The Best Mosquito Control System

in Country Garden

I've had a lot of trouble in the past with the theories and the costs of mosquito control systems. Not to mention the fact that I've never been entirely convinced of their effectiveness.

However, living in 'bug country', watching my animals huddle in the barn on the worst of days, and being completely fed up with feeling as though I am a prisoner in my own house, I've started thinking differently about the mosquito control systems on the market.

There are hundreds of breeds of mosquitoes in this world - how can I be sure that the unit on the shelf (selling for hundreds of dollars) is going to kill the breed that's taken over my backyard? And, of course I am aware of the great controversy over upsetting the delicate eco-balance.

Until I watched the CBS Morning Show last month.

The CBS Morning Show featured a mosquito control system called the Mosquito Mega-Catch.

Now I'm old enough to know not to trust television segments, so I headed online for independent reviews and research studies conducted. What I found both amazed and educated me.

This unit was extensively tested by experts performing studies that had no affiliation with the company and was found superior for cleaning up your area of the biting nuisances (including black flies and no-see-ums).

The Mosquito Mega-Catch was tested:

• by a wide variety of independent research teams;
• in a variety of settings (from cabin to suburban to swamp land properties);
• on a variety of mosquito breeds (they actually did a "release and count" in tented acreage in one of the studies);
• and tested numerous mosquito control systems both side by side, as well as  the Mega-Catch operating on it's own.

It was really rather fascinating (doing all that research) and now I know far more about mosquitoes than I had ever wanted to know...

The best part? The control system that works best is only $200 retail. 

That is the cheapest price I've found anywhere - and I even shopped on eBay! Actually there are a few sellers on eBay carrying this product for $20 less than retail, but you'll end up paying more on shipping and it could be a hassle with warranties and such.

The source I chose is one of the oldest catalog retailers in the US (established in 1848). If anything goes wrong with your order, delivery, etc. they really step up with customer service - they state, both on their catalog and their website, that "if a product fails to meet your expectations, for any reason, you can return it for a full refund...".

At the moment The Mosquito Mega-Catch is seriously backordered at $199. I knew that as soon as everyone found out about the effectiveness of this system it could become harder to get your own. (You might also try our Country Store for the Mosquito Mega-Catch to see if there are any in stock there.)

Within the upcoming weeks, if biting insect control is important, you might want to try the next best model shown below. Click the image to be taken directly to the product page.

Mosquito Control System that Outperforms

Mosquito Mega-Catch for Canadians

As you may already know I am located in Canada. So while I was researching control systems for Canada I also shopped around for best prices for Canadians. Our lovely Customs Service dings us hard on the wallet whenever we order anything from the USA. For instance, last month a friend from Colorado sent me a gift - a $50 juicer from WalMart USA. When the gift arrived I was presented with a 55 Canadian Customs Invoice at my door - just for the joy of receiving a gift from the US!

That's a charge I can live without. There is currently one Canadian dealer for this system. But when I calculated Canadian to US exchange rate, the Canadian distributor's delivery fee, a higher starting price on the unit and no promotional discount, I determined that the unit would cost me an extra $90 to order from a Canadian rep.

How can this be, especially given the Canadian Customs robbery? Well Hammacher has a customs broker that charges (and pays to the government) a flat rate per item coming across the border. (And it's far cheaper than receiving a gift, that's for sure!).