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What do you use to control/eliminate mosquitos in your yard?

Posted on 5/6/16 at 2:45 pm
Posted by LSUScores
Member since Oct 2015
1305 posts
Posted on 5/6/16 at 2:45 pm
I typically use a thermocell, but exploring additional options.
Posted by PrivatePublic
Member since Nov 2012
17848 posts
Posted on 5/6/16 at 2:47 pm to
I just make sure there's no standing water.
Posted by Hammertime
Will trade dowsing rod for titties
Member since Jan 2012
43031 posts
Posted on 5/6/16 at 2:49 pm to
They make this spray stuff that you attach to your hose and spray all over the yard. Seems to do a decent job at my house
Posted by CoachChappy
Member since May 2013
34066 posts
Posted on 5/6/16 at 2:53 pm to
quote:

They make this spray stuff that you attach to your hose and spray all over the yard. Seems to do a decent job at my house


I use the Bayer brand stuff. It work for me
Posted by sean5340
Houma
Member since Aug 2011
484 posts
Posted on 5/6/16 at 2:54 pm to
LINK Hi Yield

This really works. I sprayed all bushes trees and outside walls. I think it's the same ingredient that's in Talstar.
Posted by MountainTiger
The foot of Mt. Belzoni
Member since Dec 2008
14909 posts
Posted on 5/6/16 at 2:54 pm to
15% humidity
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
133019 posts
Posted on 5/6/16 at 2:55 pm to
Karate
Posted by rodnreel
South La.
Member since Apr 2011
1511 posts
Posted on 5/6/16 at 2:57 pm to
Have been using Bifen for 3-4 years and have been mosquito free for the whole time. Spray yard and trees careful not to spray flowering plants because of bees. Also keeps red ants away.
Posted by Riseupfromtherubble
You'll Never Walk Alone
Member since Jun 2011
39498 posts
Posted on 5/6/16 at 3:00 pm to
Tiki torches with citronella fuel around the patio perimeter has worked well so far. Have a fan and a thermacell that I bust out if I don't want to be trashy.
Posted by OWLFAN86
Erotic Novelist
Member since Jun 2004
194161 posts
Posted on 5/6/16 at 3:02 pm to
the Zika carriers are more difficult to kill by traditional methods


so don't waste too much money





Posted by Manzielathon
Death Valley
Member since Sep 2013
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Posted on 5/6/16 at 3:03 pm to
Santeria
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
119935 posts
Posted on 5/6/16 at 3:11 pm to
We have parish wide mosquito control, there is a truck that passes at least once a week during the summer and that helps out a lot, however; there is usually a time before the truck starts to pass that they get really bad. Like someone mentioned, making sure there is no standing water makes a difference, but I have a few of those "Off" candles I keep in the breeze way/porch in my back yard which I light when I go bring the dogs out at night. They do the trick, my neighbor has an electric "bug wacker", which helps out as well.
Posted by mikrit54
Robeline
Member since Oct 2013
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Posted on 5/6/16 at 3:58 pm to
Posted by Mouth
Member since Jan 2008
22764 posts
Posted on 5/6/16 at 4:03 pm to
Hello. My name is Mouth. I pay a pest control company to spray/fog my yard for mosquitoes once a month, and I'm not ashamed to admit it.
Posted by surprisewitness
Littleton, CO
Member since Apr 2013
590 posts
Posted on 5/6/16 at 4:05 pm to
I use one of these with Talstar in it.

Posted by Marco Esquandolas
Member since Jul 2013
11664 posts
Posted on 5/6/16 at 4:31 pm to
I tried just about everything over the years, and then I finally cracked and shelled out for a MistAway misting system. They do work. The chemical is not cheap though--$130/gallon. During peak months, I will go through a couple gallons a month. But, it eliminates about 80% or so of the original amount of skeeters.

The systems range from $2k -$5k depending on how large an area you want to treat and how many nozzle heads you want to add into the line.


Posted by MaroonWhite
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Posted on 5/6/16 at 4:51 pm to
On a related note:

Gulf Coast Could be Ground Zero for Zika

quote:

The Gulf Coast's steamy climate, abundant mosquitoes and international airports create an environment ripe for the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which has spread to 37 countries and territories in the Americas. The disease causes devastating birth defects and is linked to paralysis and other serious complications.


Posted by kfont28
Parts Unknown
Member since Aug 2004
982 posts
Posted on 5/6/16 at 4:54 pm to
If you live in EBR, you can call mosquitos control once a month to spray around your house. As long as you don't have a locked gate or dog they will walk around your house and backyard and spray.
Posted by Grit-Eating Shin
You're an Idiot
Member since May 2013
8544 posts
Posted on 5/6/16 at 4:55 pm to
Bats.

I have a really tall palm tree, and I just keep the dead fronds on it because they take up residence inside them. I see about half a dozen of them drop out of it around twilight.
Posted by Jarlaxle
Calimport
Member since Dec 2010
2876 posts
Posted on 5/6/16 at 4:56 pm to
quote:

you can call mosquitos control once a month



They come weekly to my house if their schedule is not too full.
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