Cordless Mosquito Killer

Filed in archive Wired Outdoors on May 21, 2008

Mosquito's brining your summer fun down? This battery-powered mosquito killer uses a tank of propane to emit octenol (a colorless odorless gas that Lures mosquitos). Once the mosquitos get close to the device a vacuum sucks the bugs up and "dehydrates them". Each device is $500 and will run for about 3 weeks on a single propane tank.

I'm not a huge fan of mosquitos (I already have 15-20 bites in various locations around my body) but this seems a bit harsh even for a mosquito hater like myself. Would any of you buy one of these?

[via Gizmodo]