3 DIY Mosquito Trap Comparison Yeast vs Soap vs Borax
I compared 3 DIY Mosquito traps that are mentioned heavily in articles and videos across the internet to kill and get rid of Mosquitoes. I used traps using yeast, soap, and borax. The results are kind of predictable. You can use big fan with a Mesh to catch mosquitoes which uses a lot of energy or buy a mosquito magnet device that attracts and kills mosquitoes. However, the best way to repel mosquitoes is to plant herbs like lavender, mint, basil, rosemary, and thyme.
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Let me know if any mosquito trap you tried worked for you. Here is the update to this video with improvement to the traps and a DIY Trap that actually works: kzhead.info/sun/q96rlbyIo3-Maok/bejne.html
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Hello Jag, I was watching few of your videos about mosquito and ants problem in your backyard, I was wondering if you ever tried garlic spray for mosquito and also I try sugar/boric acid/water mix for the ants problem , ants are completely gone. Thanks for all of your informative videos. Good luck
I spent a whole summer out in the middle of nowhere in hot humid weather as a camp nurse and got 2 mosquito bites without using anything. After inquiring I learned they had several bat boxes around the property. Bats apparently really like to eat mosquitos. If you live in the city, this may not work for you but you could always ask your local DNR, or extension office. Also, this year I've used peppermint & vanilla spray and it seems to work but the mosquitoes aren't really out yet here. Thanks for the update!
Jag check your property for standing water sources and get rid of the water. I notice the mosquito you have in one of the videos is an Aedes species. These mosquitos tend to develop in small items holding water around the yard. Check with your local vector control district to see what they can do.
Terro for ants
Mosquitos are really smart nowdays. They watch and learn from youtube how to avoid mosquitos trap
reza1484 lay Lol
Those are tiger mosquitoes! They come from a tiger mom.
Haha They are very smart watching KZhead ! .. meanwhile they’re busy caring West Nile😢
LOL I bet they are using my wifi as well to watch KZhead !!! teeheeeee
Dammm data sucking mosquitos.....
Hot damn. A KZheadr approached something scientifically and had the integrity to post negative results. Subscribed.
ditto
Hopefully saw his follow up: kzhead.info/sun/q96rlbyIo3-Maok/bejne.html . Legit methods.
And I.
These don't trap, they drink and fly and die. He's a KZheadr with no idea what he is doing
@@bryanpinta6557 agree
No mosquitoes were harmed during the making of this video
Dang it 😔
One, actually
:((((
When you realize you have much more likes than the KZheadr
That's sad.
Thanks for taking the time to experiment, document it and share your results.
I just cut off a piece of my skin and put it in a bottle. It WORKS!!
Nah I cut my limbs and put them in a bottle
😂 funny
Mosquitoes aren't attracted to skin They are attracted to breath
That is how it's done. My man!
@@harrid14mei yes, that's why to get mosquitoes to not bite me I dont breathe
very labor-intensive, props to your scientific process of making multiple bottles in various places!
You know, I'm disappointed that I watched a video where none of the traps work. But really, this is useful information. Thanks for posting it.
Was completely useless as THEY AREN'T TRAPS!!
Thank you for your honest research. Personally I would buy a mosquito magnet. It is better to attract all of them into a trap. They’re outside all the time and I’m outside part of the time.
Thank you for giving the reasons why certain ingredients and processes were used. Explaining the logic makes you very credible.
Though you might want to try this indoors, as it may be different. From my experience, I can't have a glass of soda or milk without a lid, without finding one or two mosquitos in it after a while. I also left some clothing dipped in water once with clothing soap, and it attracted quite a few, which was unfortunate in that case. Not saying the traps should work effectively. I have no idea. I'm just saying they might have some effect indoors.
Love the scientific approach. I am going to have my grandsons watch this and make some "traps" to see if we can find something that works. Excellent presentation.
Suzanne Jefferson dose that work have you done it? aA few mosquitos are in my house and kept me up all night buzzing lol I’m willing to try anything at this point for sleep 😂
In addition to adding sugar to the yeast bottle for food, you have to use water that is about 110°F to activate the yeast.
Used your comment in the new video :) Made a new video by improving these traps and placing these traps in the dark and also made a DIY mosquito trap that works kzhead.info/sun/q96rlbyIo3-Maok/bejne.html
Great videos, thanks for your testing and informed feedback on what works and just as importantly what doesn’t.
Keep in mind that spraying neem oil around the yard actively endangers pollinators. My wife and I use it for some pests, but we're very careful not to use it near any flowers/pollen sources- and even then, pollinators do land on random leaves, stalks, etc. so are still at risk.
Thanks for the conclusive info. There are a billion misquitos attacking me everynight. Whats weird is, although its one plant each i have lavander basil ond minl all within 20 ft of where i sit and im getting ate up.
Super simple and little to no cost, learned from a different video, place water where they thrive but add a drop or so of dawn liquid. It makes the water slippery somehow prevents them laying eggs, or causes them to become infertile. Whatever the reason it works for me
Thank you for your advise, I'm going for a huge bugwacker now, I know they work 👍🏻😍
At last , an honest guy, ! Speaks the simple truth, 👍🏼
Subscribed, because your honest time and effort in making this video.
Jag Singh, well investigated and presented. One of the best, especially from India. Well done !
Just stumbled on this. Great comparison. Thanks for doing this video
I like the practicable approach proving the methods shown do not work. Thank you!
Same problem here! Thanks so much for your time.
Excellent Video, Well Done!! It's the Basil that's why the Mosquitos are back. The last couple of years I had a Basil plant growing by the back patio, it died this last winter and I got rid of it. That's why the Mosquitos are back!!
Basil dont work on mosquito... i plant basil in my raise bed... everytime i go around that area 4-5 mosquitos fly around my legs... i even try rubbing basli on my legs and mosquitoes still dont give a F.
With my experience brewing wine it has to be 70 to 86f has to be place in a dark spot and the yeast will eat the sugar and poop out co2 and alcohol but I'd use an are lock so it stays pooping out co2
Very informative and thanks for sharing your experiment 😊
This was a great video, very informative and helpful. Thanks so much!
2:51 Bug actually lands on his hand as he is holding trap. Huge slap to the face.
Great video. Great methods. Legend. Actually helpful. Thank you.
I have 3 of these on my terrace. I painted the outside black since mosquitos like to hide in dark places. I used yeast and brown sugar and it works. Once a week I empty them, wash the base and refill them. You have to put the bottle top upside down like a funnel. once they are in they can't get out so they will die.
That's key. The trap has to be dark. This guy's clear bottles are not alluring to mosquitos.
Thanks for the info. KZhead should follow your honesty & integrity. God bless you
finally someone who did a real test on mosquito traps, ad and a real good video. Nice work !
I've had success with fermented bread once. I caught what must have been a few thousand mosquitoes at least. But I've never been able to consistently recreate that one trap, but it works great on flies and earwigs. edit: Oh! Also, paint or cover the walls of the trap. Mosquitoes are attracted to dark places on hot days.
Gotta love the herbs
Thanks for taking the time to debunk these useless traps!
They. Are. Not. Traps.
This is hilarious to me, because I have been making homemade mosquito traps for years now, and THEY WORK GREAT!!! I use Yeast, Brown Sugar, and Water. That's all!! Except one thing different. I use black construction paper to wrap the plastic bottle. The mixture of brown sugar and yeast produces CO2, which is what attracts the mosquitos (and other insects looking for blood) CO2 oozes from our pores, and from our breath. This mosquito trap works. Im not sure what your problem was/is.
I don't think he used all 3 ingredients in one trap. He only used yeast and water, no sugar or brown sugar. You need to add the sugar and yeast to create the CO2.
Any chance you could post your amounts of the ingredients you use? Or maybe even a quick video on making your setup?
I didn't catch not even one mosquito with the same trap, maybe it depends on the mosquito type, or maybe the yeast used does not have the component required, the only difference is that I see is that I used regular sugar
Thanks for the testing & sharing.
Interesting video that probably replicates your viewers experiences. You then make suggestions at the end. On what data or studies do you base these on please? I have read that the planting of such herbs makes negligible difference, so I’m keen to see your evidence & or reasoning. Thanks
The mossies in my garden love lavender and rosemary 😌 I often find swarms of them in there.
What works? Screens, long sleeve shirts, and water with soap in a spry bottle takes mosquitos out of mid air and they drop like rocks.
Clear colored clothes help a lot.
Thanks for an honest test and info. Very informative
You should test spraying essential oils and planting herbs next, because I am convinced they are similarly ineffective…particularly the herbs. I’ve been bitten by multiple mosquitoes while sitting on a patio surrounded by lemongrass, rosemary, oregano, and other herbs.
yes so true . lots of youtubers talk nonsense and spread wrong information over the youtube
I’m interested in the large fan with screen attached….but then dry ice container in front of fan to attract them and suck them onto the screen. What do ya think?
Very well done, sir!
That is a very positive twist on the end.
Good video . . . Love the Pure, Honesty, as well as the thoroughness of your test
What?!?!? He didn't even know what he was testing!!!! The fact you found it informational and intelligent is the truly scary thing
You crushed my hopes.... with an experiment. Well thanks for saving me the efforts! I'll plant some basil!
Love your experiment. Good job!
There’s an annoying ass mosquito that’s been dissipating my sleep for weeks.. I swear I killed this thing like 5 times
I've been finding a lot of dead mosquitoes in my kitchen around the area where there was a puddle of soapy water. I think they either got thirsty and drank it or landed there and got stuck
Thank you. That was awesome
Also would have been cool to experiment with different size bottles, blacked out top of trap. Other variables that may make them more effective.
I've used the yeast one before, inside the house. It definitely works, but can take up to 24 hours to catch that really annoying mosquito you can't seem to catch.
Good video. I tried traps too and none of them worked.
Can essential oils of the plant u suggested works also to repel mosquito?
Thank you for saving me the time and trouble.
I have a Bell and Howell bug zapper that works well at reducing the number of bugs, still use coils when working when Mosquito's are bad.
Dude you are the best. Thanks for posting this.😂😂😂😂😂
Seltzer water!!! Unscrew the lid a little so it slowly leaks out- and set it in the yard away from your gathering when youre outside. Lasts 3 hours or so. This combined with running the fan with screen and using essential oils and planting vegetation mosquitoes hate, are all good ways to catch them! Cheers- great video!
Placing them on the grounday have been a problem. Spartan mosquito control devices work fairly well. The container is dark and it hangs from the tree. Apparently, it's a yeast, sugar and pinch if salt mixture.
@@micheleb2558 nice! Thanks for the tip!
I sometimes hang clothes out on my patio to dry. The next morning they are covered with mosquitos. I have to shake them off before I take the dry clothes inside. So maybe hanging up a sheet of fabric with a tacky surface might work.
are you using fabric softener? They heavily attract mosquitos. I learnt from experience
Thank you from France here nowadays it's the tiger mosquito and it's a plague. Thanks for your time and effort.
Thank You Jag, That saved me time from trying the experiment.
I have herbs planted all around my yard. I also have 1 million mosquitos all around my yard. So many that they are coming in the house. Herbs don’t work. I’ve had mild success in the past with cedar based yard sprays, but the only thing I’ve found to be really effective for mosquitoes is putting mosquito dunks in any nearby standing water and on moist soil. (I haven’t done that yet this year…thus the 1 million mosquitos currently in my yard and house.) Also, soap, water, and vinegar work great if you ever have a fruit fly problem in your house.
FYI-The new little ankle biter mosquitos in California don’t mind my mint or rosemary plants. The love hanging out in the rosemary. Just my experience. Great test-thanks for sharing.
Damn I can’t believe those little suckers got to California! I suffered with those things in Sri Lanka like crazy.
Did a 5.8 mile hike on the bold coast trail in maine yesterday, June 24th. Supposedly its been raining for weeks up here. We were sprinting the last 2.8 miles from swarms of mosquitoes. We all have 100s of bites. So far none of us are sick.
Mosquitoes like it dark, so a Japanese guy tried the yeast and put the bottle in a black bag that seem to work . I do catch more that way. I have mint and mint balm planted here also. Gutter guard after rain also keeps them away.
Good idea, i will try keeping the traps dark next time.
Made a new video by improving these traps and placing these traps in the dark and also made a DIY mosquito trap that works kzhead.info/sun/q96rlbyIo3-Maok/bejne.html
Thank you! Will you do one for flies please?
Thank you, for doing this, I was going to do this. I do not want to attract them.
J, thank you so much for sharing n right to the 🎯
i plant pot, they never come around, but they attract cops😳
🤣😂🤣
what did you planted ???
Weed
Should live in Canada - you can legally have (only) 4 cannabis plants growing in your yard :-p
😂lol😂
Well done thanks!
Thank you. Very informative
Great video, short succinct and very informative
Sweet and to the point. Great video! Bravo 👏
You have to use hot water with the yeast trap . The reaction causes carbon dioxide which mosquitos can detect from about 75 feet . Our exhalations is what attracts the pesky bug .
Thanks definitely gonna use neem oil, it works pretty well on caterpillars for a short time
😮wow thank you. You've save me time and hassle thank you
Very right. U hv said in video
the water and soap trap should be much larger. Your goal with that trap is to mimic a laying pool for the mosquito to lay the larva in. Once the mosquito trays to land on the water due to the soap breaking the water tension it won't be able to land on the water and it will drown. A wheel barrel full of water with some soap mixed in (no bubbles on the surface of the water though) and that will be way more effective than a small bottle of water.
Lol as if I can just leave that size lying around in my house 🤣 but if I gotta do that I’ll do it
nice logic dudeeee
Tnx,u save my time and money
I have bunch of Rosematy, basil and lemograss grwing on my garden and still get butten by Mosquitos averyge of 10 times in less than 30 min... Need different methods.
I uses Irish Spring Soap i magically repels alot of bugs wasps too and will also keep birds from building nests on porches
IRISH SPRING bar soap the standard regular scent repels them, and you can use you same method and put Joy lemon scent liquid soap in them & the skeeters will go for it
Your the best, I can't believe I found your video.
Any opinion on the Spartan Mosquito Eradicator? Owner says that mosquitoes are attracted to the device for 90 days, kills 95% of mosquitoes. Causes their guts to rupture, per company.
I love your content man
Thanks a lot.
they love to hang around there...alot of them so made a yeast/brown sugar and hung it on the line..none went in... yeast was fermenting... stil nothing...thinking of fan trap now...extractor fan...
Thank u for information...!
Have you tried the mosquitron?
Thank you!!
You had me as soon as you went to the 3x3 experimentation model - scientific method!
In this world, have to be factual, and have right data! Glad you caught it :)
Well research!!! 👍
Herbs are also inefective. I have 2 HUGE rosemary plants in my front garden and the are always filled with mosquitos. Also in my back garden i have 1 huge basil plant, same story.
I experimented with this, same result as yours, so I found quiet a few ways to repel mosquitoes. One is to pick stems of herbs and then burn the herb stems, that works! will be posting a video soon!
You say you don’t want to attract mosquitos but isn’t that the point of the yeast since it creates CO2?
Good informative video with real life experiment. Good answer to the videos showing impractical magic traps.
Does this also work for midges?