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DawgOfTheAges
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I’m counting on you all to give me the perfect solution… I now live in a wooded paradise but need the Solution for bugs and flies… I’ve said this before but in this case price is no object; this is like offering 10,000 for escort service, hoping for a perfect outcome
So there are various combo solutions I have read about… coquettish solar panelled mini killer romance lights paired with Electrical chair delight pageantry
I’m guessing at least 16 of you folks have this dialed so that I can rely on your incredible solution and send you that Elite champagne in celebration of your advanced metrics analysis solution.
So there are various combo solutions I have read about… coquettish solar panelled mini killer romance lights paired with Electrical chair delight pageantry
I’m guessing at least 16 of you folks have this dialed so that I can rely on your incredible solution and send you that Elite champagne in celebration of your advanced metrics analysis solution.
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Don't we have a mod here who works for Orkin?
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hhahaha.. forgot about that... but even so, there are a lot of trick people in here that know the TRUTH about this solution... so let's hear it.
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We have pretty bad mosquitos here in white wakanda from June to September. I just run a few citronella tiki torches but they only seem to work ok. I’m sure there are better solutions but I’m not dialed in to what those are.
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Cut down all the trees and eliminate stagnant water.
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That is just like saying stay away from dangerously beautiful women... i don't think i'm listening to that...BleachedAnusDawg said:Cut down all the trees and eliminate stagnant water.
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Wish I had a solution but I don't beyond what Yella said
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I have no trees but my yard is surrounded by them so I have no control over them. I have field turf and 2 dogs so there’s almost always a turd pile attracting flies.YellowSnow said:We have pretty bad mosquitos here in white wakanda from June to September. I just run a few citronella tiki torches but they only seem to work ok. I’m sure there are better solutions but I’m not dialed in to what those are.
Mrs Nacho makes some mix of lemon water or oil and some other stuff that she keeps in a large spray bottle. She sprays that during the summer every 1-2 weeks and it helps keep the yard smelling nice and reduces flies.
There are some plants or flowers that’ll keep mosquitoes and flies away. If you have any large standing water other than the pool, get mosquito bricks to kill the mosquitoes in there.
And finally, the citronella helps. I had torches lining my yard but they were a complete pain in my ass. I eventually bought jars that look like oversized candles. Easier to refill and change the wicks and portable. -
And I’ve never done this but you can try a bat box. Bats eat all kinds of insects and the bay box supposedly keeps them close to your property.
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We go heavy citronella, and a couple of years ago got a Black and Decker zapper, hung next to the door to our deck, that has worked (disgustingly) well in keeping them out of the house…
EDIT: I hear the mosquito bricks work well with pool situations, from a friend who has a pool… -
In all seriousness, I hate trees because they block out the sun and it's already grey and gloomy too much in the PNW, so don't listen to me on this one. I have seen citronella plants that you can buy from any nursery and they're supposed to help quite a bit.TheRoarOfTheCrowd said:
That is just like saying stay away from dangerously beautiful women... i don't think i'm listening to that...BleachedAnusDawg said:Cut down all the trees and eliminate stagnant water.
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ok so I have been doing research on this and it turns out that the bugs are attracted to the motion signature of people and animals exhaling CO2... so the maximum killing approach is apparently to get a machine which exhales CO2, emits UV and infrared light heat signatures, and which is scented in the ways they like best....
Besides using a beautifully scented woman as bait, there are machines out there that are setup to do that that can be combined with scented plugins to mimic what they like. -
Screened in porch.
Otherwise, you fucked.
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Not much to add, but I know a guym that has the big sized bug zapper. He got that one from a dairy farm that went under, but I'm sure livestock/co-ops sell them. It's big and bright. The amount out bug carnage coming out of that tray is triumphantly revolting. Combine with that with an attractant of some kind.
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No lies detected.PurpleThrobber said:Screened in porch.
Otherwise, you fucked.
You can do all kinds of other things, but they aren't that effective. Unless you bust out the DEET - which nobody is crazy about unless you're in the woods and the mosquitoes are eating your ass alive. At my granny's house in Illinois, if you weren't in the screened-in porch, your ass was getting bit by a swarm of mosquitoes.
The bug zappers that emit CO2 work, and work pretty well, but seem like a lot of cost and effort. And bug zappers kill every flying thing that buzzes around, and really only the fucking mosquitoes are the enemy - and horse flies, but we don't have them around these parts. We have a bunch of citronella candles and torches and shit around the patio - but they're only marginally effective. Normally by mid July, it's dry enough outside that most of the mosquitoes have fucked off and died.
Get the electric tennis racket or salt shotgun to deal with flying creatures that have made their way inside. Anything inside and flying is a clear enemy and must be dealt with in a severe manner.
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When necessary you might try insect repellent with Picaridin rather than DEET. It's just as effective, smells better, isn't as toxic and doesn't melt nylon and plastic like DEET does. I used the lotion version a lot last summer and it worked well for me. Gets good reviews at REI.
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Try planting lemon grass around the exterior of the house
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Move to the desert
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I did. There’s still lots of mosquitoesRaceBannon said:Move to the desert
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Not here
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You also receive more annual precipitation than me. 14" vs 12" so go figure.RaceBannon said:Not here
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Slightly limited use, especially here in Missouri where many of the mosquitos can fuck a chicken flat footed, but setting up a fan system to constantly have air moving in the areas people are at outdoors is effective.
Mosquitos are naturally weak fliers and even a slight breeze makes them unable to navigate. Bonus of keeping nipples at attention as well. -
So it turns out that the ultimate predator for mosquitos are bats and we are loaded with bats... at sunset we have an aerobatic display of bats that swarm our pool area... Each bat eats between 50-100% of their body weight in bugs every day.... they love oak forest environments especially if you have a pool as a water source and they are prehistoric bug eating machines...guess this is not going to be an issue for us... we will get the machine which mimics the exhale of CO2 and will also get machine for no see ums which are present in the afternoon + and a flaming propane heating tower to keep away the bats while we are out in the evening.
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Best tip yet.StLouisDawg said:Slightly limited use, especially here in Missouri where many of the mosquitos can fuck a chicken flat footed, but setting up a fan system to constantly have air moving in the areas people are at outdoors is effective.
Mosquitos are naturally weak fliers and even a slight breeze makes them unable to navigate. Bonus of keeping nipples at attention as well.
My place is dry now and it's not much of a problem. I used to try dumping soap, laundry and/or dish soap, into a couple of the ponds down the hill. Thought I could head them off as they reproduce. I didn't see any sign that it helped.
