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Receive a free coloring book as we eliminate mosquitoes for you

Mosquitoes have got co-existed with humankind for a quite long time popping up to something close to 170 million years. Climatic changes have had small effect on them since these really annoying insects have easily evolved and also adapted to the changing times. To be able to counter the annoying as well as disease carrying effects of those insects, several items have come available on the market which claim to eradicate mosquitoes but such claims are doubtful for the basic truth that these insects are nevertheless very much around. A research conducted in South Bend, Indiana by Notre Dame demonstrated that bug zappers drawn mosquitoes to a specific location due to ultraviolet light and thus individuals using bug zappers ended up being bitten more than 10% in comparison to individuals who did not have the zappers.

Having to remain in smoky plumes to be protected is among the discomforts that results from using Citronella candles and smoking coils to push away mosquitoes. In a examination of those items for ABC news by Dr. Robert Novak of the University of Illinois, it was reported that the mosquitoes flew around a person?s leg and bit these people on the calf this is right after smoke from a coil covered the subjects shin.

One more item that is heavily marketed to lessen the mosquito population is definitely the Mosquito trap. By means of the discharge of CO2 plus Octenol, these traps manage to attract a huge number of mosquitoes. Although being fairly effective in capturing mosquitoes, the incidences of landing and biting humans within the spot that is supposed to be protected by the trap does not go down. A lack of demonstration of continuous operation of the ABC-PRO Mosquito Magnet in minimizing mosquito activity was noted within a examine performed by Henderson, Westwood and Gallaway in the year 2006.

Along with such a wide array of precautionary options that face a consumer, it might be pretty difficult figuring what truly works and also under what situations. In a procedure summarized as DEET by Mosquito Squad, use of mosquito repellent applied to the body when not inside a protected location, expert treatment of the garden and eliminating breeding sources just like stagnant water are steps that will limit existence as well as effects of mosquitoes.

Along with making your backyard more user-friendly by eliminating the irritating mosquitoes, Mosquito Squad now gives a free coloring book that could be downloaded by means of a direct link provided to anyone who sends in their name and e-mail address.