Resolution: Smack the Mosquito!
The Mosquito is a new instrument conceived by adults to chase young people away from public places. The Mosquito is an electronic device which emits high-frequency sounds, similar to the buzz of a mosquito (approximately 17.4 kHz at 85dB). Because the ability to hear high frequencies deteriorates in humans with age, the noise is most commonly audible to younger persons up to 25.
Read the resolution adopted at the Council of Members, 2-3 May 2008, Castelldefels, Catalonia, Spain.
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