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Re:Laser for control of mosquitos, weeds and pests by singularity2001 on Friday October 08, 2021 @09:46AM (#28799238)
Oh, are German mosquitoes different or is it really just placebo?

Thinking about it:

If I leave the window open with the light on in summer there will be hundreds of mosquitoes in the room (together with ~50% other critters). Even if no one was inside.

Window open without light: a dozen mosquitoes at max (as counted by suddenly switching the light on).

Whatever is known about other species is not correct about our breed.

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Re:Laser for control of mosquitos, weeds and pests by llampx on Monday October 11, 2021 @03:04PM (#28831744)
Interesting thought. I wonder if its because of the swarm mind of mosquitoes "knows" that where there's artificial light, there are people. Or evolution has favored mosquitoes which get attracted to light at night.
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Re:Laser for control of mosquitos, weeds and pests by hcknwscommenter on Friday October 08, 2021 @10:28AM (#28799678)
That's not UV light
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Re:Laser for control of mosquitos, weeds and pests by singularity2001 on Friday October 08, 2021 @12:09PM (#28800857)
fair comment. the "UV" trap lights are not pure UV either though.
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