Mosquito Catches/Repellers
Submitted: Monday, Mar 16, 2009 at 14:53
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Scoops
Hi all,
Heading up the east coast all the way up to
Cape York starting April on a 6 month trip. Looking at what is the best options for mosquito's / sandflies.
Deet will be used, but i was looking at bug catches/zappers and wondering if they really do work.
After doing a bit of reading it seems the zappers are not much good.
I found information on 3 catches which i'm interested to know if anyone has actually tested out.
These are the:
Enviro Bug Control Trap
Click Here
Petrol Outdoor Exterminator
Click Here
BugEater
Click here
Reply By: Member - Warfer (VIC) - Monday, Mar 16, 2009 at 15:15
Monday, Mar 16, 2009 at 15:15
Hiya Scoops
I reckon its been a bad year for the bugger on the Mornington Peninsula..That deet is a bugger when the sweat pulls it into your eyes...
You would'nt honestly spend $160 on that unit ???? Your out in the bush mate i cannot see if theres millions on mosquito's it would make any diff...
Ive been at Aussie Disposals to get me one of these
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Still waiting though...
Have you thought about one of these
T55 or T76
Sides fold down when it rains too..
Goodluck
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Follow Up By: Pete Jackman (SA) - Tuesday, Mar 17, 2009 at 14:45
Tuesday, Mar 17, 2009 at 14:45
When I saw T55 or T76 I thought you were referring to these:
T55:
Which would keep the mozzies out!
Cheers
Pete
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Follow Up By: Member - Warfer (VIC) - Tuesday, Mar 17, 2009 at 20:59
Tuesday, Mar 17, 2009 at 20:59
Look Pete i tell the bloody jokes here ! lmao..
Ok lets organize a trip away,you bring ya Tank and i'll make sure i get the flame thrower (use it for cooking the snags and steak too)...
Might be a good idea to leave the booze at
home (to much callateral damage)...lol
Catch ya..
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Reply By: Member - Mfewster(SA) - Tuesday, Mar 17, 2009 at 09:15
Tuesday, Mar 17, 2009 at 09:15
The Bugeater really does work, and it works with mozzies which don't seem to be attracted to the blue light wavelength used by others that have light attractors. You will need to use the more expensive tubes made by Bugeater however. I don't think any of the light attractor ones are much good for campsites. They attract everything for
miles around, which in the tropics, is an awful lot. On the shadow side of objects, the bugs seem to take
shelter. We find you need a couple of them so you don't get shadow areas under tables etc (just where your legs are). ie, the light attracts clouds of insects, then survivors cluster where there are shadow areas. Fine around a
pool or at
home. Bug eater is also much quieter and uses less juice than the zapper types.
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