Could be he got wet inside..actually did drown, just not 'in' the bowl..
and flew till he dropped from asphixiation.
Ode
At 10:17 AM 6/17/2003 -0400, you wrote:
Sounds logical. But how would a drowned mosquito end up 10 feet from the
plate?
Marshall
Ode Coyote wrote:
> The mosquitos will drown as soon as they touch the water. No surface
> tension on the water to hold them up or create a bubble around their
> breathing apparatus.
> Good way to drown fleas too. Put the dish under a night light to attract
> the fleas.
> Ode
>
> At 02:17 PM 6/16/2003 -0700, you wrote:
> >Just received---haven't tried it yet:
> >
> >"Here's a tip that was given at a recent gardening forum:
> >Put some water in a white dinner plate and add a couple of drops of
> >Lemon Fresh Joy dish detergent. Set the dish on your porch, patio, or
> >other outdoor area. I'm not sure what attracts them, the lemon smell,
> >the white plate color, or what, but mosquitoes flock to it, and drop
> >dead shortly after drinking the Lemon Fresh Joy/water mixture, and
> >usually within about 10 feet of the plate. Check this out---it works
> >just super!"
> >jr
> >
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