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- Mosquito Trap FC 001 Trap
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- Horse traps
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- Homemade Insect Traps
Summer is the best time to relax in the fresh air. However, one of the biggest drawbacks of the season are harmful insects, which include horseflies. Bites These large enough pests are painful for humans, and they are dangerous for livestock. Fight pests in various ways. One of them is a trap for horseflies. Such designs can be purchased at the store or even made independently.
Mosquito Trap FC 001
This trap for gadflies and horseflies does not pose a danger to humans and the environment, since it does not use toxic substances. It attracts the attention of pests:
- carbon dioxide released by the system enclosure;
- bait, which is a special aromatic powder (attractant Z-9-tricosen);
- warmth.
The device operates automatically from the mains. It can be installed on the floor, ground or on a small platform. Impact zone: the device covers an area of 5 acres. Cost within 5000 rubles.
Fly TrapTM
This trap for horseflies and flies is a bag with an attractant, in which a small amount of water is poured into the bait to activate it. Despite the fact that the device is disposable, it is able to accommodate about 20 thousand individuals. It remains active for a month.
On a note!
The trap is designed for outdoor installation. Such a device from horseflies is within 600 rubles.
H-TRAP
One of the most effective traps for flying insects, including horseflies, hornets, mosquitoes and flies. It is used in summer cottages, farms, stables and stockyards (the area should not exceed 1 ha). The design provides for a ball, a special shiny surface which emits carbon dioxide when heated. Also in the installation there is a mesh dome and a container for collecting pests. The number of insects caught can be increased by using an attractant.
The insects are attracted by carbon dioxide and the splendor of the ball, from which they take it for a victim. Not reaching their goal, they rush up, falling into the net, and then into the hunting container. The price of the trap is about 13,000 rubles.
Biotrap
The horsefly trap of this brand is a similar type of construction. It does not use repellents and other chemicals. The power-free design is designed for use in open spaces. It costs about 13500 rubles.
Self-made traps
It’s quite simple to make a trap for horseflies with their own hands.
Option number 1
A small container is fixed on the bars or wooden legs, which can serve as an ordinary plastic basin. It is covered with a black garbage bag and filled with soapy water. Above this design place two sheets of plexiglass, inclined at an angle of 45 degrees.
The principle of operation of this device is very simple: horseflies flock to a black surface, striking against plexiglass. As a result, they fall directly into soapy water, from which they are no longer able to get out.
On a note!
Horsefly traps can even be made from plain sticky paper.A special glue is applied to the thick cardboard, having the ability to hold not only small insects, but also larger pests.
Option number 2
The following design will help get rid of a large number of insects in the barn:
- For the manufacture you will need a dark ball and a stool, which is fixed under the ceiling of the room.
- From below they fix the ball so that nothing restricts its rotation.
- The legs of the stool, as well as its underside, are wrapped with double-sided tape.
The design works as follows. The ball is unwound and a dark moving object begins to attract the attention of bloodsuckers. When approaching the ball, insects stick to the sticky tape. It remains only from time to time to replace the adhesive strips with pests adhering to them with fresh tapes.
It is advisable to install such traps near a heat source, since it also attracts insects. A significant reduction in horsefly populations can be observed after a few days.
Option number 3
Another easy way to make your own horsefly trap:
- A black plastic bag is put on the suspended plastic struts.
- An inverted basin is attached to the upper part of the structure, the surface of which is treated with a layer of special non-drying adhesive for a long time.
Bright sunlight heats the bag, which still sometimes sways from the wind. Heat, dark color and movement attracts the attention of horseflies. In anticipation of an attack on the victim, insects stumble on a sticky surface, which they can no longer escape from captivity. To get rid of horseflies, you can also connect finished productsavailable on store shelves.
