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Trap Comparison

For a full range of mosquito traps see the links to the documents below:

A Comparison of Four Commercially Available Adult Mosquito Traps
-Department of Medical Entomology, ICPMR, Westmead Hospital
 Level 3, ICPMR, Westmead Hospital, Westmead NSW 2145

"A wide range of commercial trapping units are available that purport to kill mosquitoes and reduce the impacts of nuisance biting in residential and recreational areas. These traps utilise attractants (e.g. light, heat, carbon dioxide, odour etc) to draw in and catch or kill adult mosquitoes. There are many different types of units available and, while many will collect mosquitoes, there is no quantitative evidence that they can significantly reduce nuisance biting impacts or public health risks in areas close to productive mosquito habitats....."

Walkter Reed Army Institute of Research and American Biophsysics

"Mosquito-borne illnesses infect about 700 million people each year worldwide1. Insect-borne diseases pose a significant threat to U.S. military forces deployed worldwide and more effective surveillance and control methods are needed to protect them. In dozens of countries, U.S. troops are exposed to a variety of insect-related diseases including malaria, dengue, yellow fever and most recently, leishmaniasis, a virulent parasitic infection transmitted by sand flies. To date, there have been 522 confirmed infections among U.S. Military personnel stationed in Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan and Southwest/Central Asia. Worldwide more than 1.5 - 2 million people contract leishmaniasis infections each year....."

Use of Mosquito Magnet Pro for Removal Trapping of Mosquitoes

"Objective: To determine if attractant-baited traps can reduce natural populations of mosquitoes below the nuisance level in an isolated area, like an island, where most of the breeding is believed to be local....."