Sounds like a cheaper solution than the "Mosquito Magnet"
<http://www.mosquitomagnet.com/resource/lps/mm/3-traps-octenol/index-v1.html?gclid=CNufquy7gqoCFUPBKgod4kckyg>
Chuck Norcutt
On 7/14/2011 11:12 PM, Moose wrote:
> I let this thread go without mentioning that it's not only possible, but
> likely, that different species of mosquito have
> different 'tastes'. Seems appropriate now, as one can't be sure that stinky
> socks will attract N. American mosquitoes.
> <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/14/MNCS1K9VFV.DTL>
>
> Sweet Feet Moose
>
> On 7/4/2011 9:21 AM, usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
>> This thread remind me of the recent cover story in
>> Nature---investigator from UC Riverside. He found some blockers and
>> super agonists for the
>> mosquito CO2 receptor. Simple stuff like butanal, IIRC.
>>
>> http://newsroom.ucr.edu/2645
>>
>> IIRC it was over 10 years ago that someone notice homology between
>> fruit fly odor receptor and some genes in female skeeters---one down
>> regulated by blood meal.
>> I believe over 75 receptors ar enow known --likely some for butylamine
>> and lactic acid but the biggie seems to be CO2. Some are working on
>> super agonists for the CO2
>> receptor and putting it in house paint---voilà, no skeeters at your
>> barbeque. I'll defer to Dean on the details on any of this.
>>
>> Frequent skeeter target, Mike
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