Propane Powered Mosquito Traps Are Bad for the Environment
Everyone knows that Global Warming is something to be concerned about. Some of the more informed people who don’t get force fed rhetoric from the oil and gas industry also might understand the effect carbon dioxide has had on the environment.
Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas and also the primary cause of global warming. The levels of carbon dioxide have increased 31% since 1750 based on Antarctic ice core data.
Carbon dioxide is generated when we burn fossil fuels, diving to work every morning. It is also exaled by every living human bieng and all other aerobic organisms. Mosquitos feed off of blood from oxygen breathing, carbon dioxide exhaling, organisms so that they can breed and continue their life cycle. The way mosquitos find their prey is by tracking sources of carbon dioxide.
Since everytime we exhale we become beacons for any nearby mosquitos it is natural for someone to come up with the idea of a mosquito killing device that releases carbon dioxide. What better way to kill mosquitos than to pretend to be a human bieng. In come the Propane Powered Mosquito machines. You might have seen them in Home Depot, Lowes or online. They sell anywhere from $100 -$1000+ depending on the brand and the features.
Here are some examples you can find online
One thing I am not sure of is the amount of carbon dioxide that is released by varying models. I think they definatly release more CO2 than one human, probably more than 10 humans and some of the industrial models are likely to release more than 100 humans. How else could these machines said to cover over 2 or more acres of land. You can fit alot of humans on 2 acres. I know if I am the only human in 2 acres of land I suddenly am not overcome by hundreds of mosquitos.
What I don’t understand is, how can in the face of certain and drastic climate change due to global warming, why would we buy and use these products that will only worsen our situation here on Earth. It would be one thing if there were less than 6 billion of us and we all used transportation that didn’t emit carbon dioxide. If this were true than these CO2 machines that only made for our comfort might be a more viable solution to our insect problem.