Are mosquito killer lamps harmful to humans?

Mosquito-killing lamps are a common household item. In the hot summer, mosquitoes are most rampant. People use various methods to drive away mosquitoes at night. For example, the most commonly used ones are mosquito-repellent floral water and mosquito coils. However, mosquito-repellent floral water has a strong smell and cannot be applied directly to sensitive skin. Although mosquito coils have a good mosquito-repellent effect, they can easily pollute the air in the home, and the odor they emit can cause certain harm to the human body. Therefore, many people choose to use simple mosquito-killing lamps without any odor pollution. So, are mosquito-killing lamps harmful to humans?

Generally speaking, it is best not to turn on the mosquito lamp when sleeping. Mosquito killer lamps attract mosquitoes with light, causing them to dry out and die from dehydration. The light from mosquito-killing lamps may affect people's sleep quality and cause skin aging. Let’s take a closer look below!

When working, the mosquito killer lamp can produce light, heat, carbon dioxide, water vapor, and flowing air that mosquitoes like, simulating human breathing to lure mosquitoes, attracting mosquitoes away from you and falling into the mosquito-catching cyclone, causing them to dehydrate and die. If you use a mosquito lamp while sleeping, it will interfere with the mosquito's ability to identify insects, causing the mosquito lamp to fail to function properly. Therefore, it is best not to turn on the mosquito lamp while sleeping.

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What are the hazards of turning on a mosquito killer lamp overnight?

Skin aging

The ultraviolet rays from mosquito-killing lamps are mostly long-wave ultraviolet A light, which can reach the dermis of the skin. If the human body turns on the mosquito-killing lamp all night while sleeping for a long time, the aging of the skin will become more serious.

Air pollution

Mosquitoes like to run to places with light at night, and mosquito lamps use this principle to attract mosquitoes. When the mosquitoes' bodies are electrocuted to death by the mosquito lamps, the mosquito's bacteria will float in the air. It is harmful to the human body to sleep with the mosquito lamp on for a whole night for a long time.

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Can the mosquito killer lamp be turned on during the day?

You can turn on the mosquito repellent lamp during the day.

Mosquito-killing lamps are mainly made by utilizing the phototaxis of mosquitoes at night. When using the mosquito-killing lamp, the mosquito-killing lamp tube needs to be lit. At this time, it is best not to have other light sources in the room, otherwise it will affect the mosquito-killing effect. Therefore, if it is turned on during the day, all light sources in the room need to be turned off, and it is best to turn on the mosquito-killing lamp for one to two hours after people leave, so that the mosquito-killing effect will be better.

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Precautions for using mosquito killer lamps

When using a mosquito killer lamp, it is best to leave the room, and it is best not to point it at people when it is turned on, so as to avoid long-term exposure of ultraviolet rays to the human body, which can easily cause spots and blackening. Also, if the eyes are exposed to the mosquito killer lamp for a long time, it may affect vision.