main dove
Based on an ESP32cam, a fully solar powered mosquito catcher including:
main dove
The ESP32cam is used to check the amount of mosquitoes catched into the net
pliant karma
This is frigging awesome how have you noticed a difference in the number of mosquitoes bothering you after deploying it?
static shoal
I'm curious about the DIY pheromones. Do you have a magic recipe?
main dove
Bicarbonate of amonium + acid lactic
main dove
This is frigging awesome how have you noticed a difference in the number of mosq...
Well now there are a little bit less mosquittoes at the moment where I am deploying the trap.... but for sure it's working
You can of course use original biogents feromones product... it's about 10-15 euros for 1.5-2 months
pliant karma
You can of course use original biogents feromones product... it's about 10-15 eu...
maybe you should set 2 traps in a similar area and add the commercial product and your product to find the results if they are similar or significantly different
main dove
I am planning to built another one too
but to build one.... it's already a lot of work... well I should go faster for the second one
pliant karma
I think the concept is great and second iteration I bet you find some better solutions as your assembling it
main dove
a vidéo in french of the building process : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSc-NPRGglk&feature=youtu.be
it's very basic ... coz I don't like to edit videos
azure vine
now for the million dollar question.
it wasn't cheap to build ?
azure vine
you know what also works.
a big! fan and womens nylonsstockings. the almost see-thru ones.
if fan is powerfull enough and sucktion is great it works wonders
you fasten the stockings like a bag as a collector
my brother caught 5kilogram mosquitos with the thing
azure vine
yeah
main dove
The yaml file
The part2 with esphome explanations : https://studio.youtube.com/video/__J-zSAZHX8/edit
grim cedar
Nice Work 👍
main dove
thx
main dove
To improve the DIY ferromones mixture, you can add few drops of caproic acid
azure vine
is there a follow-up with a picture of the pile of dead mosquitos ?
main dove
but first feedback with this acid.... it's working much much better
main dove
U need several trap to control the mosquittoes invasion
main dove
I built a second trap for the new season
Good news, now there is a dedicaced PCB : https://github.com/SeByDocKy/myESPhome/tree/main/gerber
Gerber_BOM_PCB_mosquitto_killer_v2.zip
main dove
glad tartan
