Mosquito Magnet OCTENOL3 Octenol Biting Insect Attractant, 3-Pack

by Mosquito Magnet

Product Features

• EPA registered secondary attractant for your Mosquito Magnet traps. Lures biting insects to the Mosquito Magnet trap and away from you and your family
• Mimics human breath
• Recommended attractant for those who live on the coast or Northern regions of the U.S
• Increases catch rates up to 10 times
• Replace every 21 days

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 3.5 x 5.6 inches ; 0.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B001BF24EI
• Item model number: OCTENOL3
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,516 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)

Product Description

Works with all Mosquito Magnet systems: Pro, Liberty, Liberty Plus and Defender. 1 packet lasts 3 weeks.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works, but you need to know what sorts of mosquitoes you have, May 31, 2011

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Allan Ray Miller "Ray's Reviews" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mosquito Magnet OCTENOL3 Octenol Biting Insect Attractant, 3-Pack (Lawn & Patio)

This product (Octenol) works with all models of the Mosquito Magnet and with many models of the SkeeterVac. I have found that it does seem to increase the catch rate of the night-biting mosquitoes over just using the CO2/heat/moisture of the MM/SV alone. However you'll need Lurex (Mosquito Magnet LUREX3N - Lurex3 Attractant, 3-Pack) for the daytime-biting Tiger mosquitoes so unless you have multiple traps around your yard (as I do) you'll need to pick & choose which type of mosquito is most prevalent in your area. (I read elsewhere that Tiger mosquitoes are actually repelled by Octenol so sadly you really do have to pick & choose one.)

Oddly, on my SkeeterVac's TacTrap (SkeeterVac CPSX000021 TacTrap Replacements) I've discovered that other pests seem to prefer either Lurex or Octenol too. Flying cockroaches, for example, are most commonly trapped in my SkeeterVac TacTrap running Lurex, while horse flies and house flies seem to prefer getting stuck in the SkeeterVac TacTrap running Octenol. Gnats and no-see-ums get stuck both places and/or vacuumed up into the SV (Blue Rhino SV3100 SkeeterVac Mosquito Eliminator, 1-Acre Coverage) or MM (Mosquito Magnet MM4100 Patriot Mosquito Trap) fan/screen trap.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Does the job, August 31, 2008

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J. McCormack (MA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mosquito Magnet OCTENOL3 Octenol Biting Insect Attractant, 3-Pack (Lawn & Patio)

It fit and does the job. I had to wait weeks for it on backorder. When I took the old one out it still smelled strong. I could tell no difference with the new one. Not sure it really needs to be changed monthly.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars War on Mosquitos, July 29, 2011

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Nutty squirrel - See all my reviews

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Mosquito Magnet OCTENOL3 Octenol Biting Insect Attractant, 3-Pack

This is great. I must disassemble and clean my Magnet every year, but I never get bit by those nasty bugs again, the 3 pack is all I need for that year. Without the Attractant I only get about ¼ of those bugs.

One Octennol cartridge last about 50 days (or every other propane tank) here in Upstate NY, a lot longer than the package says.