Have a couple of small, shallow ponds at my camp in the boonies. Two dried up the last two years, killing off most of the dragonfly population. (Takes 'em two years underwater to mature.) We no longer have Combat Air Patrol, fine at our house though. So bad out there that bug spray doesn’t work even if you bathe in it. Never had issues before. Because I had dragonflies. I’m sure the 10" of snow, in Florida upset things just a tad. Fucking global warming.

Anyway, searched a bit and everyone wants to sell me a bug zapper. A) I don’t have power unless I run a genny. B) Those things are indiscriminate and we humans have nuked the insect population as is.

There has to be some way to attract them into a trap. I know they target mammalian CO2 exhalations, and to a lesser extent, warmth. Seems like there should be an easy way to suck the mindless beasts into a black hole. ?

  • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    When I lived in Florida I had a Mosquito Magnet

    These things are amazing, they output CO2 and have a net on them that traps the mosquitos.

    I couldn’t find a pic with the net full but when i emptied mine every day or 2 it looks like a mesh crow royal sized bag, and it’s FILLED with the fuckers every time.