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(v .4.1)
9 What the BG-Sentinel cannot do
The BG-Sentinel
•
is not able to reduce populations of millions of mosquitoes – a situation that can occur
after floods (no trap can do this).
•
is also not able to eliminate your mosquito problem over night – in the best case it should
be left running for 24 hours a day and 7 days a week for as much time as possible.
Consequently, the BG-Sentinel should be kept running even if the mosquito population
decreased to ensure that newly hatched (e.g. after heavy rainfall) or migrating
mosquitoes can still be captured.
•
cannot capture mosquitoes if insecticides were sprayed in or around the trap.
Note: If your trap does not catch mosquitoes sufficiently, you might have a problem with
mosquito species that are attracted by CO
2
and therefore you should try running the trap with
CO
2
.
10 Troubleshooting
Problem
Possible reason
Solution
No mosquitoes in the catch
bag
Fan not running
Check the power supply
Wrong placement of trap
Place the trap according to
the advice above
Your target mosquito needs
CO
2
as an attractant
Add CO
2
to the trap
according to the advice
above
Fan not running
Power supply out of order
Recharge battery if you are
using one
Plug connections loose
Check that the single cables
are tightened into the plug
connections
Trap topples over
Toppled over by strong wind
for example
Attach strings to the handles
and fasten them to the
ground using tent pegs
