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'Tis the season ... or very soon will be. Got a letter in the mail from Terminix advertising their mosquito program but it's like $60 a month !!! Here in Lower Alabama where the city has a spraying program off the back of a truck driving around from time to time, mosquitoes are a real problem and the only thing I've found is to get lathered up with lotions containing DEET, but would rather have something going on in the yard to take care of the mosquitoes. I'm in the yard every day and often end up with a dozen mosquito bites at the end of the day if I don't get lathered up. I have 2 dogs and need a pet friendly solution to the problem. There are attractants, repellents, chemical solutions and natural plant approaches to mosquito control. What works best for you? ... THANKS !!! | ||
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I recommend picaridin over anything with DEET in it. It doesn't smell or have that oily feeling to it. I trust the Sawyer brand: https://sawyer.com/products/pi...in-insect-repellent/ | |||
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| Saluki |
Thermacell does a wonderful job, but it is not for every situation. I have been pleasantly surprised with malathion broadcast over the lawn and landscaping. It takes the better part of a week to act and seems to last a couple weeks. Keeping the yard mowed helps a bunch. Staying indoors never fails. ----------The weather is here I wish you were beautiful---------- | |||
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Drive an old Mercedes Diesel? ********* "Some people are alive today because it's against the law to kill them". | |||
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We've had very good results with Cutter Backyard Bug Control. An application is good for maybe a week and a half. Asian Tiger mosquitoes moved in about fifteen years ago and stole our property, pretty much bordered by woods and brush on all sides. The backyard is too big to treat but we can sit out now in the smaller front. Claimed to be pet safe, no reason to think otherwise. Set the controls for the heart of the Sun. | |||
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I spray my yard and especially shrubs with Bifen every 30-45 days and take care not to have any standing water that's not treated with a larva killer (Mosquito Dunks). I've had pretty good results with this approach but still do have the occasional mosquito. If you are concerned about spraying chemicals you might try mosquito repelling granuals.. the all natural kind that work by making human sent undetectable to the mosquitoes. Men fight for liberty and win it with hard knocks. Their children, brought up easy, let it slip away again, poor fools. And their grandchildren are once more slaves. -D.H. Lawrence | |||
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| Eating elephants one bite at a time  |
If you opt to spray, please do so near or after dusk. That gives the bees time to get in their hives and gives the chemicals time to settle a bit. Going medieval on bad bugs typically hurts good ones too. | |||
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quote: Originally posted by GWbiker: Drive an old Mercedes Diesel? Or the "rollin' coal" crowd...... -------------------------------------—————— ————————--Ignorance is a powerful tool if applied at the right time, even, usually, surpassing knowledge(E.J.Potter, A.K.A. The Michigan Madman) | |||
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I use Talstar P. It is a brand of Bifen. It is supposed to be safe around children and pets. https://www.domyown.com/talsta...p-97.html?sub_id=656 I use a mist sprayer, but for small areas any cheap sprayer will work. Even kills ants, fleas and termites. | |||
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| Eating elephants one bite at a time |
Some good info from here about how mosquitoes find you:
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Bat colony in my soffits !! Eastern Brown Furry's. I put up 4 bat houses at 20 feet - and they decide to move into my roofline. I have virtually no mosquitos in my backyard and I live in a wetland area. The downside is a have to pull the soffit cover once per year and let all the guano out into a bucket. Use it as fertilizer. | |||
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Bats. I have a bat house mounted about 15 feet off the ground in the back yard. It usually ends up with around 30 in the colony. These guys drop out around dusk and go on a mosquito eating frenzy. It’s fun to watch them and it’s nice to be able to sit outside, deet free. Unfortunately when the temperature hits a steady 98-100, they bail and find a cooler place to roost. "Prepared in mind and resources" | |||
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i had a dragonfly swarm last year it was great they ate them all up for the most part "They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." --Benjamin Franklin, 1759-- Special Edition - Reverse TT 229ST.Sig Logo'd CTC Grips., Bedair guide rod | |||
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Deet and make sure there is no standing water on your property. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ | |||
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From what I understand the blood sucking bastages (at least in the suburbs) don't travel but a hundred feet or so from where they hatch. I was covered up by them for several years until I found a neighbor who had his son's aluminum POS boat filled with water parked in his back yard (I couldn't see it over my fence until I went up a ladder to cut some limbs)...my skeeter issues went way down after I pointed it out to him and he took care of it... Check your gutters to see if they are holding water (I've been guilty of this)...flower pots and bird baths too... Getting rid of standing water/breeding places close to you will go a long way to eliminating the damn things...spraying insecticides (they don't discriminate between good or bad bugs no matter what the mosquito "experts" will try to sell in their spiels) is the bottom of the remedies IMHO... Draining standing water in Cuba and Panama worked for Walter Reed...I wish more people would do this  ******************************************************** "we've gotta roll with the punches, learn to play all of our hunches Making the best of what ever comes our way Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition Plowing straight ahead come what may And theres a cowboy in the jungle" Jimmy Buffet | |||
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I’ve had good success with these: Spartan Mosquito Local company that has gown worldwide. A friend of mine is one of the partners in the company. Michael | |||
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This stuff right here. Works awesome. Better than deet and doesn’t smell awful. I know it’s all natural and hippie shit, but it really works quite well. https://bodybliss.com/bug-mist-100-natural-repellent/
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Our city hires a truck to drive around every few weeks spraying everything. The spray kills mosquitos, bees, butterflies, and more. The morning after each time they spray, I find three or four dead bird in my yard. Before they started spraying, getting rid of standing water helped a lot. | |||
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