SkeeterVac SV5100 Mosquito Trap and Accessory Bundle

SkeeterVac SV5100

The SkeeterVac SV5100 is a cordless unit that creates its own power to energize the suction fan by converting propane to electricity using a catalytic converter. Once it is ran through the catalytic converter, the propane by-product is CO2. When the fan powers up, the exhaust from the fan blows CO2 and Octenol out of the unit along with heat and moisture. Mosquitoes are drawn to the mixture thinking it is a mammal. Some mosquitoes will get stuck on the sticky TacTrap which is the black and white portion of the trap surrounding the SV3100 engine. Mosquito research has shown that mosquitoes are attracted to dark colors. The design of the TacTrap with the white and black contrast tends to make mosquitoes fly toward the wider dark portions of the TacTrap which is where the suction from the fan pulls the mosquitoes into the permanent wave drawer where they dehydrate and die.