bovaz@dbattistella https://archive.org/details/biostor-76681
I think this is the study, for reference.
Ramnarayan KalyanaramanThanks for the news, and the article.
I too searched and found the same link, but what stood out , amongst other things is that this study is published in 1996. 3 decades ago. While this method has not changed there are likely newer methods, to kill insects, being used.
Wonder if anything has changed ( presence of insects, population of insects, other (ans alternative) methods and their effectiveness.
@ramkay @dbattistella those zappers are cheap, and I still see them a lot.
Anecdotally, over the past few years I've seen a lot more "repellents": chemical or natural things you spray around, or those coils you burn. Hopefully those aren't as bad.
Anecdotally, over the past few years I've seen a lot more "repellents": chemical or natural things you spray around, or those coils you burn. Hopefully those aren't as bad.
There is a low cost variation of a zapper in use
A light is in some kind of inverted covered lampside
Bugs get close and slip down or fall into a "trap bucket" . They dont die immediately, they are just trapped and eventually die of "being inescapably" trapped.
The trap buckets are cleaned once in a while, while the light also functions as a regular outdoor light.
Dried Dung has been used forever as a smoke based repellent, chemical ones are both lethal & non lethal