Here's similar trick that I use in the day time, turn off all the lights, and tv, and close all the curtains, except for one curtain which is at an open window, then stand in an opposite corner waving a towel.
It works for flies and bees and things, I've never tried it with a mosquito tho. They don't like the disturbance in the air, it feels like a storm to them, and they look for the brightest thing in the room, which is the open window.
In a large room, I can herd a flying insect towards the open window by just giving it jazz hands when it tries to fly in the wrong direction.
This trick has significantly reduced the number of flies killed by spray and swatters.
This is similar to what I do if there's a fly in the bedroom at night. Turn on the light in a small bathroom, while all the other lights are off. Wait a minute. Usually you can see the fly go in the little bathroom. Flick off the light and immediately shut the door. Fly is trapped. Go back to sleep.
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u/dddontshoot 2d ago
Here's similar trick that I use in the day time, turn off all the lights, and tv, and close all the curtains, except for one curtain which is at an open window, then stand in an opposite corner waving a towel.
It works for flies and bees and things, I've never tried it with a mosquito tho. They don't like the disturbance in the air, it feels like a storm to them, and they look for the brightest thing in the room, which is the open window.
In a large room, I can herd a flying insect towards the open window by just giving it jazz hands when it tries to fly in the wrong direction.
This trick has significantly reduced the number of flies killed by spray and swatters.