Mosquito/Repellent Effectiveness project - how do I catch mosquitos???

[deleted-570566]

So I wanted to do a project similar to the one found here:
http://www.all-science-fair-projects.co ... ct_1423_38

anyway, I’m committed to doing this project now. but now I need to know— how do I catch/obtain mosquitos? I need 40 of them. there are a lot of them by my house but I don’t know how I’ll catch them without killing them.

[elisenguyenle]

Hi there,

Since mosquitoes need sugar as their food source, I am thinking we can use use sugar/honey as a trap. I saw an article about how to make a trap for flies, so you might attempt to do the same for mosquitoes: https://www.wikihow.com/Catch-Flies

Best,
Elise

[pharrast]

Here is a similar one specifically for mosquitos. https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Plastic- ... quito-Trap
If you get impatient, I bet just a butterfly net or fish net could catch a couple, which you could, with some care, get into container like butterfly cage or a jar with holes in the lid.
Good Luck!

[DrAJ]

If necessary, you can purchase mosquito larva. Be careful not to get stung as the larva develops into adults within about one week. Here is a possible source --- http://www.aquaculturestore.com/Mosquito-Larvae.html

Once you have adult mosquitos either by catching or buying, how are you planning to judge the effectiveness of the various repellents?

Good luck with your project.