THE VIDEO SHELF · mosquito control
Mosquito trap DIY 8,000 mosquito kill reduce ZIKA DENGUE MALARIA MaxxAir Fan CO2
A DIY demonstration of a fan-and-screen mosquito trap that uses carbonated water as a CO2 attractant. The creator reports catching about 8,000 mosquitoes in two nights.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters point people to it as a cheap, simple, effective way to kill mosquitoes, and some report trying it successfully.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- GREENPOWERSCIENCE
- Topic
- mosquito control
- Format
- demo
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 4
- HN mentions in dataset
- 5
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2018–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Do it! I've seen videos floating around E.g. [0] that are as simple as a giant fan that sucks in mosquitoes. [0]: [VIDEO]
ryanseys on Hacker News · 2018-05
In Illnesses from Mosquito, Tick, and Flea Bites Increasing in the USThere's a lot of tricks out there for killing mosquitoes but the window screen on a fan one is a personal favorite: [VIDEO]
rainbowzootsuit on Hacker News · 2022-08
In Scientists discover how mosquitoes can ‘sniff out’ humansThe comments saying that other sources of water need to be removed are spot on. Another technique I've tried which works (observably) well is described in this video: [VIDEO] tl;dw: Get a big drum fan with a screen on the back, attached with small/powerful magnets. …
johnthedebs on Hacker News · 2025-07
In Try the Mosquito Bucket of Death
Summaries, classifications and recommendation records are from the HackerTube source dataset. Read about this library and its limitations.