In a message dated 8/8/02 7:01:44 AM Central Daylight Time, 
[email protected] writes:


>   According to my Dads friend, his $800 unit doesn't do much of anything.
> Shucks!
> Ken
> 
> At 03:23 PM 8/6/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >On Tue, 06 Aug 2002 08:50:18 -0400, Ode Coyote
> ><[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >>  One of the proported best mosquito traps on the market uses a propane
> >>burner to attract and kill the critters.
> >
> >And two versions of it (made by Coleman) have just been recalled due
> >to minor explosions -- manufacturing defects.
> >
> 

There was a segment on last night's local news which said those propane units 
"do a better job attracting mosquitoes than repelling them - you'll have a 
better effect if you put them in your neighbor's yard....."

Oh, well.

Linda