Disclosed is a capture device for attracting and trapping mosquitoes comprising a sound emitter, 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. A system for minimizing mosquito populations and infestation in an area comprising: an apparatus for attracting disease-carrying female gravid mosquitoes that can trap the mosquitoes and capture/destroy the eggs released from such mosquitoes, a capture device that emits a sound that attracts male mosquitoes and a means for instantly killing the captured mosquitoes.
