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re: Are there any effective mosquito controls-this summer is madness.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 7:06 am to X123F45
Posted on 6/30/26 at 7:06 am to X123F45
mother nature. "Bats". at our place in Pass Christian we have bats and they clean out the mosquito population. pretty awesome sight at dust and dawn to see them flying about. they will roost in the smallest places. my house is raised, and found a corner on my siding they are roosting in. they don't cause me any problems since the eat the skeeters.
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Posted on 6/30/26 at 7:44 am to VanRIch
We live next to a floodplain forest so I’ve given up on prevention. But we use Thermacell repellers when we sit on our back porch and they keep the mosquitoes out of the immediate area so we can enjoy being outside. They’re portable, so bring them with you if you’ll be in one spot for a while.
Thermacell
Thermacell
Posted on 6/30/26 at 8:55 am to ILurkThereforeIAm
Member when Gov Foster said on live radio you should pour some oil in your ditches for skeeters?
I do
I do
Posted on 6/30/26 at 12:21 pm to KemoSabe65
I'm in Raceland/Houma/Thibodaux area and this is one of the best seasons for not having a lot of mosquitos around. But, the sand flies are out of control.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 9:57 am to VanRIch
I was rotating Bifenthrin Pro 7.9 and Permethrin every two weeks on my lawn with moderate success.
I started with 5 buckets of doom in April (one near my shop, two near the deck and two near the pool). The buckets have really made a difference in those areas. Now I only spot spray around the deck and pool area about every 4 weeks.
Here is how I made mine
- 5-gallon bucket with lid, I cut 4 - 2" holes near the top (Lord help me if my wife's cats drink doom water)
- a couple of bricks in the bucket to keep it from being blown over with our occasional high winds
- add grass clippings and leaves to the bucket then add water enough to fill halfway to 2/3
- Mosquito Dunks
I add Dunks every month. That may be overkill, but I'd rather spend the few extra bucks to not get bit.
I started with 5 buckets of doom in April (one near my shop, two near the deck and two near the pool). The buckets have really made a difference in those areas. Now I only spot spray around the deck and pool area about every 4 weeks.
Here is how I made mine
- 5-gallon bucket with lid, I cut 4 - 2" holes near the top (Lord help me if my wife's cats drink doom water)
- a couple of bricks in the bucket to keep it from being blown over with our occasional high winds
- add grass clippings and leaves to the bucket then add water enough to fill halfway to 2/3
- Mosquito Dunks
I add Dunks every month. That may be overkill, but I'd rather spend the few extra bucks to not get bit.
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