Monday, 19 May 2014

1000 Flowers for the Planet - # 198 Avoid Bug Zappers

1000 Flowers for the Planet - # 198 Avoid Bug Zappers


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… avoid using “bug lights” or “bug zappers” to kill mosquitoes and other biting insects outdoors. While these devices use light to attract insects, mosquitoes, blackflies and other blood-seeking pests are not attracted to light; they are instead attracted to heat and carbon dioxide. The result is that bug zappers end up killing thousands of harmless insects—ones that otherwise could have served as food for birds, bats and fish—while doing nothing at all to curb mosquitoes and biting flies.”

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