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re: What's the OT's best mosquito defense for the back yard?
Posted on 6/13/15 at 9:57 pm to finchmeister08
Posted on 6/13/15 at 9:57 pm to finchmeister08
Permethrin SFR 36.8% sprayed liberally once a week and a blomus foreo table torch. Zero mosquitos.
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Posted on 6/13/15 at 9:59 pm to Marco Esquandolas
Upvoted you, because I have a similar system, and it works as you have described.
It's the most effective option, by far.
It's the most effective option, by far.
Posted on 6/13/15 at 10:38 pm to G Vice
Thermacell lantern covers 2,500 sf.
Posted on 6/14/15 at 5:41 am to finchmeister08
i call ebr mosquito abatement and they send a guy out to spray my yard for free. this is the worst mosquito year i can recall. i coat up with cutter skinsations every time i am outside.
Posted on 6/14/15 at 8:19 am to austintigerdad
I had one the the mosquito magnets. It didn't work well for me.
Other than the mist systems the best thing I found is any bug killer concentrate with permethrin and spray the entire yard and everything else in the yard.
Other than the mist systems the best thing I found is any bug killer concentrate with permethrin and spray the entire yard and everything else in the yard.
Posted on 6/14/15 at 8:36 am to Marco Esquandolas
quote:i have one also. My only complaint is that I wish the chemical was a little more potent, but I have certainly noticed a big difference since having it installed.
I put in a mosquito misting system. The company that makes the system is called MistAway. It is a plastic 55 gallon drum with a 1/2 hp motor that sits on top. It also has a computer system that allows custom programming of times and lengths of mists.
Posted on 6/14/15 at 8:43 am to finchmeister08
Dynatrap
Posted on 6/14/15 at 9:35 am to finchmeister08
Call your local pest company or a company such as mosquito joe. You pay $60 every 21 days or so and they come out at fog your yard/bushes. It kills all mosquitoes but they do have to come back and spray again in 21 days to kill newly born mosquitoes. Definitely worth the $.
Posted on 6/14/15 at 9:41 am to finchmeister08
Fish pond with gambusia.
Posted on 6/14/15 at 9:44 am to finchmeister08
Thermacell works well. I break it out for when people are over and it seems to do the trick. Order it from Amazon.
Also citronella tiki torches made out of beer bottles and a table fan seem to work well.
Also citronella tiki torches made out of beer bottles and a table fan seem to work well.
Posted on 6/14/15 at 9:46 am to Rhino5
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Move to the Atlantic Ocean. I have none.
I'm guessing the horse flies killed them all
Posted on 6/14/15 at 9:48 am to finchmeister08
Quinine
Posted on 6/14/15 at 9:49 am to jmarto1
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They did a study and found people of Mediterranean decent have the most attractive blood to mosquitos.
Do they sweat more? Mosquitoes love BO.
Posted on 6/14/15 at 9:51 am to Purple and Cold Beer
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Permethrin SFR 36.8% sprayed liberally once a week
This or malathion, which you can get just about anywhere.
LC
Posted on 6/14/15 at 9:51 am to Hammertime
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They only bite my ankles, and I'm mostly white. When I do get bitten, the bites go away in about 10 minutes.
Food odor is the number one attractant for mosquitoes.
Posted on 6/14/15 at 9:55 am to finchmeister08
Call mosquito squad. They spray once a month and I have zero mosquitoes. $45 ish per application.
Posted on 6/14/15 at 9:58 am to finchmeister08
downvote
Posted on 6/14/15 at 10:01 am to Mosquito
Posted on 6/14/15 at 12:33 pm to finchmeister08
Bifenthrin. Buy the concenrate online, e.g. Amazon.com, then spray your yard, house, garage and anything else a mosquito might touch.
You'll want to spray when it's not expected to rain for the next few days.
You can also buy a premade mix of this at Home Depot or Walmart, but it's significantly more expensive per concentration.
In theory, the bifenthrin should kill for weeks, but rain will decrease the duration of action.
Malathion effectively kills all bugs, but only for two or three days following spraying.
You'll want to spray when it's not expected to rain for the next few days.
You can also buy a premade mix of this at Home Depot or Walmart, but it's significantly more expensive per concentration.
In theory, the bifenthrin should kill for weeks, but rain will decrease the duration of action.
Malathion effectively kills all bugs, but only for two or three days following spraying.
This post was edited on 6/14/15 at 2:03 pm
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