Mosquito, Nyamuk, Kohsu, Mun (Pt2)

Well here it is. Undeniable proof that this BlackHole system is keeping over 90% of mosquitos aiming to get into my house, out.

The BlackHole was installed on Monday 22/June @ 6pm. I removed the glue-disc this morning 29/6 @ 10am so there's a weeks worth of trappings. I carefully emptied out the trap and if I had the patience of a research scientist, I would count the trapped population and present a bar chart of mosquito, moth, beetles etc. It would be overwhelmingly be mosquito, of that I am sure.

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Anyway, I am glad to know that since my article on the BlackHole, HomeFix guy now dubbed "The Mosquito Slayer" reported a couple of sales to Ara Damansara residents. Could you please post your comments in response to my article? It is so that we get a broad perspective of this trap's performance.

Speaking of responses, those who know me, know that when I find a good thing, I just can't wait to share it. So there I was blabbing away about the efficacy of the BlackHole to all and sundry. Funnily, I discovered a couple of pro-lifers who were actually sympathetic to the way the mosquitos were being trapped and modus of death. Now this was eye-opening to say the least. My jaw must have dropped a couple of inches in disbelief. Well, it does put vermin extermination in a different light that I never considered before. But hey, all I can say is that if you have never been swarmed by mosquitos it's easy to advocate mercy for this vermin.

I shared the pro-life response with another highly animated friend, who has suffered dengue 3 times, the final bout almost took her life. She reiterates my sentiment above, if you've never suffered the deadly effects of vermin, it is too easy to be humane about their extermination.

My home help while not being pro-life or humane in the extermination of our resident mosquito population, is disappointed with the efficacy of the BlackHole. Why? Her electric mosquito racquet no longer lights up like a Christmas tree as she plumps up the cushions or goes over the dogs with it. A simple joy that brought ecstasy to her chores. Oh well, you win some, you lose some!

Mosquito, Nyamuk, Kohsu, Mun

There I've said it in all the languages and dialects I know. I bought a "Black Hole" mosquito trap system yesterday after much convincing from the HomeFix guy that it really works. Not 100% of course, he said, but guaranteed at least 95% effective. I drew him a map of my home layout, where the drains and ground holes are etc and he helped me plot the position of my first "Black Hole" trap.

So I hooked it up and turned it on yesterday (22/Jun/09) at 6pm. Look at its bounty by 10am this morning (16 hours in operation). Mind you not all the mozzies in the trap are on that glue paper. There's still about 10 of them settled on the wire mesh, waiting to DIE...









HOMEFIX guy reinforced that plants DO NOT shelter female mosquitoes, only males. As everyone knows, male mozzies are vegetarian.

So the efficacy? Yes it is effective, I am ecstatically happy to say. Last night I could watch tv quite comfortably in my living room with only a couple of bites, mostly from mozzies already hiding inside. They do like soft pillows ~ have you noticed?

I swear the vampire mozzies are breeding and hiding in the drains surrounding our houses and they have a ready built conduit into our house by the rain-gutter ground drainage that goes straight into the surrounding drains. The designers of our houses have provided a SMART Tunnel for mosquitoes and vermin to enter our premises. I vehemently believe that if the drains around this precinct in Ara Damansara were either totally sealed or totally opened, the mosquito population will reduce drastically. When will someone take action?