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DIY Homemade Mosquito Trap Guide

The document provides instructions for creating a homemade mosquito trap using simple materials like water, brown sugar, yeast, and a plastic bottle. It emphasizes the importance of placing the trap in a suitable location and changing the solution every two weeks for effective mosquito control. Additionally, it advises on preventing mosquito breeding by managing water-holding containers and includes a disclaimer about the effectiveness of the trap.

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DIY Homemade Mosquito Trap Guide

The document provides instructions for creating a homemade mosquito trap using simple materials like water, brown sugar, yeast, and a plastic bottle. It emphasizes the importance of placing the trap in a suitable location and changing the solution every two weeks for effective mosquito control. Additionally, it advises on preventing mosquito breeding by managing water-holding containers and includes a disclaimer about the effectiveness of the trap.

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Offices: 102 North Road

Postal Address: PO Box 484


ALBANY WA 6331
Phone: (08) 9841 9333
Fax: (08) 9841 4099
Email: staff@[Link]
Synergy Reference No: NIS1657694

HOMEMADE MOSQUITO TRAP

You can help reduce the number of adult mosquitoes on your property by building
and maintaining this simple mosquito trap.

Items required:

1 cup of water, 1/4 cup of brown sugar, 1 gram of yeast


& 1 2-litre plastic bottle

How:

1. Cut the plastic bottle in half.

2. Mix brown sugar with hot water in heat proof


container. Let cool. When cold, pour in the bottom half
of the bottle.

3. Add the yeast; no need to mix. It creates carbon


dioxide gas, which attracts mosquitoes.

4. Place the funnel part, upside down, into the other


half of the bottle, taping them together if desired.

5. Wrap the bottle with something black, leaving the top


uncovered, and place it outside in an area away from
your main use areas (Mosquitoes are also drawn to the
colour black).

Change the solution every 2 weeks for continuous


control.

Mosquitoes breeding on your property can be avoided by removing, emptying


or covering any water-holding contatiners.

This trap works best in a location where the carbon dioxide gas that is created
is allowed to disperse enough to attract the mosquitos, but not be blown away
in a strong breeze.

** DISCLAIMER **
This information sheet is a guide only and is not guaranteed to remove all mosquitoes on your property or to remove the risk of
being bitten or contracting any mosquito-borne diseases. The City of Albany accepts no responsibility for errors or omissions.
© City of Albany, 2016

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