MISTER JACKSON DECID TO
>> NOW TO OUR AS SEEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA TEST ADS FOR PRUCTS THAT POP UP IN YOUR
INSTAGRAM OR FACEBOOK FEEDS
THAT PROMISE TO KEEP
MOSQUITOES AWAY. MANY PEOPLE
WILL BUY AND TRY JUST ABOUT
ANYTHING IF IT MEANS KEEPING
THOSE BLOODSUCKERS FROM
BITING.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: LAST NIGHT ON
NEWS, 4, JAX AT 5, IT WAS
MILITARY GRADE MOSQUITO KILLER
CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR LAUREN
VERNO SHOWED US THE A DEVICE
MADE FOR THE MILITARY THAT
WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE
PUBLIC WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR
AND WILL LIKELY COST AROUND 20
BUCKS. SHE EXPLAINED HOW IT’S
NEW TECHNOLOGY IS EXPECTED TO
BE A GAME CHANGER IN THE FIGHT
AGAINST MOSQUITOES.
>> BUT WHAT ABOUT OTHER
PRODUCTS THAT ARE ON SALE
RIGHT NOW, LAWRENCE, JOINING
US NOW WITH HER AS SEEN ON
SOCIAL MEDIA TEST. LAUREN,
THERE ARE 4 DEVICES THAT
YOU’RE DRY AGO.
>>LENA PRINGLE: SOME BETTER
THAN OTHERS IS THE BEST WAY TO
START THAT OFF. BUT WE’VE I
PICKED DEVICES THAT REALLY
RANGE IN PRICE KIND OF
SOMETHING FOR EVERYTHING.
NATURAL PRODUCTS. SO I BOUGHT
THESE 3 MOSQUITO REPELLENT
ONES AND THE PRADA, PRODUCT.
US IS TO MAKE A MOSQUITO BITE.
FEEL BETTER. THAT’S THIS ONE
RIGHT THERE. THEN TOOK THEM TO
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN
GAINESVILLE AND PUT THEM TO
THE TEST. AND OH, BY THE WAY,
US HAS THE NUMBER ONE
ENTOMOLOGY PROGRAM IN THE
WORLD.
>> I MEAN, THIS YOU THINK IS
IN HERE.
>> PROBABLY 100,000.
>> AND THEN YOUR BABIES? YES,
THEY ARE. DOCTOR PHIL KOEHLER
IS A RETIRED PROFESSOR AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA TO THE
LAB. BUT YOU TRY KEEPING HIM
AWAY FROM HIS HOME AWAY FROM
HOME.
>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN
STUDYING? MOSQUITOES
>> I WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF
FLORIDA FOR 45 YEARS. HOW MANY
PATENTS YOU HAVE
>>LAUREN VERNO: 28, WHICH MADE
HIM THE PERFECT EXPERT TO
DECIPHER WHICH OF THESE
PRODUCTS WORKED IN, WHICH
WOULD LEAVE THE EU. HAS THESE
MOSQUITOES NEXT MEAL. I REALLY
DON’T WANT TO STICK MY HAND IN
THERE. SO IS THERE ANYTHING
ELSE WE CAN DO?
>> TO GET THEM ATTRACTIVE? I
WOULD PREFER TO STICK YOUR
HAND IN THERE, BUT I THINK
THERE’S SOME OTHER THINGS WE
COULD DO THIS SOLUTION, THE
IDEAS WE CAN GET THESE ROCKS.
>>LAUREN VERNO: ROTOR ON IT
AND MY RUBBING OUR HANDS ON
THE ROCKS. WE CAN PUT OUR
OLDER IN SWEAT AND ALL THE
OTHER FACTORS THAT MOSQUITOES
ARE ATTRACTED TO PLACE THEM
DOWN AND WAIT FOR NOT VERY
THEY ARE FLOCKING TO ME REAL
FAST. JUST MY SO I BROUGHT
SOME PRODUCTS FOR US TO TRY
OUT.
>> BECAUSE I FOUND THESE ALL
ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND I SAID,
OK, LET’S DO THIS.
>> IN TOTAL, WE’RE PUTTING FOR
PRODUCTS TO THE TEST. A
CITRONELLA CANDLE, A THERMOS L
BUG REPELLENT, HAIR TIES AND
INEVITABLY LIVING IN FLORIDA
ONCE YOU ARE BUT A DEVICE THAT
SAYS IT CAN RELIEVE SOME OF
THE AGENTS, SWELLING. LET’S
START WITH THE BRACELET. I
FOUND A 12 COUNTS SET FOR 12
99 ON AMAZON IS ARE COOL. THEY
HAVE CHEMICALS THAT ARE THAT
ARE BASICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH.
>> WITH FOOD LIKE URANIUM OIL
AND LEMON GRASS, OIL AND
CITRONELLA OIL.
>> TO TRY TO KEEP MOSQUITOES
AWAY. BUT DOES IT WORK UNDER
THE HONORS? OH, MY CHRIS, CAN
LOOK DOWN HERE.
>> YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE
ACTUAL WALL. BAND IS. THERE’S
NO MOSQUITOES.
>> BUT THAT’S THE EXTENT THE
BAN KEPT THEM AWAY. SO IF YOU
WANT KEEP MOSQUITOES FROM
BITING YOUR WRIST, YOU CAN PUT
IT ON. BUT IF THE REST YOUR
BODY, THE REST OF YOUR BODY IS
GOING TO BE AVAILABLE. THIS I
FOUND ON AN INSTAGRAM AD.
>> OKAY. THIS IS.
>>LAUREN VERNO: AN ARRESTING A
THERMOS, A MOSQUITO REPELLENT
THAT WE BOUGHT FOR. 39. 99
KOLR WOULDN’T RISK HIS
SO-CALLED CHILDREN, BUT I WAS
HAPPY TO PUT THIS DEVICE TO
THE TEST IN MY OWN BACKYARD.
OKAY. SO I’M ABOUT TO FRIENDS
OVER AND THIS WAS THE MOSQUITO
REPELLENT THAT THE SCIENTISTS
SAID.
>> HE WOULD NOT USE ON HIS OWN
MOSQUITOES BECAUSE HE WOULD
TELL THEM. SO I’M GONNA TRY IT
OUT. I SET IT UP AND LET IT GO
OVERALL. I GIVE IT MY STAMP OF
APPROVAL.
>>LAUREN VERNO: NEXT UP, THE
CITRONELLA CANDLE THAT I
BOUGHT FOR A LITTLE OVER $6.
>> THERE’S A LITTLE BIT OF
SMOKE COMING OFF AIR THAT IS
GOING TO RETELL THE
MOSQUITOES, SUPPOSEDLY IF YOU
IF IT’S CONTAINED ENOUGH, WHAT
DO YOU SEE? THEY’RE NOT FAZED.
>> THEY DON’T CARE. AND I
THINK THEY’RE STILL ON THE
ROCKS.
>> ON THE THEY ALL THEY CARE
ABOUT. THERE’S NO WAY THAT
REALLY IS WORK AND MOVING ON
THIS LITTLE DEVICE PROMISES
RELIEF FROM MOSQUITO BITE BY
SUCKING OUT THE VENOM. EASIER
SAID THAN DONE. IT PROBABLY
ISN’T GOING TO BE TOO
SUCCESSFUL AT DOING THAT
BECAUSE MOSQUITOES
>> ARE PUTTING THEIR PROVIDES
US, WHICH IS RATHER LONG INTO
YOUR SKIN AND INJECTING THE
SALIVA WAY DOWN IN YOUR SKIN.
AND MAYBE THERE’S SOME OTHER
INSECTS OR SNAKES OR WHATEVER
THAT IT WOULD WORK ON, BUT IT
PROBABLY WON’T HELP YOU TOO
MUCH WITH THE OUT OF THESE 3
REPELLENTS. I BROUGHT HIM ONLY
ONE. GOT THE THUMBS UP,
KEEPING THE BUGS AWAY.
>>LAUREN VERNO: YES, I WANT TO
BE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER INTO
THIS THERMOS DOCTOR KOHLER
GAVE IT A THUMBS UP. I GAVE IT
A THUMBS BUT HOWEVER, HE SAID
IT DOES DEPEND ON THE WEATHER
OUTSIDE OF ITS WINDY. THAT
COULD AFFECT HOW WELL IT
WORKS. BUT AT A PARTICULAR
PRODUCTS. YEAH, THE THERMOS L
IS DEFINITELY THE BEST. LIKE I
SAID, I SAID IT UP. IT WAS
GREAT. MY ONLY RECOMMENDATION
IF YOU HAVE A LARGE BACKYARD
BY A FEW WITHOUT HIM. AND
REALLY, I WILL TELL YOU, I GOT
THIS ONE ON AMAZON AND THEY
HAD A BLACK FRIDAY SALE WHERE
YOU COULD BUY BUNDLES. SO LOOK
FOR THOSE BUNDLE PACKAGES.
JENS NODDING HER HEAD AND IS
ON TRACK BECAUSE I KNOW THAT
USES YOUR BACKYARD. WE’RE
WATCHING IT, DOES IT’S
SOMETHING OR IT’S OK. SO
THERE’S DO YOU SEE IT? SOME
KIND OF I DIDN’T SEE ANYTHING.
OKAY. WHICH WHAT MAKES ME FEEL
A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THERE’S
CHEMICALS IN HERE. THAT’S WHAT
YOU HAVE TO REALIZE. AND
THAT’S WHY IT WORKS SO WELL IS
BECAUSE THERE’S CHEMICAL SO
IT’S KIND OF REASSURING NOT TO
SEE THIS MY BACKYARD, BUT IT
LAST FOR 12 HOURS. IT’S A 20
FOOT RADIUS. THAT’S WHAT THEY
SAY. THAT’S WHAT THEY SAY. I I
WAS VERY CLOSE TO AN BUT LIKE
WHEN I WANDERED OFF DEEP INTO
MY BACKYARD, I OBVIOUSLY FELT
IT. SO THAT’S WHY SAID GET A
FEW OF THESE. PLACE IT. YES,
YOU DO OR YOU HAVE TO WILL THE
DEVICE DAYS WE HAVE TO REPLACE
THE LIKE INSERT MORE CHEMICALS
WHICH THEY SELL. THOSE HAVE
REALLY. THIS WAS ALSO THE MOST
EXPENSIVE WHICH YOU CAN
IMAGINE. JEN, I HEARD YOU WITH
A CITRONELLA CANDLE.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: YOU KNOW, I
MEAN, I HAVE THEM ALL OVER AND
I JUST HAVE NOT REALLY SEEN A
DIFFERENCE. I MEAN, UNLESS I
PUT THEM RIGHT NEXT TO MY
ANKLES. YEAH, KNOW, IN THE
SCIENTISTS SAID NO, AND HE’S
REALLY GOOD AT HIS JOB. HE’S
SO SMART. I REALLY LOVE HIM.
SO IF YOU SEE AN AD POP UP ON
SOCIAL MEDIA FOR PRODUCT, YOU
THINK WE SHOULD ATTACK A TEST.
>>LAUREN VERNO: E-MAIL ME A
SCREEN SHOT OF IT AT L VERN O