mosquitoes it was negligible. As well this years Spartan traps did not work either. I contacted Spartan and they offered to replace them if I sent them the serial numbers.
My mom loved ponds, so every time she dug a new one she would go get some minnows from a nearby lake or ditch and throw them in there. They were free and ate all of the mosquito larvae. I've read that dragonfly larva also eat them.
Perfect timing! Thanks for not giving up on this well needed experiment. I will be setting up traps this weekend. Also how long should you let each trap sit before you refresh it? And wow thanks for the white shirt trick. I didn’t know that they didn’t really care for really light or bright colors. I’m going to do some more research on that to see if there is a color that they don’t like at all.
Thank you for saving mankind! I've had livestock for 50 years, and used to keep fish in my troughs, really hard to move clean that way. Then found out that a little squirt of mineral oil on full tanks stopped mosquitoes. My horses always had the softest noses ever, too. ❤❤
Upper Texas gulf coast here, surrounded by thousands of acres of rice fields. when they flood the fields, there’s no “outside time” unless you have screened shelter or “toxify” yourself with repellents. Thank you for these safe suggestions.
Bat boxes! Find what eats them and support those creatures. Mosquitoes are the basis of many food chains. This is like a spring buffet for many creatures that eat them. If we don't support the animals that eat them, then we throw things off.
A friend of mine that has a lot of land says he builds bat houses.... He purchased one and just copied it.... To make multiple all around his property and often has little bonfire gatherings with no mosquito problems as the bats eat thousands of them every evening
For personal defense, you can also tuck a scented dryer sheet somewhere into your clothes; the belt works best as it is about mid-level on your body. The scent interferes with the skeeters' ability to detect you. =^[.]^=
To keep mosquitos off of you use lavender lotion & eucalyptus oil. Put abt a quarter size of lotion in your hand, then add abt 5 drops of eucalyptus oil to it. Rub your hands together & then rub it on all your exposed skin, even your neck & face. Works like a charm 😊
@@SweetChicagoGator Idk what video you watched, but he did not in this video. He may hv in a diff video, but not this one as far as I saw anyway. I was just trying to be helpful, you don't need to be condescending. Have a nice day 🙂
This video is so informative! It's not easy to deal with mosquitoes and this trap looks like it does the job really well. I would love to do Spanish subtitles for this video so I can share it with everyone I know! I work doing translations and subtitles for content creators and it's the best thing ever. If this is something you'd be interested in, please let me know! I can do Spanish subtitles for this video for free as well, that way you can see if you like them and if you'd like me to do more in the future! Sending love from Argentina, Rosie
Baking soda + vinegar should work as well as it also create carbon dioxide. In both cases you need to add new active ingredients to keep the mosquito magnet carbon dioxide flowing as thats what attracts them (same gas that we breathe out)
Hi Jag, Pill bugs are eating all my transplanted young plants this year due to excessive moisture with continuous rains. Can you please post a video on controlling them?
I have an ongoing problem with pill bugs every year, they eat everything they can. Diatomaceous Earth has helped the most. You can make little traps out of pots but when there are so many DE in the affected areas saves my veggies and fruits, they love strawberries.
For my mosquito trap I have a barrel full of water with a screen on top that dips down into the water. The mosquitos lay their eggs in it and they drop through the screen. Then when they grow they can't get back out through the screen. When they successfully lay eggs in water it puts out chemicals that draw more mosquitos to lay eggs there. You really have to get rid of other water pools sitting around so they are more likely to lay eggs in the trap water. Soap in the water isn't good for birds and other wildlife if they drink it.
I never heard about using a black bucket but will try that. Right now I have a mosquito magnet in my backyard & it's been running since early spring. It caught a lot of them in the beginning but there aren't many now. I just bought some Sparta mosquito traps and will be checking them after 30 days. Was using a blue bucket but will go buy a few black ones and put mosquito dunks in them as they have always worked. Thanks for the tips. FLY NAVY!!!
I am successfully used simple electric mosquito Catcher lamp available in market ( with usual violet light leds and 5 volt air suction fan design ) only trick - addition is coating wild forest honey layer on surface above led every three four days , this works great because sugar is critical mosquito diet and aroma of miracle food honey.
@@ketannirmal6941 Mosquitoes go after CO2 gas emitted from skin of warm blooded creatures including humans. The zappers kill more essential to nature insects than the mosquitoes.
I’ve tried this without the box and I only caught a small number of mosquitoes. I think the cardboard box help contain and diffuse the carbon dioxide slowly instead of the gas being blown away immediately from the wind. I will try to set this trap again in a cardboard box this time and get back to you.
I have discovered that using pesticides, Tekko pro with Bifen IT, in my yard, along with my surrounding neighbors’ yards have made a significant amount of difference than anything. I incorporated these pesticides in Paul Harvey’s mosquito recipe and went to town! Keep in mind that you don’t need a lot of mouthwash in that recipe; you just need a small fraction; it only acts as a stabilizer; the thing that kills the mosquitoes is the epson salt, and what attracts them is the beer; add small amount of dish soap, and the females drown in standing water. Mosquitoes survive on the dew on lawns and vegetation in the morning. Dynatrap traps with octenol lures is my backup is economical, but not the best. Carbon dioxide traps are very expensive, but most effective. But thanks for your video. I’ve learned a lot and found my ultimate solution.
So great to hear the new idea how to catch Mosquitoes and larvae, I immediately went out and put some black bucket outside. I really want to see it for myself. It was amazing in your video. and I am going to do The rest of your suggestion with the East and sugar (that’s exactly what you do when you break a blade) How often do you need to change the east solution? So much thanks for your information
You can also build a fly trap. Make a cylinder or cube shaped trap with screening on all sides with an opening at the bottom of the trap. Form an inverted cone attached to the bottom of the trap. The small inverted cone opening is in the middle of the space inside the trap. Put fly bait in the bottom of the trap, which is slightly raised from the ground. The flies are attracted to the bait. When the flies are ready to fly away, their natural tendency is to fly upward. It’s very unnatural for flies to go downward to leave the bait. Then the flies buzz around the inverted cone and walk up the inverted cone, and then the flies trap themselves. It’s very difficult for the flies to find the small opening in the inverted cone, and if they find the opening, they usually re-trap themselves because it’s very unnatural for flies to try to fly or walk downward to escape the trap. Over time, you’ll catch hundreds of thousands of flies. You can put the fly trap in a large container of water for several hours to shorten the time for them to die. But when there are hundreds of trapped flies that are buzzing around in the fly trap, that will attract more flies which will also be caught. The flies do all the work to catch themselves. The bait needs to be changed every couple of days. After several days, you’ll notice a significant decrease in the number of flies you see flying around your yard.
This is a great passive trap that only needs regular changes of liquid as the yeast will die off and not release carbon dioxide to attract mosquitos. I have seen another way to trap mosquitos. Put a large, powerful ventilator outside and cover the inside of the front half of the wire guard of the ventilator with screendoor mesh. run the ventilator and to speed up the killing of the mosquitos that are caught against the mesh, spray the mesh with a water, ethanol, soap mix. I have seen videos where they catch thousands of mosquitos in a few hours with that method.
Great ideas, but would it not make sense to combine both methods into one that both kills the mosquitoes and their lava? Also, if adding spinosad to the water, then it might be a good idea to place it out of reach of children and pets.
If a mosquito does fall for the trap, they drown before they even lay their eggs. Spinosad in that water would not make a difference. If some mosquitos notice the lack of surface tension on the first trap and fly away before they drown, he was saying hopefully they'd find the spinosad/water solution so at least their larvae could not survive.
I appreciate that there's someone else who despises mosquitos and will try a bunch to get rid of them.
@@tsukasakenzaki5922 - well don’t fall for the DYNATRAP claims, it’s only killing MOTHS. It doesn’t get many mosquitoes AT ALL. I don’t like moths either but THEY don’t bite
All of the smart mosquitoes have subscribed to this channel to stay ahead of the game.
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Yeast, Sugar, warm water, black bucket and Dawn soap. Got it! Thanks so much!
I think unscented dish soap would be better than stinky Dawn soap. It's the C02 that attracts them. Adding a chemical smell might have a repellant effect.
No it's the combo of heat AND CO2 when i boil water I notice they start to swarm it
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They're attracted in this order: sight, C02, Heat. They also like the protection of a black bucket, and a lid or box. But, that was not my point. My point was about the chemical stink of Dawn dish soap.
What if we don’t have yeast
@@backcountrygamer you'll get a yeast infection 🤔🤔🤣😭
Used this inside of my apartment and within 2 days, mosquitoes were all but gone. It was worth the bit of smell. I also started using coils to keep new ones out at windows and entranceway. Will use this technique again towards the end of summer! Thanks!
Coils?
y dont u use window mesh
@@zacklarezmosquito coils. Think incense to repel mosquitoes. It's in the shape of a coil, about 6-7" diameter. You light one end and it smokes like incense. Usually has citronella in it. Sold in camping department and sometimes garden department. They do work.
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They work, but should not be used indoors.
Those coil don't work well they have to be no wind in order to work but there is always wind
We have a stock watering tank and to keep those pesky mosquitos from breeding in it we keep a couple goldfish in it. Been working good for 30 years. We also provide nesting perches in our loafing shed for barn swallows. It is fun to watch them in the evening as they dart and dive while hunting insects.
Pink Rosie minnows from the pet store....they are also called fathead minnows.....they eat misquote larva like crazy.......but they reproduce like mad
We had a storm that knocked down the trees and birds don't come to our area anymore. The sudden increased mosquito infestation that followed is so hard to control
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There is a product made of only garlic called Mosquito Barrier or Garlic Barrier. You mix with water in a sprayer or spray bottle and it smells like garlic bread for an hour but that fades and no mosquitoes! They are repelled by the allicin in the garlic. You have to reapply after every rain.
can we apply garlic to our skin also.
bcz i dont like ddet
I've tried the garlic spray, it doesn't work very well. The black bucket yeast rig seems more effective. C02 rigs are the most effective, but very expensive, and seem to have mixed results.
It doesn’t work
have you tried it?
In my experience, it works for a few days. Then they're back and angry.
The smart mosquitos taking over the world rant was hysterical.
How often do you recommend changing the bucket water?
for really stingy catchers out there, i use a dark pail/container which I fill with water which I use to water a few plants. Once I see multiple larvae, that is the only time I completely drain the container to water the plants.. while it is not an mosquito but a larvae killer, their reproduction is reduced.
I read if you dump water containing larva, that larva could survive dormant for seasons and get rehydrated if they happen upon a wet patch under a heavy rain.
I got one with a black sock and a piece of window screen. Supposedly the mosquito will land on the side of the wet sock, lay eggs, the larvae will go into the water and once they hatch they are stuck under the window screen that sits slightly above the water line. SO FAR nothing but its only 3 days old. Another option is to leave some standing water with some mosquito dunk in it as a gravid trap. Im about to research what mosquito larvae like to eat to see if I cant bait the gravid 1's in.
@@gantz4u thanks. I realized a few days or weeks ago that I don't get mosquito larvae in my traps/pails of water at all. I'm not 100% sure whether mosquitos got smart enough to avoid our house or they got eliminated in my area. I think haven't seen flying mosquitos in several months
@@zodiacfml Im deep south in central texas. If youre north of here they might be coming. I found some dead grass, and green algae to put in my cup to try to make it more stank water. Ill probably add a piece of dog food and fish out some flies from this videos trap (thats all it catches) to add stanks to the gravid trap.
Dont even waste time with the yeast and brown sugar, just get several beets from the grocery store and blend them up in the blender and add the beet to the water in the black bucket along with some dawn, the beets contain a compound called Geosmin that is used by researchers to trap mosquitos, its found naturally in the soil and comes up in an aeroso form when it rains and that attracts the mosquitos, the mosquito larvae die in the bucket because the dawn prevents them from leaving when they mature. I use beet peels in my bug zapper and that attracts hundreds of thousands of mosquitos and stops the cycle after they die and the larvae die in the bucket. I'm going on two years now since I first used the beets and the mosquito population is still down to virtually nothing and last season had some record rain.
Wow that is something new for me thanks for sharing.
Thank you! I'm in Northern Wisconsin and am getting desperate because the mosquitoes are crazy out of control!
@@bward-lp7qz Did you try the beets or peels? We used to live in near Sheboygan and they would tear me up cutting grass.
Do u use raw or cooked beets? What's the ratio? Amount of beets, to how much water? The problem with bugzappers is they kill beneficial insects, as well.
Can canned beets be used?
I have a tip for gnats that swarm your face.
Put on a hat and put something tall in it. The annoying pests actually go to the top of the target (you are the target), and thus will stay clear of your face.
I know it sounds stupid, but I tested it in my pasture. It worked. I was stunned.
For black flies (biting fly that is bigger than a gnat, and smaller than a housefly) spread a product called “Save the Baby” wherever your clothing ends…collars, wrist, sleeves…as well as around your hairline. They like those protected margins. The product is similar to Vicks vapor rub, but works better. I don’t know why. I tested this in upstate NY and Virginia. It works.
i guess it's time to get a pointy wizard hat and become Gandalf with insect warding skills.
@@devalue7064just be careful about your robe color choice, might give your neighbors the wrong impression 🤣
So Robin hood hat? There was a purpose other than looking dandy?
@@Ieperstew Interesting to consider, the reasons for things like that feather in the cap, too!
I guess I'll get out my DUNCE CAP. I knew it would need it one day!!
If you have any standing water - water butts, bird baths, etc, drop pieces of copper pipe or pennies into the water. The copper kills the larvae.
No just algae
Fail
Oh that’s why people throw coins in and make a wish lmao 🤣
Wow thats awesome! I have plenty of copper tubing and pennies lol. I will definitely try it
Pennies since 1982 are only 2.5% copper, 97.5% zinc.
We rarely notice mosquitoes in our back yard. We have huge number of hummingbirds. It is early in season and only the scouts are here yet. Today the mosquitoes ate me up. The always go for me before anyone else. I have changed my shirt to a white one. I have put up additional hummer feeders. I am going to change out water in bird bath. Then I think I'll try the trap.
Thanks for the tips!
so how long does this last before the yeast stops producing co2? does it stop when the water gets cold? Do you need a warming matt underneath the bucket?
To maintain the trap’s effectiveness, you should replace the yeast and sugar mixture every 1-2 weeks. This ensures a steady production of CO₂ to attract mosquitoes
It’s really important for us to do this now, at the start of mosquito season. I shudder to think how many new mosquitoes just *one* female can make; every one we can eliminate now means many fewer later.
Thank you for sharing!
Considering that only the PREGNANT misquitos bite, plus she produces 100 - 200 eggs at one time, we really need to get started right now to stop those girls. Every time I slap one of those girls I must remember that she's smarter than me because her other sisters are producing an army to combat against this human and other humans. Jag, thanks for being our teacher. You deserve the highest medal for TH-cam Teacher of All Times. Now I don't need to call 1-800-I-Just-Got-Bit.😊
We need to kill every single mosquito ON THIS PLANET
@@lindashankle9645 pregnant?? they lay eggs LMAO
@@mranon42023
Maybe she's lookin' in the mirror.
Oh!
No I dih-int!
@@Taze00 this is mosquito apologist propaganda
Completely untrue
I am soooo going to try these traps out- thank you! And btw, if you get bitten, we have found that a dense paste of baking soda (w/ water) tends to soothe the itch for good- I usually put a tiny blob of paste right over the center of the bite, then place a band-aid over it to keep the paste on, usually for at least a few hours. It seems the most popular itch/bite products have the active ingredient of sodium bicarbonate, so this is how we came to try this remedy out :).
Far better to "bleed-out" all of the anti-coagulant, parasites, and other disease vectors by nicking the bite with an Exacto knife blade. Squeeze until it bleeds clean. No more itching or diseases.
Rubbing alcohol,or any kind of alcohol works immediately.
A few leaves of broad leaf plantain, chewed into a spit poultice and applied to the bite. It draws out the toxins.
It works on any bug bites or stings, even hornets.
You can hold the crushed leaves on with a bandage.
My bird bath gets fresh water daily, just in case larvae were left overnight. A few years ago I added a solar fountain thinking they would not lay their eggs in moving water, but they come out when the sun goes down. So, changing the water daily is a must.
Also, I walk around my property and make sure anything containing even an inch of water gets dumped or covered. I will try this solution because with all the rain we've been getting, occasionally things get missed and they are out of control right now. Thanks!
Even dead leaves on the ground and the center cores of flowers hold enough water for mosquitoes to breed
it's great because the thing I hate about gardening and being outside the most is the mosquito bites! Definitely will try this!
Mosquitoes don’t bite me, kinda forget they exist lol.
It helps to use a lemongrass soap or add lemongrass oil to your lotion. Lemon grass is true citronella.
@@sonialinsey8083 then why are you here?
@@katwilliams2950
I've seen mosquitoes land on citronella. Plants like Marigolds, Lemongrass, etc seem to have very little effect.
Someone that hates mosquitoes as much as I do. Thank you. God Bless and stay safe.
I'm in Canada Zone 5 and in the last couple days the snow finally melted and the mosquitos are already up. In fact we had a couple buzzing around while there was still snow on the ground. Can't catch a break.
Rip to the local birds but I'm about to deprive them of an early food source, at least on my own property. I got a whole jar of yeast and plenty of brown sugar, I'm ready to take out every mosquito that even thinks about coming over here
THANK YOU! & Thank You to the views who gave you those tips. This year in MA they have been horrible with all the rain! They have been blood letting me every time I step outside. I just bought the Mosquito floats for the lava and put out yesterday. I have them in clear bottles, so have to change that to black. I'm still getting bit while waiting for the cycle to reach the point where this takes them out. Now I don't have to wait & can use your yeast trap too to get the ones alive now.
Hi thanks for the hinter. Tool me 5 minutes to set it up. I had the bucket standing in corner filled with plants and was wondering why all those mosquitos came out of it when I removed a plant. Many thanks for the dead pests. Only a dead mosquito is a good one.
I had rain barrels in the garden near the house. When they are full of larvae easily seen swimming near the surface, I'd squirt some liquid soap into the barrel making it impossible for the larvae to breathe and they die. Mosquitos will use open water in broad daylight to lay eggs which hatch in a day or two.
I really enjoyed the explanation for the need of larva traps. I started using those this year for the first time and it's made a tremendous difference.
Glad it was helpful!
I put out two spartan mosquito traps, one on each side of my four acres. Have not had a single mosquito bite ever since. In the hotter part of the summer you need to add a little extra water to them. But by the end of the season the traps are so full of mosquitoes that it is a black sludge. I suspect it is the same as what he made but cost $20 for two. I also out mosquito pucks in the stream the goes through the property. Great video.
I just read that it’s not available to residents of CA
Isn't everything?
@@TheGreatConstantini it’s scientifically proven, mosquitoes go after the smell of carbon dioxide gas emitted through skin & lungs. The zappers kill more insects that are essential to nature than the mosquitoes.
Thanks so much for the info! Will use it! This also may help a bit also. Put a snug clear bucket in the black bucket so you can just pull it out to see them in the water. Use a strainer to see how many you got. The soap also is a nuro- poison so it dissolves their soft tissue as well as clogs their breathing ports.
The clear bucket is a great idea. Thanks!
Thx Jag for helping us alleviate these dangerous and pesky insects. Lots of bird houses on the property helps a lot, but not enough.
Glad you liked the video
How long will the water solution last before drying up or do you replace it every few days.
My guess it that it may last 5 days before we have to get new stuff.
Jag, I am a mosquito aphrodisiac. They are the deadliest predator of humans. I thank you for your experimentation and helpful information for ridding my yard of mosquitoes. 😊
Same. Went outside for 15 mins, ended up feeding 23 generations of the fuckers
same for me. But my wife is like a mosquito repellant and I end up attracting all the fuckers and get bitten
@@Aman-uu7vi they say the color your wearing and the type blood makes them more attractive to a person
@@dd___dc When I was young, I was their go to diet and other people appreciated me being around. As I am much older now, I watch the kids getting eaten alive and the mossies almost ignore me. Almost!
I live in Florida and am a native. Mosquitoes don't bite me and never have in my 60 years. But the buzzing can drive you nuts if you're out and about. One good way to stop that is to grow lavender, ( kills fleas too), lemon grass, lemon garlic, peppermint, sweet mint and spearmint. Either grow it in pots,(as it can become invasive), or place in planters around the patio area and it will stop the buzzing because the flying pests don't like the fragrant plants. Citronella doesn't work at all.
@@nwflboy007powell8 What do you mean by native? Florida native or Native American?
I have always wondered how did the Native Americans survived in the forests & farms? Did they eat something special that kept the mosquitoes away?
@@Cosmic_Soul even native americans were not native
@@kkdias9924 The crux of my question is how did they protect themselves from mosquitoes centuries ago?
I was watching this documentary. Farmer in the wilderness up north. He’s saying he needs to move his animals away or they will die from mosquito attack.
Microbats do a fantastic job at my property in country Western Australia. I can see them at dusk over the dams. I need to build some bat boxes.
I am very happy I came across your video. The mosquitos last year were bad, this year worse. Desert summers are mostly to hot to open up, however toward the beginning and end there are days & evenings we can open up. I dare not due that now as they have gotten so bad. Being we are warm most year round I really need something to help. I am going to give this a try as I really want to open up. For my house plants I use Neem powder in the water, I bottom water and let the plant take up what it needs, so there is standing water for a short time. At least if they lay then the offspring will not be able to produce. Thank you for putting up this video. Have a great day.
You’ve only made one error in judgment. Mosquitoes don’t go to outer space. They are from outer space.
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Yes they do, too get their friends and relatives and let them know about the stupid people of earth
Thanks for the well researched simple method without hazardous chemicals.
this is really interesting, I'll give it a try. you mentioned attracting hummingbirds reduces the mosquito population, but so will attracting bats. I had never seen bat houses before I moved to south FL. they are great to have around as one bat needs to eat its body weight in flying insects every day!
Yes attracting bats also reduces mosquito population!
How do you make bat houses? Or can you buy them?
@@SuperManning11 I'm sure someone probably sells them, but the forestry service has plans online www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5292123.pdf they are fairly straightforward in design, you are simulating a space between bark and a tree which is where they naturally roost
@@grumpy_kenthank u!
TRUE!
They're nesting
in our chimney.
Thank you. It’s spring now in NY and the mosquitoes in my yard makes gardening somewhat challenging. I will definitely be trying this. 👩🌾
Use beets instead, they contain geosmin which is used to trap mosquitos for research, its at least a hundred times more effective than carbon dioxide or octenol for luring mosquitos, put some beet peels in your bug zapper as well and watch them swarm to it, between the black bucket and the bug zapper, its easy to eliminate a whole cycle in a days time.
@@4nciite Thank you. so very much for telling us that beets attract mosquitos. I had no idea. Now I will research this to learn more about it and try it.
Result update plz? @@jannh29
Alfalfa pellets added to the water will also attract gravid females. Aedes aegypi and Culex pipiens will love a dark bucket especially one in a box. Ever have problems with raccoons getting in it yet?
I will DEFINITELY try that after the mosquito spray from tonight's spray truck wears off!! I live next to a SWFTMUD drainage creek -- in Florida -- so it won't be long!! At least it's April and we are in the dry season, other than weekly "cold" fronts bringing a bit of rain here and there, so they aren't real bad -- YET!!
You made me laugh with the smart mosquitoes - though it does feel like they have taken over the universe in the height of the humid SC summer. 😂 Thanks, Jag, I will be using all these viewer tips.
also in S. Carolina and gotta try this bucket trick
Same, that was very funny 😂
@@TheMarioMen1yep me too blythewood
And have you heard of the Gates Monster Mosquitos?
@@johncampbell9812 NE Columbia
Thanks for this idea, sir . Living in a country where Dengue and malaria is pretty common, this is very helpful. I will try this to lessen mosquitoes in my home.
Be careful if you have dogs.
Ivromectin works for malaria
@@gigiscrafts1259 what will it do to the dogs?
@@lauramann8275 the same that happens to humans if you drink soapy water. It burns your throat and stomach.
I too wants to know more about this to reduce especially the Dengue mosquitoes who kills the humans.
This looks hopeful. Living in Tennessee.
I'm convinced the state bird is the mosquito. 😂
Florida here...hold my beer
Already claimed by North Carolina, sorry.
Naw, people in Florida and the Gulf Coast have it the worst. They love the humidity and heat down there the most and reproduce like crazy
TN too
@@marshamunger6004 I was in Minnesota for two months… THEY have GIANT mosquitos AND BITING FLIES that draw BLOOD!!!! You’d THINK they couldn’t survive winters there but they ARE thriving
Thanks for researching & sharing your findings with us. That's very kind of you
You can set mosquito larvas in trays to dry in the sun and they are a really good fish and chicken food source, they sell sun dried mosquito larva as fish food.
This will change my backyard forever thank you!
I loved this video so much!! You have literally saved me a pint of blood this year.
🤣🤣
Thank you for the close up proof that you got ‘em!
my good sir this crazy obsession over mosquito hunt is gonna save lives of your viewers... I HOPE THEY GET the point. and THANK YOU. for showing something that actually works.
Oh dear lord 😳! If I got mosquitoes 🦟 I live 400 feet from a lake and when this time of the year arrive.... it's sad ! I guess not anymore! I am going to do this traps .
Thank you so much 😊
Good to know. This will be my first year living next to a pond (probably about 400 feet away) I guess I will need to make these traps. I didn't know that about hummingbirds, either. I loved them already--now I have one more reason.
What's your verdict of the mosquito trap?
Updates?
I watched your first video and was so disappointed cause I was sure this would work. Really glad to see the proper way of doing it! Thank you so much
You have a great sense of humor! I'm trying all of them because I live by a swamp anything will help!
I am going to try this because we have a lot of mosquitoes. I just need to find a black bucket. I always wear two layers when I go outside in the warm weather. The bugs love me for some reason. I catch fruit flies in the house with a jar of apple cider vinegar and a little liquid soap. Works great.
you can find black buckets at dollar tree
Omgosh if this tactic works here in Mississippi, you'll be my new favorite person, Mr. Singh!! 😂✌🏼💚
10months have gone by… did this work for you?
@@robertomoreno8195 It doesn't work at all. No idea what all these people are talking about. Great for catching houseflies though 🙄
Thanks! this is a trap I can definitely use . Yes mosquitoes are attracted to darker fabric , but didn’t know about dark containers , as I usually catch rain water in some black containers, luckily I cover them with a wrap to prevent mosquitoes getting into the rain water used for watering my plants & trees .
Your hummingbirds are beautiful!
The key to successful mosquito control is totally wipe out the source where mosquitos lay there eggs which isn’t realistic,that being said the best approach is to identify the source of water they lay their eggs and treat that source with a larvicide. Coconut oil in food grade liquid form applied to pools of standing water with active larvae present will drown the larvae before they emerge as adult biting mosquitos.
How frequently should we renew the mixture in the trap? Many thanks for sharing.
Using the yeast & dawn mixture, how long is the solution effective for attracting mosquitoes?
"The whole universe will be in danger", hilarious!!!
3:32 Little did I know when I clicked on this video I was going to learn how to save the universe!!! awesome!
Million likes and laughs. Here in South Africa, the mosquitos are so smart that when you put on the light they vanish and hide. Yep, smart
I would not say that was *thousands* of mosquitos, but it was effective. Thank you!
twill fabric is best to wear they can't get through the material to bite you. I all ways heard of using a soda bottle instead of a bucket. cut it in half and invert the top into the bottom wrap it with black tape and use the same stuff that you used in the bucket.
As a bonus you can drink the water after for a buzz since the byproduct of yeast with sugar is alcohol.
Great Info! Here in Thailand there are more than plenty of mosquitos - My family and I have suffered Dengue Fever and Chikungunya [crazy name but a terrible disease] . I've tried most commercially available anti mosquito devices - even gas warfare with a home fogging machine! Thanks to you Jag, I'm going to the hardware store tomorrow and getting a black bucket or three! And, I'm also going to have to change my predominately black T-shirt wardrobe I guess.... 😅
I'm on the rainforest side of Hawaii island. Very wet here, mosquitoes thrive year round. I read about mosquitoes being attracted to black / dark colors and started working in white long sleeve shirts and it did make a noticable difference. Plus a white shirt is cooler than black in the sun, which absorbs more heat.
Bad breath and body odor also help mosquitoes find you faster, so I always brush my teeth and wash up before heading outside.
Yep in the south of the USA white and light colors especially in the summer very popular. Also makes it easier to see the mosquitos to swat them lol.
Did it work?
I'm m making 5 of these for my backyard! Once they come, we cant be out there more than 5 minutes and get about 15-20 bites!
Mosquitoes are smart indeed they tend to remain in places near house entrances whenever someone goes in or out they quickly fly inside.
And also as he said they don't like lighted places they prefer the shadows. When you fail to kill it they fly and hide. But still i hate these annoying bugs.
I bought a hummingbird feeder & hung it near my back entrance door. The hummingbirds know me now and constantly patrol the area.
How often do you recommend changing the bucket ?
I was just planning on making a batch of my anti-itch cream. Maybe if I try this, I won't need it this year. :) I'll also be planting more flowers to attract more hummingbirds. Thank you for the great tips!
What is your recipe for anti itch cream please?
@@Isalsero1 I make a paste out of coconut oil and baking soda. Maybe 1/2 cup coconut oil and a few teaspoons of baking soda. Then I add a few teaspoons aloe that I blend at home (I think store bought is ok). Then about six drops each of tea tree and lavender essential oil, and a few drops of vitamin e. I buy a bottle of liquid vitamin e, or you can use vitamin capsules and squeeze the fluid in. :) It will be a little runny, so you take a little of this and put it on the bite and let it dry there before wiping it off with a damp cloth. If you have a lot of bites, an Epsom salt bath provides relief as well.
Okay, I finally tried this trap. I took my used Spartan mosquito tubes which are black inside and orange on the outside, perfect. I used Italian brewers yeast, a 50/50 blend of brown sugar and white sugar, salt and water @ 130. Two days later about fifteen mosquitos in each trap. But it’s early. Making two more and am going to buy several new Spartan traps and compare the results. I know the commercial Spartan traps work really well. Hopefully the diy ones work as well.
any results on your experiment?
@@kittsantos-ocampo6432 Yes, although my homemade traps did get some mosquitoes it was negligible. As well this years Spartan traps did not work either. I contacted Spartan and they offered to replace them if I sent them the serial numbers.
Love your sense of humor. Thanks for sharing this info. I am going to make use of it.
My mom loved ponds, so every time she dug a new one she would go get some minnows from a nearby lake or ditch and throw them in there. They were free and ate all of the mosquito larvae. I've read that dragonfly larva also eat them.
Perfect timing! Thanks for not giving up on this well needed experiment. I will be setting up traps this weekend. Also how long should you let each trap sit before you refresh it? And wow thanks for the white shirt trick. I didn’t know that they didn’t really care for really light or bright colors. I’m going to do some more research on that to see if there is a color that they don’t like at all.
Please post what you found
Nice and useful video. Thank you so much
Thank you for saving mankind! I've had livestock for 50 years, and used to keep fish in my troughs, really hard to move clean that way. Then found out that a little squirt of mineral oil on full tanks stopped mosquitoes. My horses always had the softest noses ever, too. ❤❤
Upper Texas gulf coast here, surrounded by thousands of acres of rice fields. when they flood the fields, there’s no “outside time” unless you have screened shelter or “toxify” yourself with repellents.
Thank you for these safe suggestions.
I came across your video and was curious. I stayed because your humor about mosquitos taking over the universe made me laugh. Good video.
I live in Florida and mosquitoes 🦟 are really bad right now.
Yes they are! I will be trying this today.
Bat boxes! Find what eats them and support those creatures. Mosquitoes are the basis of many food chains. This is like a spring buffet for many creatures that eat them. If we don't support the animals that eat them, then we throw things off.
@@meaghanorlinski8464
Yes, bats & birds & yeast water. Kill em all !!
Same as Australia
A friend of mine that has a lot of land says he builds bat houses.... He purchased one and just copied it.... To make multiple all around his property and often has little bonfire gatherings with no mosquito problems as the bats eat thousands of them every evening
For personal defense, you can also tuck a scented dryer sheet somewhere into your clothes; the belt works best as it is about mid-level on your body. The scent interferes with the skeeters' ability to detect you. =^[.]^=
To keep mosquitos off of you use lavender lotion & eucalyptus oil. Put abt a quarter size of lotion in your hand, then add abt 5 drops of eucalyptus oil to it. Rub your hands together & then rub it on all your exposed skin, even your neck & face. Works like a charm 😊
Are you a parrot? Jag already demonstrated this in the video ! 🙄
@@SweetChicagoGator Idk what video you watched, but he did not in this video. He may hv in a diff video, but not this one as far as I saw anyway. I was just trying to be helpful, you don't need to be condescending. Have a nice day 🙂
I, for one, thank you for this information.💖🌱💖🌱
Great tip! Will check that out. Thank you. 🌸
Lavender on my skin breaks me out in a rash
This video is so informative! It's not easy to deal with mosquitoes and this trap looks like it does the job really well.
I would love to do Spanish subtitles for this video so I can share it with everyone I know!
I work doing translations and subtitles for content creators and it's the best thing ever.
If this is something you'd be interested in, please let me know!
I can do Spanish subtitles for this video for free as well, that way you can see if you like them and if you'd like me to do more in the future!
Sending love from Argentina,
Rosie
if you click on CC to turn on Closed Captioning and then you click settings, auto translate you can select Spanish and MANY other languages
Baking soda + vinegar should work as well as it also create carbon dioxide. In both cases you need to add new active ingredients to keep the mosquito magnet carbon dioxide flowing as thats what attracts them (same gas that we breathe out)
Lol impressive that you kept a (fairly) straight face while talking about our new insect overlords
Cool Tips!~ Thank you so much! By the way,
Q1. Can the Bucket be as small as 200ml(Soda Can Size) Bottle?
Q2. How often should I replace the liquid?
Hi Jag, Pill bugs are eating all my transplanted young plants this year due to excessive moisture with continuous rains. Can you please post a video on controlling them?
I have an ongoing problem with pill bugs every year, they eat everything they can. Diatomaceous Earth has helped the most. You can make little traps out of pots but when there are so many DE in the affected areas saves my veggies and fruits, they love strawberries.
Diatomaceous earth works well against pill bugs.
For my mosquito trap I have a barrel full of water with a screen on top that dips down into the water. The mosquitos lay their eggs in it and they drop through the screen. Then when they grow they can't get back out through the screen. When they successfully lay eggs in water it puts out chemicals that draw more mosquitos to lay eggs there. You really have to get rid of other water pools sitting around so they are more likely to lay eggs in the trap water. Soap in the water isn't good for birds and other wildlife if they drink it.
Wow great idea. I would like to see your trap.
I never heard about using a black bucket but will try that. Right now I have a mosquito magnet in my backyard & it's been running since early spring. It caught a lot of them in the beginning but there aren't many now. I just bought some Sparta mosquito traps and will be checking them after 30 days. Was using a blue bucket but will go buy a few black ones and put mosquito dunks in them as they have always worked. Thanks for the tips. FLY NAVY!!!
What’s a mosquito magnet?? My backyard needs help from all the bugs!!
See, mosquitoes are getting smarter.
Mr singh thankyou for the research. Been awake all night because of mosquitoes
Amazing video ! Can anyone tell me how long would this last ? So when would i need to remake the trap again ?
I am successfully used simple electric mosquito Catcher lamp available in market ( with usual violet light leds and 5 volt air suction fan design ) only trick - addition is coating wild forest honey layer on surface above led every three four days , this works great because sugar is critical mosquito diet and aroma of miracle food honey.
@@ketannirmal6941 Mosquitoes go after CO2 gas emitted from skin of warm blooded creatures including humans. The zappers kill more essential to nature insects than the mosquitoes.
I’ve tried this without the box and I only caught a small number of mosquitoes. I think the cardboard box help contain and diffuse the carbon dioxide slowly instead of the gas being blown away immediately from the wind. I will try to set this trap again in a cardboard box this time and get back to you.
I have discovered that using pesticides, Tekko pro with Bifen IT, in my yard, along with my surrounding neighbors’ yards have made a significant amount of difference than anything. I incorporated these pesticides in Paul Harvey’s mosquito recipe and went to town! Keep in mind that you don’t need a lot of mouthwash in that recipe; you just need a small fraction; it only acts as a stabilizer; the thing that kills the mosquitoes is the epson salt, and what attracts them is the beer; add small amount of dish soap, and the females drown in standing water. Mosquitoes survive on the dew on lawns and vegetation in the morning. Dynatrap traps with octenol lures is my backup is economical, but not the best. Carbon dioxide traps are very expensive, but most effective. But thanks for your video. I’ve learned a lot and found my ultimate solution.
@@richardjeun Awesome! any idea on the combination of traps that u use?
Fabulous hummingbirds ! TFS Jag !😊
So great to hear the new idea how to catch Mosquitoes and larvae,
I immediately went out and put some black bucket outside. I really want to see it for myself. It was amazing in your video. and I am going to do The rest of your suggestion with the East and sugar (that’s exactly what you do when you break a blade)
How often do you need to change the east solution?
So much thanks for your information
You can also build a fly trap. Make a cylinder or cube shaped trap with screening on all sides with an opening at the bottom of the trap. Form an inverted cone attached to the bottom of the trap. The small inverted cone opening is in the middle of the space inside the trap. Put fly bait in the bottom of the trap, which is slightly raised from the ground. The flies are attracted to the bait. When the flies are ready to fly away, their natural tendency is to fly upward. It’s very unnatural for flies to go downward to leave the bait. Then the flies buzz around the inverted cone and walk up the inverted cone, and then the flies trap themselves. It’s very difficult for the flies to find the small opening in the inverted cone, and if they find the opening, they usually re-trap themselves because it’s very unnatural for flies to try to fly or walk downward to escape the trap. Over time, you’ll catch hundreds of thousands of flies. You can put the fly trap in a large container of water for several hours to shorten the time for them to die. But when there are hundreds of trapped flies that are buzzing around in the fly trap, that will attract more flies which will also be caught. The flies do all the work to catch themselves. The bait needs to be changed every couple of days. After several days, you’ll notice a significant decrease in the number of flies you see flying around your yard.
Great.
This is a great passive trap that only needs regular changes of liquid as the yeast will die off and not release carbon dioxide to attract mosquitos. I have seen another way to trap mosquitos. Put a large, powerful ventilator outside and cover the inside of the front half of the wire guard of the ventilator with screendoor mesh. run the ventilator and to speed up the killing of the mosquitos that are caught against the mesh, spray the mesh with a water, ethanol, soap mix. I have seen videos where they catch thousands of mosquitos in a few hours with that method.
What’s a ventilator?
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Awesome video Jag ! Thanks for sharing!
Great ideas, but would it not make sense to combine both methods into one that both kills the mosquitoes and their lava? Also, if adding spinosad to the water, then it might be a good idea to place it out of reach of children and pets.
If a mosquito does fall for the trap, they drown before they even lay their eggs. Spinosad in that water would not make a difference.
If some mosquitos notice the lack of surface tension on the first trap and fly away before they drown, he was saying hopefully they'd find the spinosad/water solution so at least their larvae could not survive.
You can also add a little vegetable oil into bird baths ect to kill off the larvae
Thanks for the update.
Best wishes!