I'm afraid I don't read Japanese ... What's the powdered stuff in the little cello bags?
Heidi Saxton | Homepage | 07.07.09 - 5:38 pm | #

Click through the link ... and all is revealed!
Julie D. | Homepage | 07.08.09 - 9:46 am | #

I remember some PBS/Discovery/Travel channel program suggesting small containers of dry ice (same CO2) around the perimeter of the outdoor area where you'll be set.

I have to try this when my girlfriend and I go camping in a couple weeks. Last month the mosquitoes and bugs were starting to get annoying. Your suggestion might do the trick for the two days when we're in nature's playground.
Trubador | Homepage | 07.08.09 - 4:42 pm | #

Unfortunately, that mosquito trap is for indoor use, not outdoor, as the amount of CO2 generated is insufficient. I can see why the Taiwanese students invented it. After just a few days with kids running in and out, every night I had to do a mosquito hunt before bed.

The best hornet/wasp/fly trap I've used is a couple of funnels that I bought at Meijers (maybe a Kmart or WalMart would also carry it). I used an empty 2-litre bottle, filled it halfway with sugar, fruit juice and a bit of raw meat (chicken fat & tuna). I put it in the far corner of my garden and voila! Even clouds of gnats entered and couldn't get out.
MissJean | Homepage | 07.08.09 - 10:16 pm | #