We’re sure the mosquito must have some role to play in maintaining the delicate balance of the terrestrial ecosphere, but if we could flip a switch and eliminate it from Earth forever, we’d be willing to take that chance. As it is, we’re coating everything we own in DEET, burning citronella by the barrel, and posting these Lentek Eco-Traps in strategic locations around our estate.

It uses heat, color, shape, vibration, moisture, CO2, and other proprietary attractants to create a multimedia spectacle that’s sure to beguile the buzzy pests. Once lured in by the show, the skeeters find themselves bound to the adhesive pad, and languish there until they dehydrate to death. The same goes for biting flies. Lentek says it’s the most effective mosquito-vanquisher on the market, and at this price, why not try to call their bluff? You have nothing to lose but your raised, pink, itching welts.

Of course, as satisfying as it would be, you’ll never kill every one. There’s a bloodsucker born every minute. But as the local mosquitos learn that your yard, patio, or deck is a veritable skeeter killing field, they’ll be off to annoy your neighbors and leave you in peace.

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