Getting rid of mosquitoes in south LA around a patio during the summer

Amazon: Thermacell

Turn it on 10-15 minutes before going out and you won't get touched. They also some the resemble tiki torches.

have you used this? how many do you have in your yard?

I bought one lantern and 2 of the torches.

I haven't taken the torches out of the box yet. The lantern has been enough while on my back patio (17x17). We use a torch at my in laws and 1 has been enough for roughly the same area. Works very well. Just have to remember to change out the strip as directed.

Once the summer warms up and the kids get their playset we plan on buying, I will set up a torch on either side of the set.

What Does the surrounding property look like? If you are in the middle of a swamp, Little will help. My buddy got a backpack fogger and misting a chimical that kills them for 3 weeks. He has a lot of large plants around the pool and it has been very effective

I have several of the thermacells and they work! If you start getting bit then it means the bottle is empty inside it or the scent pad needs to be changed. I can’t live without my thermocells!

Another mosquito tip - fans! Keep the air moving and you won’t have as many problems with mosquitos.

Screened porch.

Spray Talstar or Bifen around your yard, keep grass cut, fire up the thermacell, and get rid of standing water

We pay our pest control to spray. It is very effective. They do it monthly in season. Right about week 3,the skeeters start coming out just in time for bug man to come back out again.

Nobody around us sprays, just us, and it is still very effective.

Yard guard

I spray Permethrin SFR every 3 weeks in my yard and also around the foundation and porches. Kills them and keeps them away for about 3-4 weeks unless we get a lot of rain. It also kills many other bugs and no more ant piles. 1 oz/ 1 Gallon of water.