Atlantic Beach Trying Traps Designed for Military To Swat out Mosquitos at Local Parks

Mosquito season is here, and it’s only going to get worse as we head into the wetter months.

Before it gets too bad, one local city is taking steps to take out as many mosquitos as it can.

Crews are putting up INZECTO mosquito traps in Atlantic Beach that were actually created by a University of Florida professor.

The Urban Entomology Department at the University of Florida was contacted by the U.S. military to create a device to keep mosquitos away while troops are overseas.

Now, Inzecto is putting the traps up in Atlantic Beach at places like Jack Russell Park to see how they work in our area.

“The insecticide is embedded in a polymer on the inside of the trap, and it slowly releases after it’s activated with water,” said Phil Koehler, the UF professor emeritus who invented the traps. “There is no spraying of materials onto vegetation and possibility of harming pollinators.”

Koehler said his team took what they know about mosquitos and what attracts them to create the perfect trap for the pests.

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