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Spartan Mosquito Repellent

Posted on 3/22/24 at 8:29 pm
Posted by Old Man and a Porch
Member since Dec 2023
118 posts
Posted on 3/22/24 at 8:29 pm
I saw a product made by Spartan. It’s a tube you add water to and then hang the tube. I think it said 4 tubes per acre. Anyone ever tried it ?
Posted by Ingeniero
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2013
18259 posts
Posted on 3/22/24 at 8:51 pm to
We're using some this year. Just hung them up last week. Not sure how well they're working, but from what I can tell it's just a boric acid mixture that baits them into laying eggs that will never hatch. I can let you know in a few weeks when it really warms up how they worked
Posted by mtcheral
BR
Member since Oct 2008
1935 posts
Posted on 3/22/24 at 8:56 pm to
Don’t waste your money like I did. There have been other threads on this and the consensus is that they suck.
Posted by Tygerfan
Member since Jan 2004
33742 posts
Posted on 3/22/24 at 9:56 pm to
I've had 2 up for a few weeks now and haven't seen a difference. Waste of money
Posted by Gumbaw
Member since May 2018
560 posts
Posted on 3/22/24 at 10:53 pm to
Place a five gallon bucket in an area that has a lot of mosquito activity or around the perimeter of your yard, preferably in the shade. Fill the bucket 3/4 full of water. Drop a mosquito dunk in each bucket. It’s cheap and controls the mosquito population.
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
55982 posts
Posted on 3/22/24 at 10:56 pm to
They are the latest in Facebook fads. You are a lot better off buying some thermacells.
Posted by ChenierauTigre
Dreamland
Member since Dec 2007
34515 posts
Posted on 3/23/24 at 6:08 am to
Have tried. They suck. Spend your money on screening your porch.
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
24954 posts
Posted on 3/23/24 at 8:11 am to
They don’t work.
Posted by dragginass
Member since Jan 2013
2739 posts
Posted on 3/23/24 at 12:55 pm to
It relies on co2 production from yeast. A flea fart produces more co2, so don't waste your money.
Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
38666 posts
Posted on 3/23/24 at 5:44 pm to
quote:

Don’t waste your money like I did.


They are worthless
Posted by Herman
PRAIRIEVILLE, La
Member since Feb 2018
669 posts
Posted on 3/24/24 at 8:33 pm to
Not impressed. I bought some and saw no difference
Posted by Reubaltaich
A nation under duress
Member since Jun 2006
4962 posts
Posted on 3/25/24 at 4:47 am to
quote:

Drop a mosquito dunk in each bucket


Gonna give this a try.
Posted by WITNESS23
Member since Feb 2010
13722 posts
Posted on 3/25/24 at 7:50 pm to
They didn't do a damn thing for me
Posted by tigeroarz1
Winston-Salem, NC
Member since Oct 2013
3366 posts
Posted on 3/25/24 at 9:00 pm to
quote:

Place a five gallon bucket in an area that has a lot of mosquito activity or around the perimeter of your yard, preferably in the shade. Fill the bucket 3/4 full of water. Drop a mosquito dunk in each bucket. It’s cheap and controls the mosquito population.
I know someone else who does this. What’s the logic behind this? It doesn’t kill the live/biting mosquitos. It kills eggs and larvae. Do mosquitos only lay a certain amount of eggs so you encourage them to do it in a controlled spot to kill future mosquitos? I imagine they are also laying eggs elsewhere and you’re not really stopping anything.

I do use them in a bird bath that I find larvae in during the summer. It works in the bird bath but I still have mosquitoes in my yard. I’ve tried the Spartans for two seasons and they don’t work.
This post was edited on 3/25/24 at 9:10 pm
Posted by BilbeauTBaggins
probably stuck in traffic
Member since May 2021
4304 posts
Posted on 3/25/24 at 9:54 pm to
If you need it for a specific event I would go ahead and try to line up a free mosquito abatement from the city. BR does it but you're at least a month out from getting an appointment. I would say if you have a fogger then get that before you plan on going out into your yard. It's hard to keep these things away 24/7. The Spartan tubes don't do much.

There are other mosquito barriers you can spray on your lawn but I can't imagine that they're healthy for your property.
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