Mosquito Slayer
CO2
Mosquitoes
Have a question that you think should be part of our FAQ? Send it to us!
CO2 FAQ
Where do I get carbon dioxide?
Where do I get carbon dioxide?
The Mosquito Slayer uses pure carbon dioxide from the same kinds of cannisters used by the beverage industry to aearte soft drinks, beer, and other carbonated beverages. One supplier, with hundreds of outlests throughout the U.S. is PraxAir. You can also find CO2 gas by looking under Welding Supplies or Industrial Gases in the yellow pages. If you need more help in locating a supply of CO2, please contact us.
TopCO2 is known to contribute to the greenhouse effect. Should I be concerned about the amount of CO2 being used by the Mosquito Slayer?
Probably not. The Mosquito Slayer will typically use the contents of a 20 lb CO2 cylinder over the course of 4-6 weeks. This works out to between a half pound and a pound per day. By comparison, the average person exhales about one kilogram, or 2.2 pounds of CO2 per day. Another good point of comparison would be that the combustion of one gallon of gasoline releases about 19.6 pounds of CO2. So it is quite likely that your daily driving produces more CO2 than the Mosquito Slayer will each month.
If you are interested in learning more about the effect of carbon dioxide on the environment, here are the (fairly technical) answers to more questions.