Supposedly, mosquitos track you via your CO2 breath output. The fridge would be putting out quite a bit of CO2, maybe that misdirects them? "Mosquitoes use carbon dioxide (CO2) and 1-octen-3-ol from human and animal breath and sweat as odor cues and DEET inhibits the detection of the latter in insects.[41] Other potent body and breath odor cues include lactic acid, dimethyldisulfide,and acetone[42]" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquitos On Jul 17, 2008, at 10:10 AM, Doug Alcock wrote: > Fewer problems with mosquitoes!!! My fridge is always running on > propane so > I have no basis of comparison -- but if there's an explanation for > this I'd > love to hear it. I'm sure other's will have much better thoughts > than I on > the high altitude question. > > Cheers, > Doug > > > On 7/17/08, gary hradek <hradek@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> I was lighting the fridge while at a high altitude and noticed the >> green >> indicator light was not as bright as at the lower altitude. Does >> this mean >> that it is burning too rich and I should avoid using it if possible? >> >> I also noticed I have fewer problems with mosquitoes when I run the >> fridge >> on propane instead of electricity. >> Gary >> > > > > -- > http://www.dougalcock.com |
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