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Good product for bugs, not so much for mosquitos
I own 2 Mosquito Magnets. They are amazing at removing mosquito's. The down side is the propane you have to replace every 21 days and the maintenance required on the Magnets to keep them running season after season. So I purchased the Dynatrap to test it out and see if it would allow me to retire 1 or both of my Mosquito Magnets.

The Dynatrap catches pretty much any bug that it attracted to light, same as a bug zapper. The difference is that it does not zap the bugs, instead the bugs are sucked in by the fan and die a slow lingering death of dehydration. The trap does a great job of catching bugs. In fact the unit was half full in about 1 week. That's a lot of bugs. However, it does NOT catch mosquito's. Sure it may catch one here or there at random, but it is by pure luck if any mosquito's end up in it.

If you do want to catch every other bug in your yard then the Dynatrap is for you. The main problem with the Dynatrap is that it does not kill the bugs, so you can never really empty the trap without bugs getting away unless you quickly try to open the unit inside a trash bag which is quite a challenge. Sure the bugs it caught a week ago might have died by now, but all the recent bugs that were caught are still running and flying around inside the trap. If you turn the trap off then all the live bugs can just walk or fly right out of the unit since the only thing keeping them in the "cage" is the large fan that sucked them into the trap in the first place.

One of the other reviewers said he had good luck taking out the lights and running the unit without the lights in order to catch only mosquito's. This did not work for me. When I took the lights out the unit caught almost nothing at all. So for me, the Mosquito Magnets are still the only game in town to truly catch ONLY mosquito's. They work great, they are just expensive to purchase and operate.

The claim that Dynatrap makes about it creating CO2 from the paint or whatever on the unit I think is bunk. They claim this CO2 is what attracts mosquito's. While I know first hand that CO2 does attract mosquito's, I don't think the Dynatrap makes any noticeable amount of CO2 since when I took the lights out and ran it the unit did not catch any noticeable amount of mosquito's.

Bottom line is that if you want a machine to QUIETLY catch bugs that are attracted to light without killing them for a while then the Dynatrap is for you. However, if you want them dead and don't mind the zapping noise I would get a bug zapper instead. If you want to catch only biting mosquito's then break out the bucks and buy the Mosquito Magnet. It's costs a ton, but it truly works.

It really works
This caught more bugs in a week then my expensive Mosquito Magnet did in an entire season, which by the way broke after one year. I have three of these and it really helps to keep the mosquito population down. You don't need to, but I bait it with Lurex 3 scent attractant because I have a major Asian Tiger mosquito problem.

Useless in Brooklyn
The Dynatrap Insect Eliminator proved useless against pesky Brooklyn "ankle-biter" mosquitoes. I left the unit on outside for 48 hours. Caught a few bugs but no mosquitoes. In addition the bulbs burned out after 3 days of use. Next year I'll try a propane unit. I sent the unit back for a full refund (thanks True-Value Hardware!).

Not worth the money
The Dynatrap primarily captured moths. I found zero mosquitoes and few other undesirable insects. Primarily I found small moths in the trap. I threw the thing away and realize I wasted $100. I do not recommend this product at all!

Caught lots of moths, few mosquitos, bulbs died after 2 weeks
Simply a case of sounds to good to be true (eliminating mosquitos without spending $400+ for a LP gas unit). You'll notice the product states it is an "insect eliminator" not a mosquito eliminator. I got the device, plugged it in and left it running all night. The next morning I had a hard time picking out 1 dead mosquito from the pile of moths and beetles in the trap. After about 2 weeks of nighttime use I noticed that the bulbs started pulsating for no reason then died the next day even though they are listed as working for 3000 hours. If you've got a serious moth issue then this is your solution. But if you're dealing with mosquitos then keep looking elsewhere