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Bug Zappers Including UV Baiting Argued As Ineffective Against Target Insects

Washington Post article describing typical UV light based bug zappers are ineffective against gnats and mosquitoes based on biopreference of prey – carbon dioxide triggers vs UV light.Bug zappers don’t work on mosquitoes, but here’s what repels them Around the same time, researchers at the University of Delaware used a bug zapper to trap 13,789…

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