Showing posts with label insect traps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label insect traps. Show all posts

8/09/2012

Mega Catch Alpha Indoor and Outdoor Mosquito Control Trap MCA-600 Review

Mega Catch Alpha Indoor and Outdoor Mosquito Control Trap MCA-600
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I was hopeful for a non-chemical mosquito trap. And, with the success of this companies other products, I thought they might be onto something. Nope. Mosquitoes still completely control my back yard. All his thing seems to catch is a few moths and other random bugs. Ok.. there were some mosquitoes in there, but not many at all. But, the worst thing about this trap, is not it's lack of bug killing.. it's the lack of foresight by the designers. At some point, a large moth got caught in the fan blades and stalled it out. Who knows just how long the fan was stuck, but it burned out. After I cleaned out the moth and other bits, the fan refused to go. Ok.. no problem I though. I'm pretty handy with fixing things, and replacing a simple 80mm fan should be a snap right? WRONG!! There is NO way to remove the fan without destroying the whole unit. The bolts that hold the fan in place are run from the top down and then covered with non-removable electronic parts. Are you kidding me!! How could you not expect the fan to one day need replacing, and design it so it CAN be easily replaced!!!! Even if this thing managed to catch 2/3s of the mosquitoes in my yard, this fan fiasco is a show stopper.

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Mega catch alpha indoor and outdoor mosquito control trap is the ideal trap for use in small yards, patios and gardens. Lightweight, compact and portable, it's also the perfect pack up and go trap to take on vacation. Constructed from resilient and weatherproof ABS, it features the most recent advances including our patent pending multifrequency digital pulse lighting, high output variable heated surface, long life fan, easy fit catch bag, 12-volt UL approved transformer and dual installation fittings for optional chemical lures. Insect control indoor trap can attract mosquitoes from as far away as 90 feet using a sophisticated LED display array which pulses light in the visible and invisible spectrum at oscillating frequencies known to attract most mosquito species. Mosquitoes also navigate to the the source of the air plume enriched with octenol, a synthetic component of human perspiration which emanates from the base of the trap. The color, shape and vibration of the trap excite the mosquitoes to begin probing. Finally internal infra red heat sources cause the mosquitoes to enter the trap where they are swept thru a fan and into a catch bag where they expire. Mega catch alpha indoor and outdoor mosquito control trap Package includes:1 x MCA-600 Mega-Catch Alpha Mosquito Trap, 1 x Standard Catch Bag, 1 x 110/12 Volt Transformer, 1 x Operation Manual.

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4/09/2012

Mosquito Magnet Lurex3 Attractant 3-Pack Model LUREX3N Review

Mosquito Magnet Lurex3 Attractant 3-Pack Model LUREX3N
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Hard to know how well this stuff works versus octenol. I have used varius Mosquito Magnets for the past 10+ years. Living in the Southeast, we have lots of mosquitos, and I think the overall trap works well. We use Lurex because of the daytime-biting Asian Tiger mosquito. We do trap lots of mosquitos, and the Lurex is more expensive than Octenol, so I guess it works.

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Mosquito Magnet Lurex3, a patent-pending mosquito attractant, mimics naturally occurring human skin scents or odors that attract mosquitoes.It has been designed for use with all Mosquito Magnet traps. The EPA-registered Mosquito Magnet Lurex3 is the only attractant proven to attract the Asian Tiger Mosquito.It also attracts other species of mosquitoes that may transmit diseases such as West Nile Virus, Encephalitis, and Heartworm. The Mosquito Magnet Lurex3 cartridge should be replaced every 21 days. After 21 days of use, the cartridge appears the same; however, it will no longer be effective as the Lurex3 will have been released. The catch rate will be reduced if the attractant is not changed. Using a secondary attractant is critical to the performance of your Mosquito Magnet trap. Once mosquitoes sense the carbon dioxide from the Mosquito Magnet, they need a secondary attractants, Octenol or Lurex3, to hone in on the trap.Lurex3 should be used in southern regions of the U.S. and in Hawaii, where the main types of biting insects include the day-biting Asian Tiger Mosquito and other mosquito species as well as no-see-ums and black flies.Those in coastal areas in the Southern regions, however, should use the attractant Octenol. 3-pack.

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