[Sugar-devel] [IAEP] Turn your frequency generator into a super powerful mosquito repeller

[Sean Linton]

Thanks Paolo, didn't see your message there, good to have some more info.

Sean

SL
Otago, New Zealand



On 8 July 2011 20:58, <nanonano at mediagala.com> wrote:

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> >James Cameron wrote:
> > Is there any evidence base for repelling mosquitos using low frequency
> sound?
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> There is an Article that says that the experiments done with low and high
> frecuencies failed:
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> http://bugjammer.com/reports/coro/index.htm
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> *"Another type of electronic mosquito repeller is claimed to "mimic
> perfectly the sound of dragon-flies, natural enemies of mosquitoes". In this
> case Schreiber et al (1991) measured that the frequency emitted was 30 Hz,
> much lower than the minimum frequency reported for the mosquito wing beat
> (Clements 1999). Schreiber et al (1991) with field and laboratory tests in
> Florida and Curtis (1994) with laboratory trials in London, England alsoreport negative results of this device in
> eliciting a repellent effect on mosquito females. "
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> *Paolo Benini
> Montevideo*
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