female mosquito mating call

current traps available to trap mosquitos focus on the female - where the better devices use carbon dioxide gas, black light lamps, and chemical scents to lure them in.

but why do the male mosquitos get ignored? because they're vegetarians and live shorter lives? i think they are the weak link.

they are lured to females by the frequency the females' wings make - and they tend to congregate in voracious swarms that head straight to the sound of a female.

this frequency has been successfully duplicated by humans before and while the frequency changes with the ambient temperature, it may be possible to use a range of frequencies to match it electronically.

i foresee that the only set back is that the noise is audible by human beings close by.

so - the device lures the swarms of males in to whatever trapping device (e.g containers, chemicals, tesla coils), the swarms die in some sort of manner, and the swarms don't get to contribute to future generations of mosquito females and males.

it can also be used to complement the female lures - or replace them. the problem with the female lures is that since the lures tend to be set up near human populations, there's always the chance that the females may get diverted by the humans instead.