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How to Make a Simple Homemade Mosquito Trap With Cut Bottles

How to Make a Simple Homemade Mosquito Trap With Cut Bottles

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How to Make a Simple Homemade Mosquito Trap With Cut Bottles

Summer is right around the corner and you know what that means – MOSQUITOS. Here is a simple way to rid yourself of this problem.

You Will Need:

How to Make a Simple Homemade Mosquito Trap With Cut Bottles

1.) 1 Soda Bottle

2.) 1 Bag of Brown Sugar

3.) 1 Jar of Yeast

4.) 1 Knife

5.) 1 Measuring Cup

HOW:

1. Cut the plastic bottle in half.

How to Make a Simple Homemade Mosquito Trap With Cut Bottles

Your bottle should look like this:

How to Make a Simple Homemade Mosquito Trap With Cut Bottles

2. Mix 1/4 cup of brown sugar with hot water.

How to Make a Simple Homemade Mosquito Trap With Cut Bottles

3. Pour the sugar into the bottom half of the cut plastic bottle.

How to Make a Simple Homemade Mosquito Trap With Cut Bottles

4. Pour 400 ml (apprx 1 3/4 cup) of very hot water. Let cool.

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5. Add the yeast. No need to mix. It creates carbon dioxide, which attracts mosquitoes.

How to Make a Simple Homemade Mosquito Trap With Cut Bottles

6. You will only need a pinch or two. Pinch the yeast between your fingers and add to the mixture. You do not need to stir it. Let it sit for awhile.

How to Make a Simple Homemade Mosquito Trap With Cut Bottles

7. When you're finished, place the bottle top upside down facing the mixture. The mosquitos are attracted to the liquid and will fly into the opening. They (most likely) will not be able to escape once inside the bottle.

When you're all finished your mosquito trap should look like this:

How to Make a Simple Homemade Mosquito Trap With Cut Bottles

We hope you enjoyed our tutorial on how to make a mosquito trap out of cut bottles

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