Female
biting insects require blood to nourish their eggs. They get that blood
from you, your family, your pets and your friends. They track down hosts
by sensing the carbon dioxide (the primary cue), moisture and heat from
breath, body odors and color contrasts. SkeeterVac® mosquito
exterminators create a combination of those cues. This tricks the
insects into thinking the trap is a host. Once the pests are attracted
to the exterminator, they are captured on the sticky trap or sucked into
an enclosure by a powerful vacuum fan. Once trapped, they quickly
dehydrate and die. Creating attractants from propane gas from a standard
grill cylinder is burned in a sealed combustion chamber where it is
catalyzed into warm carbon dioxide and water. This precision mixture is
exhausted out into the air stream. A unique time-release FineTune® lure
at the top of the unit emits a scent that when combined with CO2
increases the attraction power for many species. Different species like
different levels of the scent. Only SkeeterVac® mosquito exterminators
allow you to vary the amount of attractant to match the species in your
backyard. Adjustment is made by simply turning a dial.