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How to kill (not repel) mosquitoes???
Posted on 8/11/14 at 8:38 pm
Posted on 8/11/14 at 8:38 pm
I've got an outside bar that seems to be the perfect hiding spot for these rascals during the day. It is cool and dark. I was cleaning it this past weekend and they came out in droves.
Quick internet search suggested spraying them with listerine which I tried but was not effective.
Are there any sprays out there that work? I'm hesitant to use fruit juice and boric acid because we have an outside cat that is fairly curious and I could see it ending poorly.
Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks!
Quick internet search suggested spraying them with listerine which I tried but was not effective.
Are there any sprays out there that work? I'm hesitant to use fruit juice and boric acid because we have an outside cat that is fairly curious and I could see it ending poorly.
Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks!
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Posted on 8/11/14 at 8:41 pm to Coater
Malathion
Posted on 8/11/14 at 8:42 pm to Coater
I'm confused. Are we trying to continue letting them come in and devise a good way to turn your outdoor bar into a giant cabinet of mosquito doom???
Damnit I sure hope so
Damnit I sure hope so
Posted on 8/11/14 at 8:46 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:
cabinet of mosquito doom
Good question. What I mean is that I want to kill them now. We use candles, etc to repel when we are sitting outside for extended periods of time. I was just shocked at how many are living in the bar at the moment.
This post was edited on 8/11/14 at 8:48 pm
Posted on 8/11/14 at 8:49 pm to Coater
Oh...
Damn.
Well something like malathion or sevin dust will smoke them I'd imagine.
As far as organic natural solutions, I'm not sure. Fire would be the ideal thing.
Damn.
Well something like malathion or sevin dust will smoke them I'd imagine.
As far as organic natural solutions, I'm not sure. Fire would be the ideal thing.
Posted on 8/11/14 at 8:56 pm to Coater
quote:
What I mean is that I want to kill them now. We use candles, etc to repel when we are sitting outside for extended periods of time. I was just shocked at how many are living in the bar at the moment.
Yard Guard.
Posted on 8/11/14 at 9:13 pm to Geauxtiga
Its fun as hell to take one of those 6 dollar electric tennis rackets and smoke them as they come out
Posted on 8/11/14 at 9:15 pm to jimjackandjose
How efficient is it though?
I bet a chlorine tablet down there would absolutely frick them up AND it would be clean.
Another general insect control tip is to transplant geckos.
ETA: dude try the chlorine tab. I thought about it. Put the tablet (I'm talking about pool tablet) in the bottom of a beer can with a little bit of slightly high PH water and open the cabinet real quick like and put it in there and close it. Let sit 24 hours. Report results. Do not inhale fumes.
Etaa: make it a big tablet to ensure adequate power.
I bet a chlorine tablet down there would absolutely frick them up AND it would be clean.
Another general insect control tip is to transplant geckos.
ETA: dude try the chlorine tab. I thought about it. Put the tablet (I'm talking about pool tablet) in the bottom of a beer can with a little bit of slightly high PH water and open the cabinet real quick like and put it in there and close it. Let sit 24 hours. Report results. Do not inhale fumes.
Etaa: make it a big tablet to ensure adequate power.
This post was edited on 8/11/14 at 9:56 pm
Posted on 8/11/14 at 9:54 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:
Another general insect control tip is to transplant geckos.
Build bird house for purple martins. They love skeeters.
Posted on 8/11/14 at 10:14 pm to thejudge
Posted on 8/11/14 at 11:03 pm to Coater
as some of the others say, I would just spray some malathion...cheap and effective...
Posted on 8/11/14 at 11:13 pm to Spankum
Posted on 8/11/14 at 11:15 pm to Coater
purple pane only answer
Posted on 8/12/14 at 12:09 am to killinme_smalls
quote:
LINK
Fan, screen. Works great
Posted on 8/12/14 at 4:58 am to Coater
Posted on 8/12/14 at 7:13 am to Capt ST
use this stuff. LINK
spray your entire yard including grass, side of house, trees. I live in the country on the water. We could not sit outside near dark because of mosquitoes. I bought a 25 gal spray rig and have been using for about a year and insects are gone.
It will last about 3 months depending on the amount of rain you get. Do not spray plants with flowers, it will kill bees.
spray your entire yard including grass, side of house, trees. I live in the country on the water. We could not sit outside near dark because of mosquitoes. I bought a 25 gal spray rig and have been using for about a year and insects are gone.
It will last about 3 months depending on the amount of rain you get. Do not spray plants with flowers, it will kill bees.
This post was edited on 8/12/14 at 7:53 am
Posted on 8/12/14 at 9:09 am to bootlegger
quote:can be toxic to animals, pyrethroids are a better choice
Malathion
Posted on 8/12/14 at 9:51 am to Coater
Talstar
Posted on 8/12/14 at 9:59 am to Coater
Install one of these
Posted on 8/12/14 at 10:13 am to MillerMan
fans and one of those propane set ups.
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