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04-07-2013, 06:25 PM
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Broken Toe
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Imperial (St. Louis) MO
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homade mosquito trap
Simple, easy, cheap. Also organic and non-toxic if you are into that kinda thing.
Works on Gnats too! Items needed:
1 cup of water
1/4 cup of brown sugar
1 gram of yeast
2-liter plastic bottle
1. Cut the plastic bottle in half.
2. Mix brown sugar with hot water. Let cool. When cold, pour in the bottom half of the bottle.
3. Add the yeast. No need to mix. It creates carbon dioxide, which attracts mosquitoes.
4. Place the funnel part, upside down, into the other half of the bottle, taping them together if desired.
5. Wrap the bottle with something black, leaving the top uncovered, and place it outside in an area away from your normal gathering area. (Mosquitoes are drawn to the color black or white.)
Solution is good and will work for around 2 weeks.
Tim
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04-07-2013, 06:58 PM
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Still learning new things every day, I have never seen this before for mosquitoes have seen similar for wasps though.
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04-07-2013, 07:16 PM
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04-07-2013, 07:18 PM
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Cool
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04-07-2013, 07:35 PM
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how fast does it work? would it be good for weekend camping or does it need to be in place for a while to see a noticeable difference?
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04-07-2013, 07:48 PM
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Location: Iowa
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imma have to try it .
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04-07-2013, 09:02 PM
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Location: Wisconsin
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Thanks, gonna have to try that too.
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04-07-2013, 09:13 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by herk7769
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AH SOO
Thank goodness for a mouse to translate!! http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...es/trink39.gif
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04-23-2013, 12:52 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Lake Charles, La
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I have tried this and only caught nats. I think the Louisiana mosquito's are to smart for this!
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04-23-2013, 01:00 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GMC4x42011
I have tried this and only caught nats. I think the Louisiana mosquito's are to smart for this!
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Heck, if it works on gnats I'm going to have to try it for sure. I'll probably get tired of having to empty it everyday though 
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04-23-2013, 01:28 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Columbia, MO
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wow - gonna try this in the backyard this weekend w/ the inlaws and our bonfire
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04-23-2013, 01:39 PM
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Always Learning
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RoadTrip
wow - gonna try this in the backyard this weekend w/ the inlaws and our bonfire
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It says mosquitoes and gnats.. I doubt your inlaws will fit in the bottle.
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04-23-2013, 01:41 PM
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MI Camperz
Join Date: Sep 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ependydad
It says mosquitoes and gnats.. I doubt your inlaws will fit in the bottle.
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LMAO! Good One!
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04-23-2013, 01:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ependydad
It says mosquitoes and gnats.. I doubt your inlaws will fit in the bottle.
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ohhhhhhhhhhh, i didn't even think of that!
Gonna need a bigger bottle....
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04-24-2013, 03:27 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
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now it's starting to sound useful. 
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04-24-2013, 09:40 PM
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Wonder if it will work on no-see-ums as well. (Actually i wish the in-laws were no -see-ins so that I didn't have to see them and when they annoyed me I could swat them).
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04-24-2013, 09:44 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Upstate SC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GMC4x42011
I have tried this and only caught nats. I think the Louisiana mosquito's are to smart for this!
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Or maybe too big to fit through the hole! 
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04-24-2013, 09:48 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2011
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3/4 cup of beer and a 1/4 cup Dawn dish washing detergent works great on gnats. 
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04-25-2013, 11:44 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
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That's alcohol abuse. 
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04-25-2013, 03:04 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GASPEDDLER
3/4 cup of beer and a 1/4 cup Dawn dish washing detergent works great on gnats. |
So you drink the beer and rub the Dawn all over your body?
Seriously though, in what way do you use it?
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