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!
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