Mosquito Control

“Mosquito control reduces the chances of you or someone you love getting infected. As human beings, we are meant to be outdoors for exercise, spending time with family and friends, or simply relaxing on a nice day. Nobody wants to stay stuck indoors because their backyard is full of mosquitoes.”

According to experts, disease-carrying mosquitoes can breed in surprisingly small containers on your property. Even a small soda bottle cap can hold enough water for mosquitoes to breed in. True control of mosquitoes requires making it socially unacceptable to allow mosquito breeding in your own backyard.

Mosquito Control Methods

Many types of insecticides and pesticides have been used across the country to combat mosquitoes, but they often come with negative side effects. Homeowners have also tried barrier products and misting systems. Misting systems come with their own set of problems, especially in areas that already spray for mosquitoes they double the amount of pesticides used and increase the risk of chemical exposure. With overuse, mosquitoes may also develop a resistance to those chemicals. CO2 mosquito traps, on the other hand, are a clean and cost-effective alternative. By capturing only the female mosquitoes using natural lures, they break the breeding cycle without using any pesticides at all.

Development of the Mosquito Trap as a form of Mosquito Control

Rhode Island has long had a large mosquito population that makes outdoor seasons nearly unbearable. Rhode Island native and entomologist Bruce Wigton decided to focus not on repelling mosquitoes but on designing a trap that was both safe and effective. He formed a task force and spent 10 years working alongside scientists, entomologists, professors, and engineers to build a trap capable of attracting and capturing biting mosquitoes. The result was the Mosquito Magnet line of traps.