Does the mosquito repellent lamp on the market really work now?

None of the mosquito repellent lights on the market now work.

The mosquito killer claims that the principle of catching mosquitoes is to use photocatalyst, that is, ultraviolet light to attract mosquitoes. However, American scientists found through experiments that only 3.3% of the more than 3,000 flying insects captured in Mosquito Killer are blood-sucking females, and the rest are not. In another experiment of ultraviolet mosquito killer, 13000 flying insects were caught, and only 3 1 was just sucking blood.

The function of ultraviolet rays is to interfere with the navigation system of flying insects, while mosquitoes are basically inactive during the day. Because mosquitoes don't like ultraviolet rays at all, they won't be attracted by ultraviolet rays and then kill them. What really attracts mosquitoes is the carbon dioxide, smell and infrared rays produced by animals and people. Instead of trying to kill mosquitoes with a mosquito killer, it is better to use mosquito-repellent incense to achieve the effect of killing mosquitoes.

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Methods to prevent mosquito bites in summer;

1, you can apply mint to your body, take a few leaves of mint, perilla or tomato, knead them into juice and apply them to your skin, keeping away from your mouth.

2, wormwood is a mosquito repellent material. Igniting wormwood and moxa sticks in the bedroom can repel mosquitoes, and you can also use dried tangerine peel to prevent mosquitoes.

3, white vinegar to repel mosquitoes, spraying some white vinegar indoors can also achieve mosquito repellent effect.

4. It is best to wear light-colored clothes. Mosquito bites have a lot to do with the color of clothes people wear. Mosquitoes like Aedes mosquitoes (also known as spotted mosquitoes) prefer to park on black clothes.

5, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and eat less meat or seafood, because acidic sweat is more likely to attract mosquitoes, fresh fruits and vegetables are alkaline food, vegetables also contain carotene and other flavors that mosquitoes don't like, so it is best to eat more fruits and vegetables and eat less meat.

6. Fill an empty wine bottle with about 10 ml of sugar water, shake it a few times, let the sugar water stick around the inner wall of the bottle and put it in a place where mosquitoes are active.