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What's the best mosquito control method for home
Posted on 9/8/14 at 10:55 am
Posted on 9/8/14 at 10:55 am
Breaking ground on a new house next month and will be in desperate need for something effective. Back of property backs up to swamp about 100 feet behind house. Mosquito misting systems legit? 100 strategically places thermacells? Something else?
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Posted on 9/8/14 at 10:57 am to VanRIch
high powered fans
screened porch
screened porch
Posted on 9/8/14 at 10:59 am to VanRIch
My buddy's house has a line that runs under the gutters all throughout the backyard, its on a timer, sprays once a day in the evening. Doesn't look like it would be to hard to put up yourself. Not sure exactly what he uses in it, some all natural shite though, works well.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 11:03 am to VanRIch
I spray Talstar all around my house and backyard, seems to work pretty good
Posted on 9/8/14 at 11:08 am to VanRIch
DDT
have your family drink it for maximum effectiveness
Note
Do not do this
have your family drink it for maximum effectiveness
Note
Do not do this
Posted on 9/8/14 at 11:17 am to VanRIch
Posted on 9/8/14 at 11:18 am to VanRIch
Automatic misting system
Posted on 9/8/14 at 11:53 am to VanRIch
My back yard backs up to the swamp too. Everything i have tried, has failed. Everything i spay works for a few days to a week and then they are back full force 
Next i will try some type of misting system or magnet so my dogs dont get eaten alive. I have a 2' diameter fan back there and it is a mosquito massacre that i have to clean up every few days
Next i will try some type of misting system or magnet so my dogs dont get eaten alive. I have a 2' diameter fan back there and it is a mosquito massacre that i have to clean up every few days 
Posted on 9/8/14 at 12:49 pm to VanRIch
Posted on 9/8/14 at 12:53 pm to VanRIch
Posted on 9/8/14 at 12:54 pm to VanRIch
I think something like 90% of mosquitoes move around and 10% are locals. If you have a lot of swamp around, I don't think there is much that is going to help because new mosquitoes will be drifting in with the wind...
Posted on 9/8/14 at 2:32 pm to VanRIch
Bats. A lot of them.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 2:35 pm to VanRIch
Had a bad problem with mosquitos for a long time. Put up 2 bat boxes and made a huge dent in them. Those little dudes eat their body weight in them every night.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 2:54 pm to VanRIch
Posted on 9/8/14 at 3:06 pm to VanRIch
used to have good luck with a lawn mower exhaust misting system using malathion. Like a small-scale municipal fogger.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:16 pm to VanRIch
I bought one of these at the beginning of summer:
LINK
Removed all the mosquitoes. Before I installed it I would see 25-30 mosquitoes biting me in about 15 minutes. I sat on my patio last night for 3.5 hours and saw\felt NONE.
I installed about 80 feet from my back patio. It requires a 110v line to power fan. It requires replacement of the CO2 tank about every 5-6 weeks, tank cost $23.
This was the best $400 I ever spent!!!!
LINK
Removed all the mosquitoes. Before I installed it I would see 25-30 mosquitoes biting me in about 15 minutes. I sat on my patio last night for 3.5 hours and saw\felt NONE.
I installed about 80 feet from my back patio. It requires a 110v line to power fan. It requires replacement of the CO2 tank about every 5-6 weeks, tank cost $23.
This was the best $400 I ever spent!!!!
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