Insecticides (Outside).
For adults, spray window screens,
shrubs, ornamental plants, and around doors and windows.
Use space sprays (aerosols) inside (pyrethroids) or sprays
labeled for mosquito, gnat, or midge control. Cynoff EC,
Demand CS, Ortho Flying Insect Killer, Ortho
Mosquito-B-Gon Tree and Shrub spray, Demon EC,
Suspend SC, Tempo SC Ultra, and several more
insecticides are labeled for outdoor mosquito control, although some of these are for commercial applicator use
only.
For larvae, treat temporary rain pools, intermittently flooded
areas, tree holes, and standing or stagnant water with a
labeled larvacide. Drain or fill low-lying landscape areas
where water collects, and empty and discard artificial
containers such as old tires, buckets, cans, or other
water-holding items. Standing water can be treated with
Altosid per label as a liquid, pellets, or briquettes. Bacterial
insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis variety israelensis (apply
per label directions); Bayer Advanced Mosquito Preventer
Granules; Mosquito Dunks (Bt. i.) and similar products
are available for treating breeding sites.
Put minnows in standing water if you can't drain.
When the skeeters are gone, the minners die and birds eat them.
Perfect recycling.
I put goldfish in my horse water tank and never feed em. They eat water bugs and algae.
Very cool, I'll try this.HOMEMADE MOSQUITO TRAP:
Items needed:
1 cup of water
1/4 cup of brown sugar
1 gram of yeast
1 2-liter bottle
HOW:
1. Cut the plastic bottle in half.
2. Mix brown sugar with hot water. Let cool. When cold, pour in the bottom half of the bottle.
3. Add the yeast. No need to mix. It creates carbon dioxide, which attracts mosquitoes.
4. Place the funnel part, upside down, into the other half of the bottle, taping them together if desired.
5. Wrap the bottle with something black, leaving the top uncovered, and place it outside in an area away from your normal gathering area. (Mosquitoes are also drawn to the color black.)
Change the solution every 2 weeks for continuous control
One thing you can do to lower your attractiveness to mosquitoes.... is not to drink beer
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