Disclosed are a sound emitting device for attracting and trapping male mosquitoes, a distress cancelling emitter for use in a mosquito trapping device for minimizing or eliminating distress signals given off by trapped mosquitoes from exiting the device, and a system for minimizing flying insect populations and infiltration in an area comprising: an apparatus for attracting female gravid mosquitoes that is capable of trapping the mosquitoes and/or the eggs released from such mosquitoes; and, a capture device that emits a sound that attracts male mosquitoes.
