Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets - $2 Digital Mosquito Repeller [that actually works]

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dr_mcgarry
11-30-08, 08:18 AM
Ever been invaded by herds of relentless-circling-blood-sucking-stingers? No more. This light weight item sounds like a real winner [see reviews],
add to your personal arsenal for bicycle camp comfort!


Bicyclelane.com

- Easy to carry: perfect for travelers and backpackers
- Ideal for camping trips, picnics, parties or any outdoor events
- Comes with battery and works out of the box
- Drives away female mosquitoes by generating the sound a male mosquito makes while flying.
- (blood sucking) female mosquitoes are highly disturbed by this sound.
- Does not cause harm to pets such as cats and dogs

old4x4
11-30-08, 11:24 AM
Yeah, right. Hold on, let me put on my boots.... :lol:
Raptor1956
11-30-08, 12:28 PM
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bmorey
12-01-08, 10:43 PM
These things don't work. Have been around for years in various forms.
orange leader
12-11-08, 09:23 PM
I used to work for a independent insect product testing laboratory in Baltimore, called ICR. We raised mosquitoes (and many other insect species) for testing of these types of products. The companies who made the products would (should) hire us to test their products to prove that they worked, so they could claim it on their labels.

We never ever ever saw a sonic bug repeller show any evidence of being effective.

The problem is, that if it's not a chemical that you eat, or put on your body, then the government is not very concerned about whether or not it works. the EPA is only concerned with chemical pesticides, and the FDA is only concerned with medicines and food, so these types of devices fall outside their realm of jurisdiction (is that redundant?).

The best you could ever do is to get your purchase money back. Most people are too lazy to bother with that.