The Mosquito Slayer Traps use the very same elements that attract Mosquitos, Sandflies and Midges to humans by luring them into its trap.
Carbon dioxide gas is released over a special formulation of attractant solution. A small electric fan sends the aroma wafting through the air.
The scent draws the insects towards the trap. As the insects get closer, they are attracted by spectrum and ultraviolet lights that draw them in toward the opening.
When they enter, the fan blows them down into the tray of attractant solution where they drown. It's the combination and quantity of each of the attractants that make the Mosquito Trap an effective device in the control of adult female Mosquitos, Sandflies and Midges.
Below are the attractants used by the Mosquito Slayer
Carbon Dioxide (Co2)
Blood seeking insects are attracted by the carbon dioxide we breathe out.
Lactic Acid
Produced as a result of vertebrate muscle metabolism in humans and animals and emitted through the skin.
Heat
Blood seeking insects are drawn to our body heat.
Octenol
Produced naturally in human perspiration.
Moisture
Blood seeking insects look for moisture in our perspiration.
Spectrum Light
Different species of mosquitoes are drawn to different wavelengths of light.
Ultraviolet light (UV)
A certain wavelength of UV attracts some species.
Sound
High frequency ‘feeding frenzy’ sound attracts female mosquitoes. Male mosquitos - now known to be able to carry infections and pass them on in the mating process to female mosquitos - are drawn by the "Wing Beating" sounds of the female mosquitos
Movement
Mosquitoes are attracted to movement.
Colour
Mosquitoes are attracted to dark colours.
