Dynatrap UV CO2 Mosquito and Insect Trap 1/2 Acre Test and Review

[@reidgantt7214]

Our Dynatrap worked to kill mosquitoes BUT at the end of the one year warranty, you are out of luck if the fan motor stops working. THEY DO NOT HAVE A REPLACEMENT AVAILABLE!!! Might make a good doorstop

[@reallyMello]

I hope I have better luck. Good to hear you had success with mosquitos while it worked

[@seanhelmi6663]

Can you test it during the day only? The uv-only ones only work after dark.

[@reallyMello]

That’s a good idea for a follow up video I’ll give it a shot

[@Ram14250]

Had one! Ran it 24-7 for 3 weeks. Did little more the use electricity to catch some moths. Took it back. Found it to be a not very good product.

[@reallyMello]

Thanks for sharing your experience. Whereabouts are you located?

[@mistadreadman]

Where do you put the CO2 cartridge?

[@reallyMello]

It doesn't use a separate cartridge

[@ObtuseAcute1]

​@@reallyMelloahhhhh, so that's why it wasn't catching mosquitoes.

[@reallyMello]

This model creates a reaction with a tio2 coating to make carbon dioxide, there isn’t an extra module/cartridge needed

[@abelperez3]

I put a 70 cent mosquito attracter inside and it seemed to increase the mosquito catch rate.

[@reallyMello]

Good idea

[@JohnSmith-qy2wm]

You on only with the CO2 on for 24 hour. Take out the UV light and make an update video. Thank you

[@gambit633]

I read somewhere certain mosquitoes are repelled by UV-light? (Perhaps night-active mosquitoes think it is daytime and go to a dark corner to hide, instead of the trap) I did see a trap that said turn on UV for other insects, turn off UV for mosquitoes. Has anybody else read about this?

[@reallyMello]

Never heard of anything like that before

[@gambit633]

@@reallyMello Found it.... quoting "night-biting mosquitoes are strongly photophobic to short-wavelength light" I think that says some night mosquitoes don't like UV. short-wave == UV Full quote... "The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine-led team studied mosquito species that bite in the daytime (Aedes aegypti, aka the Yellow Fever mosquito) and those that bite at night (Anopheles coluzzi, a member of the Anopheles gambiae family, the major vector for malaria). They found distinct responses to ultraviolet light and other colors of light between the two species. Researchers also found light preference is dependent on the mosquito's sex and species, the time of day and the color of the light. "Conventional wisdom has been that insects are non-specifically attracted to ultraviolet light, hence the widespread use of ultraviolet light "bug zappers" for insect control. We find that day-biting mosquitoes are attracted to a wide range of light spectra during the daytime, whereas night-biting mosquitoes are strongly photophobic to short-wavelength light during the daytime," said principal investigator Todd C. Holmes, PhD, a professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the UCI School of Medicine."

[@johnborges5938]

The manufacturer's claim of creating CO2 by a reaction of the TiO2 coating sounds utterly bogus. A reaction with what? Where's the carbon coming from? The unit would likely work better with a real CO2 source.

[@reallyMello]

I would love to test that in a measurable way but here is their article www.dynatrap.com/articles/choosing-solutions-for-controlling-flying-insects#:~:text=Titanium%20dioxide%20in%20the%20presence,crucial%20element%20for%20attracting%20insects.

[@johnborges5938]

@@reallyMello - Thanks for the prompt reply. Their explanation is rather dubious: "Titanium dioxide in the presence of UV light and carbon ...allows for ... CO2." No indication of where the carbon comes from; and no provision for replenishing it. I was considering buying one of these and adding a simple homemade CO2 source nearby, but that claim makes me suspicious of the effectiveness of the the whole design. Very nice concise review on your part, though; thanks!

[@reallyMello]

@johnborges5938 you may have inspired me to find a co2 monitor and do a followup video but as seen in the video it does catch mosquitos-how much of that is due to the co2 generation is hard to say

[@johnborges5938]

@@reallyMello - Yes, you showed convincingly that it catches insects, I'm just looking something to catch mosquitos preferentially over other bugs. I imagine that I could disconnect the UV bulb and add a CO2 source and perhaps it would better suit my purposes with less collateral damage. I have some experience with the Mosquito Magnet (while it worked) which uses propane to generate heat and CO2, but uses no light. Might be worth playing with the Dynatrap to see if the mosquito catch can be improved. There are a few examples on KZbin of building a contraption with fan and catch-screen, usually using a low-wattage incandescent bulb, to do the same thing. The Dynatrap would be more compact and less work, but it's rather expensive as the base for my typical Frankenstein creation.

[@reallyMello]

@johnborges5938 mosquito control in my county sets monitoring traps that are essentially the same design concept with dry ice as co2 source and a fan to vacuum/trap the mosquitos. I wonder if adding a small chunk of dry ice to the bottom would boost it.

[@seanm7553]

Works 👍 great.

[@raffitavoukjian7772]

Did you notice while using this product in your backyard, were you getting less bites?

[@reallyMello]

I think so

[@AlyxGlide]

their trap flaps would be better with longer lasting springs..

[@himtntec]

D TRAP IS JUNK do not waste your money on it

[@winstonalpha1286]

Looks like a major fail.

[@Ram14250]

Dude; take your sunglasses off when making a video! Ego? Looks? No!

[@reallyMello]

Haha the UV index here in Florida is max in the summer so I’ll keep my sunglasses on 😎

[@ganjalfthegreen5312]

😎

[@thespectator5259]

I didn't even notice the sunglasses until this comment pointed it out. OP sounds like an old fuddy duddy. Might as well tell Mello to take his hat off at 1:05 and 7:22... The horror of wearing a hat indoors is almost as bad as wearing sunglasses for a video. 🙄