Just this morning I found this post on Facebook and wanted to share it with you. We had many cases of West Nile Virus in our area last summer and I want to be prepared for the Great Mosquito Fight. I don't know if this will work or not - but hey, it is worth a try isn't it?? Better than getting bitten by mosquitoes.
HEALTH - LEARN TO MAKE A SIMPLE MOSQUITO TRAP
Items needed:
1 Cup Water
1/4 Cup of Brown Sugar
1 Tablespoon Yeast
2-liter plastic bottle (top cut off and inverted inside)
How to:
One. Cut the plastic bottle (PET type) in half. Storing the neck portion:
2nd. Mix brown sugar with hot water. Let cool. When cold, pour in the bottom half of the bottle.
3rd. Add the yeast. No need to mix. It creates carbon dioxide.
4th. Place the funnel part, upside down, into the other half of the bottle.
5th. Wrap the bottle with something black, minus the top, and put in some corner of your house.
In two weeks you will see the amount of mosquitoes who died inside the bottle.
In addition to cleaning their homes, breeding sites of mosquitoes, we can use this very useful method in: Schools, Nurseries, Hospitals, homes, ranches, farms, ranches, nurseries. etc.
Recalculated to measurements used in the USA
from http://www.facebook.com/
Original Post: http://www.facebook.com/
Let me know if you make one (or several) of these and how they work. I am going to make some for sure and will give an update with my results.
Another thing you may want to consider - especially if you are a gardener - is to plant mosquito UN-friendly plants around your patio, yard, doorways etc. Here is a list of 26 possibilities that I have pinned on pinterest. I hope you can find something to help keep you and your family bite free (or almost free) this summer.
http://pinterest.com/pin/447263806713432559/
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