Customer Rating:  
Summary: Can't Get it to Work in Florida
Comment: I switched from Octenol (which worked) to Lurex about 2 months ago and have not caught a mosquito since. I swabbed the tube where the attractant goes (per tech support), but it still does not work. I think the Mosquito Magnet is junk.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Dont use in Northern US
Comment: My 1 star is actually for Amazon.com. I have no idea how this product performs. I guess that if you look at the back of the box, it has a map of the United States and the bottom half uses this product. The top half uses Octenol, a different chemicle. I wish Amazon would have told me this because now I am stuck in New York with a product that will not do me any good. Amazon wants me to pay for return shipping, and will deduct the original "free" shipping charges, all because of their mistake.
1 star for amazon.
Customer Rating:
Summary: It Works as Advertised
Comment: We purchased a Mosquito Magnet about three years ago, and it never seemed to particularly well reducing the number of bites my wife and I always received when trying to use our deck or backyard. The Octenol attractant that MM used not only didn't attract the little bloodsuckers infesting our land, it almost seemed to be repelling them.
Our area used to be infested with regular woodland mosquitoes, but in the past few years, the nasty, aggressive Asian Tiger mosquitoes have pretty much entirely replaced our friendly (by comparison) local breed. We would have done just about anything to get rid of the Tiger mosquitoes that were active 24/7 and never seemed to give up, but I don't want to turn my yard into a toxic waste dump.
The new Lurex did a decent job of attracting the Tigers to the trap. In fact, it was swarming with them. Now our problem was tht the MM's fan just didn't generate enough suction to entrap much of the swarm. The Tiger mosquitoes were swarming dense enough around the MM that I didn't want to get near it to empty it without wearing a beekeeper's outfit, if only I had one.
So, yes, the Lurex-3 attractant worked exactly as advertised, but as a complete system, I'm still a bit underwhelmed with the MM until they install a fan with a higher CFM rate.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Works!
Comment: Living in north Texas, I'm an unfortunate summer flunkie: the sun hates me, but mosquitoes love me. Hmmm. When used according to the package directions, (and this includes following the Mosquito Magnet placement and maintenance instructions as well,) this new lure works very well at attracting Asian Tiger mosquitoes, if they're the dominant breed in your area. You'll know if you have these mosquitoes: they are aggressive biters, both daytime and night. They can be identified by the white "stripes" on their legs, and are winter hardy in temperate regions. This lure should be replaced at each propane tank change, as the gel evaporates over time and will become ineffective when dried out. Overall, a great boon for reclaiming the back yard!
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