The Ambush Story

Our family home was in Bourke, in outback Australia. Bourke has mosquitoes ... lots of mosquitoes.

In early 2012 Bourke and the surrounding districts flooded to levels not seen since the 1970’s.  

The mosquitoes were unbearable.  

Huge balls of mosquitoes covered every street light in town. I heard stories about whole litters of pups dying over night and sheep dying as they were sucking in more mosquitoes than air.

I started to try a lot of the mosquito control units that I could buy from established stores in Australia. I also tried ones I could buy through the internet and from overseas.

By far the most effective mosquito control unit I tried was the Ambush Mosquito Trap.
I had to import the Ambush Mosquito Trap from overseas (I couldn't buy it in Australia), but it was still the most cost-effective solution.

Most importantly, it worked!

I had immediate results. We were filling our catch container every 2 to 3 days, that is between 10 000 and 15 000 dead mosquitoes every 2 nights. The trap only targets the egg laying female mosquitoes as they are the only ones that bite. A female mosquito can lay as many as 3000 mosquitoes in her lifetime. The Ambush Mosquito Trap was potentially wiping out between 30 000 000 and 45 000 000 mosquitoes every two days!

In 5 nights we caught enough mozzies to fill a 2 litre ice cream container.  

Lots of people were asking about the Ambush, so I started selling them at local fairs and stalls. In the last three weeks of the mozzie season, in Bourke, a town with a population of 2100, we sold over 150 Ambush Mosquito Traps - mainly to local residents. We relied on word of mouth, which goes to show how effective Ambush Mosquito Traps are!

Our customers are happy - you can read what some of them are saying about Ambush right here on our website.

I now know that Octenol has been clinically proven to attract mosquitoes such as the common banded mosquito.  This mozzie is the major summer pest of inland riverine areas of southeastern Australia, particularly in the Murray/Darling River basin, and also a carrier of Ross River Virus and Murray River Encephalitis.

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from 368 reviews
Well worth the money

I've had the Ambush Mosquito Trap a bit over 2 months and have been really impressed. The booster definitely made a difference for me, after about 4 weeks we started seeing a difference in the number of mozzies. Unit is well made and the after sales support has been great.

Andrew P.
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Mary - Gosford NSW

Early one morning after being woken by mosquito bites, I was searching online for a solution and found the Mosquito Ambush. It is truly amazing. We keep it down in the yard near the pizza oven. Low noise and no mosquitos on the deck or inside the house. We live on the bush, have no fly screens and like to sleep with our windows open. This product is a complete success and we highly recommend it.

Julian Bowles
Mosquito Lure - Season Pack
Ambush mosquito trap

Not only is this mosquito trap effective, it looks cool with the polished steel co2 cylinder! Definitely made a big impact on our mosquito problems.

Daniel N.
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Great Product

Having tried a number of other UV type traps with very limited success I was somewhat reluctant to outlay a further $249.00. After trying the Ambush Mosquito Trap I can honestly say that it is worth every cent and more, with amazing results right from the start.

Norman M.
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Very well built.

Hi
I was pleasantly suprized with the high build quality of the ambush booster. It is easy to set up and get into operation. Great product overall.

Nathan M.
The Ambush Booster
big reduction in mozzies and other bities

We have seen a big reduction in these pests. I was a bit sceptical at first with just the CO2 generator, but it works well. The indoor device also works well.

Darryl V.
Ambush Indoor Insect Trap
Great Product that Works

As part of a body corporate I have encouraged multiple owners to purchase this product. The committee has bought several units to assist in some of our large common areas

Dagmar L.
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Quality product that’s working well so far

Fast delivery from order ( 3 days) . I was Very impressed with quality of construction and components out of the box. Instructions were easy to follow and additional info provided on pest species was helpful. I have been using for 6 weeks ( Jan/Feb) when we have high mosquito and midge activity from nearby bush land. We generally don’t go down the garden without protective sprays. Emptying the sieve shows high kill numbers for pests, but quite a lot of collateral impact on moths - not all of which are problem species. Mosquito numbers have dropped, but still enough to cause problems so far ( we’ve had plenty of rain over last 6 weeks too). Due to size of garden area and mutiple potential sources of pests, I will need to relocate the unit a couple of times to see if we get more impact. 4* so far due to this aspect, but I’ve no doubt it is effective at killing mosquitos.

Mark S.
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Impressed

Order delivered in 3 days to country NSW. Beautifully packaged. first night i estimate we collected around 2000 mosquitos...yes its a plague after the floods. 2nd night about 1500..and the whole area already feels much reduced in mozzie menace after just 2 days!. 8 of us working outdoors alongside a pond...it is a blessed relief. Great product comparable to a much bigger more expensive US version i used 15 years ago. This is much neater all round.

Christopher D.
The Ambush Mosquito Trap
Works really well

Can now sit outside with not having to put on any mozzy spray

Josh S.
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Good quality product.

Purchased the Ambush trap just before Christmas and have not seen a mozzie over the whole holiday period.

Charles C.
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Sceptical Until Now

I purchased this product in Feb 2019. I like many others, have looked and tried absolutely everything available to stop or at least control the mosquitoes with no luck until now. I was very sceptical in paying so much for a product that may or may not work but I gave it a shot. This is by far the most effective product on the market. It actually works. Previously I nor my children could go outside under the pergola without being attacked by mosquitoes but now we can enjoy the use of the pergola without any mosquitoes being around. Thanks for a product that actually works.

Stephen S.
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Amazing

After reading all the fantastic reviews, decided to give it a try as my front yard had lots of mossies and I have a young child so didn’t want him to get bitten. Literally we leave the front door open now as the mossies have all gone. Thank you!

Allan H.
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Mosquito ambush

we have had a really bad influx of mosquitoes recently on the Island and when i opened my front door they just swarmed inside. I ordered the mosquito ambush and it took a while to before i noticed results, what really highlighted it for me was that i have very few mosquitoes around my house but when i went to another part of the island the moment i opened the car door a whole lot just flew in so i knew that the mosquito trap was working so happy with the result
Ramona Macleay Island

Ramona S.
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Love it

Great product

Tony Siracusa
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