The Mosquito Magnet® was recently rated by Consumer Reports in their May 2003 edition in the article "Should you trap or zap?"

Three traps from different manufacturers were put to the test by Consumer Reports:

How the traps were tested:

A couple thousand mosquitoes were released into a 25-by-30-foot sealed room with a trap at one end. About half of the mosquitoes were Culex quinquefasciatus, a species that has helped spread West Nile virus. The rest were Aedes aegypti, a common southern species that is "especially tenacious in its pursuit of people".

Each trap was run for 20 hours, half of which was in the dark. Then, the number and species of mosquitoes caught in each device was recorded.

How the Magnet Liberty performed:

Within minutes of entering the test chamber, swarms of mosquitoes were clustered around the Magnet Liberty and by the end of its 20 hours, the Magnet Liberty had caught about three-fourths of the mosquitoes.

The Consumer Reports Ratings:

• American Biophysics Mosquito Magnet Liberty: "The best combination of performance and convenience."
• Lentek Mosquito Trap MK01: "Worked as well as the Magnet Liberty, but less convenient."
• Applica SonicWeb ICH500: "Captured fewer mosquitoes than the others, but most convenient."

You can read the full article in the May 2003 edition of Consumer Reports, or online at www.consumerreports.com.