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