Comment by zhivota
7 hours ago
Does anyone know if this is possible to DIY? I live in an area where dengue is endemic on a substantial land area and would be interested.
7 hours ago
Does anyone know if this is possible to DIY? I live in an area where dengue is endemic on a substantial land area and would be interested.
Mosquito dunks kill larvae. It's used as a mosquito population control in warmer areas. Me and a few neighbors used it this year with good results.
Get a 5 gallon bucket, add water/grass/leaves/dunk and let it sit for a few weeks. Every few weeks add more dunks. Put a stick in there so small animals don't get stuck when trying to get a drink.
Some horse barns put little fishes in the drinking water troughs. The fish eat the larvae. The horses ignore the fish.
They just started doing this in Florida to deal with dengue cases this year. Mosquito fish!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquitofish
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I've read this is safe for animals and bees.
Yes, the bacteria target mosquito larve.
Though:
- It won't stop breeding in other standing water
- Depending on where you live, it could decimate the food source of other animals
- It attacks all mosquito's not just blood suckers
- I understand that there are conflicting reports on its effects on amphibians. I'm not sure how reliable the negative reviews are, or if it is "big citronella" sourced scare, but you may want to be cautious of which water sources you use them in.
Before your local government rolls on you for bio-terrorism you should probably look into other options.
https://store.photonmatrixlab.com/
Only $988 for a gadget that probably doesn't work. Nice!
These are such a cool, fun, wonderful idea right up until you try to put them anywhere that shares space with a human eyeball.
Yeah that's the main drawback for these, very dangerous. I believe there are several DIY projects but I wouldn't trust them.
[1]. https://github.com/Ildaron/Laser_control [2]. https://github.com/tanakasan3/mosquito-laser
Positioning the death ray's UI so you have to stand in front of the death ray to use it is a design choice worthy of ACME.
I’m not sure this is a real product.
You are correct.
> This item is currently available for pre-order. Orders will be shipped within 120 calendar days after payment confirmation.
I believe it is. I have seen research for this on this site since at least 2015. The technology exists it's probably legit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito_laser
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