Skeeter Trap

Working on a home built mosquito trap. Primarily for indoors when they're trying to attack you while you sleep.

Overview#

I want to build something to capture indoor mosquitos. Goal is to use a 120mm case fan with LEDs. It is possible that CO2 could get worked in, but later.

There are commercial products that do this, but honestly, they're ugly and noisy than I'd like. So, I'd like to build something that is quiet, effective and more customizable.

Progress#

I need to upload current progress, but I have so far:

  • Built one with a laser cut wooden box
  • Done some 3D design and printing for a second one
  • Bought a few case fans
  • Have done some various test runs

Arizona mosquitos#

  • Culex

    Finally, in decreasing order, significantly greater feeding times were recorded for Cx. nigripalpus over 500 nm, 600 nm, 450 nm, white, 650 nm, and 550 nm compared to the other wavelengths tested.

  • Psorophora columbiae
    • UFL
    • Wavelengths of light

      Higher propor-tions of Culex nigripalpusTheobald,CulexerraticusDyar and Knab,Psorophora columbiaeDyar and Knab, andPsorophora ciliataFabriciuswere collected with New Jersey light trapsmodified with incandescent blue lights than withtraps modified with yellow, orange, green, red, orwhite lights (Ali et al. 1989).

  • Aedes aegypti
    • BioOne

      Aedes aegypti showed no significant feeding preferences over any of the colors.

All from AZDHS

Other references#

Since this is really just for my reference, I'm not going to go all MLA on reference formatting.