How to get rid of mosquitoes:
Mosquito control is often thought of as a community
problem, but there are actually many things individuals can do to get rid of
mosquitoes, or at least make living with them more tolerable. When confronted
with an insect pest, most people first turn to poisons. When I have got phantom
mosquitos buzzing in my ear at night, stealing both blood and sleep, I
understand this impulse. But poisons, residual yard sprays, and bug bombs do not
work for private mosquito control, and may even increase their numbers.
Insecticides are very unspecific; they kill as many beneficial insects and
mosquito predators as they do mosquitoes. They are also toxic.
On this page, you will find how to get rid of
mosquitoes using least-toxic methods that are safe for you, your family, and the
environment. When these strategies are used together in concert, you will find
yourself swatting and swearing less and lessat least at mosquitoes.
Simple Ways to Get Rid of
Mosquitoes:
Reduce
standing water to get rid of mosquitoes. Though some species of
mosquitoes will travel distances for a blood meal, chances are the ones that are
attacking you on your property hatched on your property. Mosquitoes breed in
stagnant or slow moving water, where they spend time as larvae and pupae. Even a
small amount of standing water can produce swarms of mosquitoes. Broken or
clogged rain gutters, old tires, leaky air conditioners or outdoor faucets,
boats, street gutters, holes in trees, catch basins, low spots on your property,
watering cans and wheelbarrows anything that has been holding water for over a
week is probably producing mosquitoes. When water ca not be cleaned or drained,
it should be treated with Bti (see right).
Landscaping can help get rid of mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes roost in shaded, protected areas. Remove low-lying brush or
vegetation. Keep shrubs and trees well trimmed and grasses short. This will
decrease moisture and increase wind and sun exposure on your property, making it
far less hospitable to mosquitoes and other biting insects. As an added benefit,
your stock will rise with uppity neighbors, and the lazy ones may just inherit
your mosquitoes.
Use bug
lights outside and around doors and windows. Mosquitoes are not
attracted to all light, just light at certain frequencies. Most people do not
take advantage of this knowledge, and so their homes attract swarms of
mosquitoes and other insects every night. These people are forced to enter and
exit their homes at break-neck speeds to keep the number of winged intruders to
a minimum. Yellow bug lights, LED lights, and sodium lamps will
not attract mosquitoes. Changing the lights near doors, windows, and
porches is especially helpful.
Apply
effective mosquito repellants. Why spray communities with poison when
individuals can use repellents? When it comes to getting rid of mosquitoes with
repellents, DEET (OFF, MAX DEET, Repel) is the clear choice. It has outperformed
other mosquito repellents in lab and field testing conducted by the Center for
Disease Control and the Environmental Protection Agency. For those with a
sensitivity or aversion to DEET, products that contain picaridin (Cutter, Sawyer
Insect Repellent), or IR3535 (Avon Bug Guard Plus Expedition) are reasonable
replacements, though they do not last as long as repellents containing
DEET.
Put
barriers between you and the mosquito. First off you should make sure
your home is mosquito proof. If the odd mosquito makes it inside, well, that is
normal. If more than a few are humming around, check all screens, windows,
vents, and doors for gaps. Screens can be fixed with a little silicone caulk or
screen patches, while door gaps can be remedied with weather stripping. While
you are fixing the problem, you can look into mosquito netting, which can be
installed over beds, cribs, kennels, or anything really. If you do not have a
three-season porch and still would like to be relax outside, invest in a
screened pavilion or party tent with a bug screen.
What Does not Get Rid of Mosquitoes?
Getting rid of mosquitoes is big business, and
this business is full of gimmicks, scams, and a swarm of false promises aimed at
lightening your wallet. Here are some things that will not get rid of
mosquitoes, but may make them worse:
- Bug zappers: Attract swarms of
mosquitoes to your property and kill hoards of beneficial insects. These
devices are more for red-neck entertainment than mosquito control.
- Commercial and personal mosquito
poisons: Mosquitoes are a force of nature not unlike the weather.
Exterminators that offer to spray your yard with residual poisons are
basically stealing your money. Indoor bug bombs are likewise ineffective and
wasteful. The only useful poisons for getting rid of mosquitoes are those -
like permethrin 5% - which are used as repellents on clothing, tents, and
fabrics.
- Machines that attract or repel mosquitoes with
lights, smells, and sound. The market is rife with these machines.
Sound devices that emit certain mosquito-repelling frequencies are a farce.
Though machines that use light and smells to lure mosquitoes to a trap are
getting more sophisticated, they are as yet unproven and very expensive. They
attract mosquitoes in your yard to the trap, but they also attract mosquitoes
from surrounding areas to your property and you.
- Citronella candles: The tiki torch
look may improve the ambiance of your yard, but citronella candles are no
better than plain candles, which also produce the heat, moisture, and carbon
dioxide that draws mosquitoes away from
people.
How to get rid of mosquitoes:
Mosquito control is often thought of as a community
problem, but there are actually many things individuals can do to get rid of
mosquitoes, or at least make living with them more tolerable. When confronted
with an insect pest, most people first turn to poisons. When I have got phantom
mosquitos buzzing in my ear at night, stealing both blood and sleep, I
understand this impulse. But poisons, residual yard sprays, and bug bombs do not
work for private mosquito control, and may even increase their numbers.
Insecticides are very unspecific; they kill as many beneficial insects and
mosquito predators as they do mosquitoes. They are also toxic.
On this page, you will find how to get rid of
mosquitoes using least-toxic methods that are safe for you, your family, and the
environment. When these strategies are used together in concert, you will find
yourself swatting and swearing less and lessat least at mosquitoes.
Simple Ways to Get Rid of
Mosquitoes:
Reduce
standing water to get rid of mosquitoes. Though some species of
mosquitoes will travel distances for a blood meal, chances are the ones that are
attacking you on your property hatched on your property. Mosquitoes breed in
stagnant or slow moving water, where they spend time as larvae and pupae. Even a
small amount of standing water can produce swarms of mosquitoes. Broken or
clogged rain gutters, old tires, leaky air conditioners or outdoor faucets,
boats, street gutters, holes in trees, catch basins, low spots on your property,
watering cans and wheelbarrows anything that has been holding water for over a
week is probably producing mosquitoes. When water ca not be cleaned or drained,
it should be treated with Bti (see right).
Landscaping can help get rid of mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes roost in shaded, protected areas. Remove low-lying brush or
vegetation. Keep shrubs and trees well trimmed and grasses short. This will
decrease moisture and increase wind and sun exposure on your property, making it
far less hospitable to mosquitoes and other biting insects. As an added benefit,
your stock will rise with uppity neighbors, and the lazy ones may just inherit
your mosquitoes.
Use bug
lights outside and around doors and windows. Mosquitoes are not
attracted to all light, just light at certain frequencies. Most people do not
take advantage of this knowledge, and so their homes attract swarms of
mosquitoes and other insects every night. These people are forced to enter and
exit their homes at break-neck speeds to keep the number of winged intruders to
a minimum. Yellow bug lights, LED lights, and sodium lamps will
not attract mosquitoes. Changing the lights near doors, windows, and
porches is especially helpful.
Apply
effective mosquito repellants. Why spray communities with poison when
individuals can use repellents? When it comes to getting rid of mosquitoes with
repellents, DEET (OFF, MAX DEET, Repel) is the clear choice. It has outperformed
other mosquito repellents in lab and field testing conducted by the Center for
Disease Control and the Environmental Protection Agency. For those with a
sensitivity or aversion to DEET, products that contain picaridin (Cutter, Sawyer
Insect Repellent), or IR3535 (Avon Bug Guard Plus Expedition) are reasonable
replacements, though they do not last as long as repellents containing
DEET.
Put
barriers between you and the mosquito. First off you should make sure
your home is mosquito proof. If the odd mosquito makes it inside, well, that is
normal. If more than a few are humming around, check all screens, windows,
vents, and doors for gaps. Screens can be fixed with a little silicone caulk or
screen patches, while door gaps can be remedied with weather stripping. While
you are fixing the problem, you can look into mosquito netting, which can be
installed over beds, cribs, kennels, or anything really. If you do not have a
three-season porch and still would like to be relax outside, invest in a
screened pavilion or party tent with a bug screen.
What Does not Get Rid of Mosquitoes?
Getting rid of mosquitoes is big business, and
this business is full of gimmicks, scams, and a swarm of false promises aimed at
lightening your wallet. Here are some things that will not get rid of
mosquitoes, but may make them worse:
- Bug zappers: Attract swarms of
mosquitoes to your property and kill hoards of beneficial insects. These
devices are more for red-neck entertainment than mosquito control.
- Commercial and personal mosquito
poisons: Mosquitoes are a force of nature not unlike the weather.
Exterminators that offer to spray your yard with residual poisons are
basically stealing your money. Indoor bug bombs are likewise ineffective and
wasteful. The only useful poisons for getting rid of mosquitoes are those -
like permethrin 5% - which are used as repellents on clothing, tents, and
fabrics.
- Machines that attract or repel mosquitoes with
lights, smells, and sound. The market is rife with these machines.
Sound devices that emit certain mosquito-repelling frequencies are a farce.
Though machines that use light and smells to lure mosquitoes to a trap are
getting more sophisticated, they are as yet unproven and very expensive. They
attract mosquitoes in your yard to the trap, but they also attract mosquitoes
from surrounding areas to your property and you.
- Citronella candles: The tiki torch
look may improve the ambiance of your yard, but citronella candles are no
better than plain candles, which also produce the heat, moisture, and carbon
dioxide that draws mosquitoes away from
people.
How to get rid of mosquitoes:
Mosquito control is often thought of as a community problem, but there are actually many things individuals can do to get rid of mosquitoes, or at least make living with them more tolerable. When confronted with an insect pest, most people first turn to poisons. When I have got phantom mosquitos buzzing in my ear at night, stealing both blood and sleep, I understand this impulse. But poisons, residual yard sprays, and bug bombs do not work for private mosquito control, and may even increase their numbers. Insecticides are very unspecific; they kill as many beneficial insects and mosquito predators as they do mosquitoes. They are also toxic.
On this page, you will find how to get rid of mosquitoes using least-toxic methods that are safe for you, your family, and the environment. When these strategies are used together in concert, you will find yourself swatting and swearing less and lessat least at mosquitoes.
Simple Ways to Get Rid of Mosquitoes:
Reduce
standing water to get rid of mosquitoes. Though some species of
mosquitoes will travel distances for a blood meal, chances are the ones that are
attacking you on your property hatched on your property. Mosquitoes breed in
stagnant or slow moving water, where they spend time as larvae and pupae. Even a
small amount of standing water can produce swarms of mosquitoes. Broken or
clogged rain gutters, old tires, leaky air conditioners or outdoor faucets,
boats, street gutters, holes in trees, catch basins, low spots on your property,
watering cans and wheelbarrows anything that has been holding water for over a
week is probably producing mosquitoes. When water ca not be cleaned or drained,
it should be treated with Bti (see right).Landscaping can help get rid of mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes roost in shaded, protected areas. Remove low-lying brush or
vegetation. Keep shrubs and trees well trimmed and grasses short. This will
decrease moisture and increase wind and sun exposure on your property, making it
far less hospitable to mosquitoes and other biting insects. As an added benefit,
your stock will rise with uppity neighbors, and the lazy ones may just inherit
your mosquitoes. Use bug
lights outside and around doors and windows. Mosquitoes are not
attracted to all light, just light at certain frequencies. Most people do not
take advantage of this knowledge, and so their homes attract swarms of
mosquitoes and other insects every night. These people are forced to enter and
exit their homes at break-neck speeds to keep the number of winged intruders to
a minimum. Yellow bug lights, LED lights, and sodium lamps will
not attract mosquitoes. Changing the lights near doors, windows, and
porches is especially helpful. Apply
effective mosquito repellants. Why spray communities with poison when
individuals can use repellents? When it comes to getting rid of mosquitoes with
repellents, DEET (OFF, MAX DEET, Repel) is the clear choice. It has outperformed
other mosquito repellents in lab and field testing conducted by the Center for
Disease Control and the Environmental Protection Agency. For those with a
sensitivity or aversion to DEET, products that contain picaridin (Cutter, Sawyer
Insect Repellent), or IR3535 (Avon Bug Guard Plus Expedition) are reasonable
replacements, though they do not last as long as repellents containing
DEET.Put
barriers between you and the mosquito. First off you should make sure
your home is mosquito proof. If the odd mosquito makes it inside, well, that is
normal. If more than a few are humming around, check all screens, windows,
vents, and doors for gaps. Screens can be fixed with a little silicone caulk or
screen patches, while door gaps can be remedied with weather stripping. While
you are fixing the problem, you can look into mosquito netting, which can be
installed over beds, cribs, kennels, or anything really. If you do not have a
three-season porch and still would like to be relax outside, invest in a
screened pavilion or party tent with a bug screen.What Does not Get Rid of Mosquitoes?
Getting rid of mosquitoes is big business, and this business is full of gimmicks, scams, and a swarm of false promises aimed at lightening your wallet. Here are some things that will not get rid of mosquitoes, but may make them worse:
- Bug zappers: Attract swarms of mosquitoes to your property and kill hoards of beneficial insects. These devices are more for red-neck entertainment than mosquito control.
- Commercial and personal mosquito poisons: Mosquitoes are a force of nature not unlike the weather. Exterminators that offer to spray your yard with residual poisons are basically stealing your money. Indoor bug bombs are likewise ineffective and wasteful. The only useful poisons for getting rid of mosquitoes are those - like permethrin 5% - which are used as repellents on clothing, tents, and fabrics.
- Machines that attract or repel mosquitoes with lights, smells, and sound. The market is rife with these machines. Sound devices that emit certain mosquito-repelling frequencies are a farce. Though machines that use light and smells to lure mosquitoes to a trap are getting more sophisticated, they are as yet unproven and very expensive. They attract mosquitoes in your yard to the trap, but they also attract mosquitoes from surrounding areas to your property and you.
- Citronella candles: The tiki torch look may improve the ambiance of your yard, but citronella candles are no better than plain candles, which also produce the heat, moisture, and carbon dioxide that draws mosquitoes away from people.
Get Rid of Mosquitoes Naturally
Use Bti products on water that can not be drained. Ornamental ponds, water treatments, unused swimming pools, sewer drains, or any water that is impractical to drain can be treated with Mosquito Dunks, Quick Kill Pellets, or any product containing the bacterium Bti (bacillus thuringiensis israelensis). Mosquito larvae feed on protein crystals produced by Bti, and then their guts explode. Bti does not harm fish, aquatic plants, humans, or anything besides mosquito and black fly larvae.
Use natural repellents. Though DEET is time tested and safe, some people desire mosquito repellents that are a bit more natural. The most popular and effective natural mosquito repellent is oil of lemon eucalyptus, which works as well as low concentrations of DEET. A mixture of 2% neem oil and coconut oil, or just coconut oil extract will also work to some degree.
Well-placed fans help. Mosquitoes need calm conditions for stealing your blood. They will not be able to bother you if wind speeds are beyond two miles per hour. When Mother Nature will not supply a breeze, some well-placed fans can keep decks and porches mosquito free. Many outdoor /open air restaurants and bars combat mosquitoes in this fashion.
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Wear the right clothing. Do I want to wear my naughty, butt-crack revealing mankini at all hours, all summer long? Yes. But I do not. When the mosquitoes are out, I grow demure and put on a few layers. I prefer heat discomfort to bites and blood loss. A mosquito probiscus (needle on face) cannot penetrate the hide of a nice sweatshirt.
For the adventurous types, there are also clothes designed with biting insects in mind. These bite-proof clothes - sold at sporting goods stores are often treated with repellents (DEET) or poisons (permethrin). On a closing note, certain species of mosquitoes are attracted to dark colors such as black, blue, and red, which can make mosquito season tough for gang members.
Avoid mosquito prime time. Dusk, dawn, and during darkness these are the times when most mosquito species feed. Though not always possible, scheduling your outings around theirs can greatly increase your tolerance of these annoying yet needed insects. As an added bonus, you have fewer altercations with vampires.
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