Carnivorous house plants

Evening all.

I seemed to be engaged in war at home, against mosquitos believe it or not. Its driving me insane. Every evening, I have to battle at least half a dozen of the things. Not exactly a swarm, but enough to really annoy me. Its worse because they always seem to aim for my ears, so I'll be sat at my computer in the living room, or I'll be in the tub, or in bed, when suddenly there'll be a buzz right in my ear'ole. I find myself scanning the walls and ceilings, and have become finely tuned in the art of spotting them, chasing them down, and splatting them, but they just keep coming.

We regularly get frogs in the back garden, which suggests someone has a pond nearby, which may be the source, but there's nothing I can do about that.

I was thinking of getting some carnivorous plants to live in strategic positions by the windows, but as mozzies are disgusting little blood suckers, would they be attracted to the plants? Are there any that are particularly effective against mozzies?

I think we can rule out the Venus Fly Trap, as fascinating as they are they just don't work hard enough. With about 6 mouths per plant, and a mouth out of action for several days as soon as it catches anything, I can't see that they'd be effective.

Sundews are a possible candidate, but their bate is a sticky sugary substance that they secrete. I'm not sure a blood sucking skeeto would be tempted by that.

Then there's pitcher plants. I know least of all about them. I don't know what their special power is, or what sort of prey they attract, or how many they can finish off per day or anything.

Any ideas?

 

I'd never heard of such electronic fly swatters before. I might get myself one

 

My suggestion, as an absolute mosquitoes hater, is just: net protection everywhere. It can also be installed on frames to the windows.

Carnivorous plants may well help, but they don't have endless digestive capabilities. They can only eat so much otherwise they will die.
Lotion etc I think they poison humans as well as insects.

I noticed that stinging insects are more active when the body temperature is higher (early morning and early evening) so one should watch them more during these hours.
They are attracted by lights, so doors and windows have to be shut starting from late afternoon. They live where there is stagnating water and humid, even as little as a plant pot.

I find particularly useful a post-sting cream which makes life much more bearable...