Soda Pop Bottle Mosquito & Fly Trap

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Summary I designed this trap to screw on to a standard 16 or 20 ounce pop bottle. It's got a recessed, narrowing opening just like most other bug traps, and there's a keyhole for hanging it on a drywall screw. The threads are "PCO-1881" and should fit many other containers. There's also a funnel to print. You can use this to fill the trap, some folks have also postulated that it makes it easier for pests to find the opening and enter the trap. Some sites recommend covering the traps with a sock, so that they're dark and welcoming to pests. It seems to work on spiders, but hasn't changed my results with mosquitoes as of yet. Instructions I have successfully caught bees and flies, but I haven't figured out the right bait for mosquitoes yet. If you have something that works, please post it! So far, I've tried: sugar water with yeast (brown and white sugar) stagnant pond water gatorade (has electrolytes like human sweat) rotten orange juice Hummingbird nectar all of the above with a spritz of cologne/perfume all of the above with yeast to produce CO2

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Josie R about 5 years ago

Have you tried painting the bottle black or using a black bin sack to wrap the bottle in? Save your socks for your feet. :-0

rentorechovo about 5 years ago

What's about printer settings for this ?

Evissam over 5 years ago

So that's where all the bees have gone. ;-p

Shaun Bennett1 over 3 years ago

lol

Bradley Moore over 6 years ago

I have read the vinegar and baking soda will work best to attract mosquitoes

Rahere almost 7 years ago

Found the specs here: https://cnocoutdoors.com/blogs/blog/lets-talk-about-threads

ahyh almost 8 years ago

you need CO2 try water some sugar and bakers yeast

Les Hall about 9 years ago

BTW have you tried - water from t he toilet - of all t hings? Might attract flies best ofall!

Les Hall about 9 years ago

what's cool about this fly trap is that the creator has put a lot of time into testing it out and refining the design. you can tell when you print it that it is like a commercial / store-bought item. I hope it works, we have lots of flies here in Texas in summer!

Jimustanguitar about 9 years ago

Glad you like it! It definitely took a few tries. It's surprisingly difficult to find specs on the "PCO 188X" threads. Keep us updated on what you find for bait! Luckily, that should be much easier with flies than mosquitoes. Enjoy!

btwebz about 9 years ago

Blood?

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