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Swimming pool mosquito repellents: 3 solutions
3 effective mosquito repellents
Mosquitoes can be very bothersome, especially during the summer period when their activity is increased. Their bites can be not only painful and unpleasant, but also capable of carrying diseases or viruses.
This is why it is essential to implement measures to keep them away from our home and to ensure our protection in order to enjoy the summer peacefully. In this article, we present 3 very effective mosquito repellents.
High-performance mosquito repellents
Mosquito lamp: an effective means
☀️ How it works: Insects are attracted to the lamp by its UV rays, and once close, they are trapped and sucked inside the cage. They eventually die naturally from dehydration.
🛟 Features:
- Covers a surface between 500 and 1000 m²
- Indoor and outdoor use
- Silent operation, pesticide-free and odorless
- Recommended placement areas: damp and shaded
- Power supply: 220 Volts – 35 W / 50Hz
- Warranty: 1 year or 2 years depending on models
Mozzie Magnet Pioneer: to be installed in your garden
🏊♂️ How it works:
Mosquitoes and other biting insects, attracted by CO2, approach the Mozzie Magnet®. When they reach the trap, they are sucked into a bag where they dehydrate and die within 24 hours.
The Mozzie Magnet® works silently and without odor. Once installed in your garden, the trap starts automatically. Results appear clearly in 7 to 10 days, and it will take about 4 weeks to effectively and sustainably reduce the biting insect population.
It is recommended to leave the Mozzie Magnet® outside all summer to reduce the presence of mosquitoes in your garden.
🛟 Features:
- Continuous protection against mosquitoes and other harmful insects
- Silent operation, odorless and non-hazardous
- Simplified installation and use
- Area covered: from 500 to 3,000 m²
- Energy source: butane – 13 kg
- Attractants: Octenol or Lurex cartridge
- Included: net, 1 Octenol cartridge, power cable and 17 m extension cord
☀️ Advantages:
- Safe product
- Proven effectiveness
- Excellent value for money
- Quick assembly in just 10 steps
🦟 Target insects:
To capture ordinary mosquitoes, it is necessary to use Octenol cartridges, while tiger mosquitoes require the use of Lurex cartridges.
Mosquito Magnet Executive: a battery-powered device to place in your garden
🏊♂️ How it works:
The Mosquito Magnet Executive works similarly to the Mosquito Magnet Pioneer, with the difference that this model is powered by a rechargeable battery instead of electricity.
🛟 Specifics:
- Continuous protection against mosquitoes and other pests.
- Silent, odorless, and risk-free operation.
- Ease of assembly and use.
- Area covered: between 500 and 4,000 m².
- Energy source: butane – 13 kg.
- Attractants: Octenol or Lurex cartridge.
- Included: a net and one Octenol cartridge.
☀️ Benefits:
- Rechargeable battery.
- Programmable features.
- Safe product.
- Proven effectiveness.
- Good value for money.
- Assembly in just 10 steps.
🦟 Targeted insects:
- Ordinary mosquitoes.
- Tiger mosquitoes.
To capture ordinary mosquitoes, it is necessary to use Octenol cartridges, while for tiger mosquitoes, Lurex cartridges are required.
Overview of mosquitoes
Mosquitoes are often considered the deadliest creatures on our planet. These insects transmit diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, dengue and Zika, thus leading to many human casualties.
It is mainly the females that bite in order to absorb proteins necessary for egg production. These proteins are found in the blood of hosts, which can be humans, vertebrates or other mammals.
During the bite, the mosquito injects its saliva before sucking the blood of its prey in order to facilitate this process. It is this saliva, and not the bite itself, that causes itching and the appearance of bumps.
The various types of mosquitoes
The Tiger mosquito
Coming from Southeast Asia, the tiger mosquito is present in 100 countries and stands out as the most aggressive mosquito species. This insect bites both day and night and can infect a person using the saliva left on the previous victim.
It is capable of transmitting diseases like chikungunya, dengue and the Zika virus.
How to identify a tiger mosquito? On the physical side, it has black and white stripes on its body and a tapered abdomen. Its size is about 5 millimeters.
The common mosquito or “Culex”
This is the most widespread mosquito in metropolitan France and the northern hemisphere. This type of mosquito is known for the transmission of West Nile fever and avian malaria.
How to distinguish it? Its size varies between 4 and 10 millimeters, and its palps are pointed upwards.
We will address effective methods to combat these two species later.
Mosquito bites?
Bites cause an inflammatory reaction, manifesting as a raised redness. This causes itching that can last for several days.
Allergic reactions can also occur, leading to inflammation of the bitten limb and swelling of that area.
People with scented skin (like those who sweat a lot, have a fever, or baby skin) attract more mosquitoes. Additionally, individuals with blood type O have more than an 80% chance of being bitten compared to other blood groups.
How to keep mosquitoes away?
In public places ☀️:
It is recommended to keep a repellent handy and apply it to exposed parts of the body (arms, legs, feet, back…) during your outings. With this, you will avoid the discomfort caused by these insects.
In private places 🏠:
It is advisable to obtain mosquito repellents, such as those mentioned previously. Their function is to attract mosquitoes inside or near the trap, in order to eliminate them.
By placing a mosquito trap in your garden, you will enjoy a peaceful environment. In summer, you can thus have your meals on the terrace or swim in the pool while relaxing in the sun, without being disturbed by these insects.
It is crucial to position the trap in areas frequented by mosquitoes.
Their main enemy is dehydration, and they especially fear the sun and the wind. They therefore seek refuge in shaded and damp places in your garden; these are therefore the areas that should be targeted for the installation of traps.
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