<p>QUEENS (CBS) ? Teenagers who hang out inside one apartment building in Jamaica, Queens are getting an earful these days. </p>
<p>A new security device called “The Mosquito” has been installed in the lobby of a building on 170th St. where there have been chronic problems with noisy teens.</p>
<p>The wall-mounted device emits a high-frequency screech that can only be heard by people aged 13 to 25. Most older people cannot hear it.</p>
<p>“It sounds like when you put a microphone close to the TV,” said Jerry Brown, one of the younger residents, who admits the noise bothers him “a little bit.”</p>
<p>Another teen added, “it’s annoying.”</p>
<p>But one young adult said, “it doesn’t bother me.”</p>
<p>The building superintendent said the mosquito has kept the lobby free of loitering teenagers, so far.</p>
<p>I seem to remember this one being discussed for use in Britain, where “anti-social behavior” has been and continues to be a big topic of debate.</p>
<p>It’s actually a pretty interesting concept - most adults cannot hear it, but when you play it to a room full of teens they will hear it and, eventually, find it very annoying.</p>
<p>A number of kids at my school actually used the sound as a ring tone for a while when in class, but that backfired when they realized a number of middle-aged teachers actually had the ears to still hear it.</p>
<p>i think it should also have a subliminal message…you know, i will clean my room and not fight with my sister, or i will be sure and vote, or I will stop rolling my eyes everytime an adult speaks</p>