Mosquito Killing / Preventing Innovations

Question

Last night I had mosquitoes in my bedroom. While I don't like getting stung the worst thing for me is the buzzing sound they make. I can't sleep when I hear this sound. I closed the windows and doors and went hunting and after killing one I thought I was done. I wasn't. I was up dozens of times, tired and angry, hunting and killing and listening for buzzing sounds. I also sprayed myself and my bed with anti-mosquito spray but that did not help, they still came close enough so I could hear the dreaded buzzing.I know that the open window was a mistake. I know I should have installed some form of net or something like that. I will do this soon.However, I wondered also if there isn't anything new in the fight against mosquitoes. A new life hack, a trap or spray that actually works, a sacrificial offering to keep them occupied or preferably something like this:A few microphones (e.g. from an ultrasound distance sensor) that can triangulate the position of the mosquito and then use this position to direct a death ray of some kind (laser, microwaves, whatever) directly at the mosquito (without killing me if the mosquito is close).

trumbitta2 · Accepted Answer

Insect screens, good ones. Invest and you'll be rewarded. But also be quick when you open the door to your house, because the little monsters do not enter from your windows only, nor at night only.

twunde · Answer

There are a few options. As mentioned by heresjohnny you should have insect screens on your windows. There are other deterrents like citronella candles or the rather new bug repellant devices: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/mosquito-control-... There are also bug zapper devices although I don't know whether they're effective against mosquitoes

heresjohnny · Answer

I think your best bet is an insect screen. I have one at home that pops right inside my window frame. Modern frames have standard dimensions, so it's likely trivial to find an insect screen that fits yours. Once you have this in place I don't think you'll be looking any longer for a solution from the Star Wars realm.

brudgers · Answer

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superdeeda · Answer

Life hack for me is to have a fan on and pointed in the direction of my head. The white noise helps and they also don't seem to fly much in the wake of the fan.

tikkun · Answer

If you have standing water outside your house, check out mosquito drops/dunks.There are also some things with blue light and fans, search Amazon for Katchy.

rohan_ · Answer

Just turn the fan on. This problem was solved a hundred years ago.

philomath_mn · Answer

Crazy to me that it is common for some places to not have screens on their windows. I live in Minnesota in the US and I don't think I have ever seen a screen-less window here (but I do remember the windows in our B&B in Munich didn't have screens)

ugur2nd · Answer

Put on a Bluetooth headset and go to sleep. The breathing sounds you make while sleeping will drown out the mosquito buzzing.

sloaken · Answer

I had a problem with mosquitos once. turned out it was caused by water in rain gutters. They needed cleaning and balancing. Lazy me, I removed most of them.Bats and some types of birds are good but getting a bat or a bird could be a challenge. Depending on where you live look into the birds that eat mosquitos and provide nesting for them.

tr888 · Answer

I'm not aware of anything.There was an interesting episode of Sliced Bread on BBC Radio 4 recently about mosquito repellants.Basically DEET or PMD is as good as it gets, but applied incorrectly makes it ineffective. Citronella is pretty much useless.https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001np5v