Question:
Well, it's about that time of year again when I look out my window
wanting to do more work in my yard, but finding myself not wanting to
because of the mosquitos here in NC. I don't like deet or chemical
sprays on my skin - they just annoy me. My lovely wife is not
bothered at all by mosquitos she says they don't bite her - I eat the
same as her, etc. but why do they bug me?
Last year, I tried the catnip trick where I grew a ton of catnip and
crushed the leaves and rubbed them on my skin. I rubbed them on till
my skin turned green, but it didn't help. Mosquitos still got me :(
I've been researching these Mosquito magnets for over a year and find
mixed reviews. My Mom bought one and sent it back. But I don't think
she moved it to adjust for wind or anything. Just plugged it in and
still got bitten. Someone posted to Google that you need to hang a
used sweat sock from the thing to get it to work. Mom didn't do that
either.... Do any of you have luck with the magnet?
I've heard of some blue light thing that attracts mosquitos and does a
good job but that's all they said is it's called a blue light. can't
find anything about it.
I also tried the "yard guard" spray last year, but it didn't work for
even 5 minutes.
I find the mosquitos lingering around my rain barrel. They cannot get
in, but I think they sense the water so they swarm it. Someone told
me if I put some goldfish in the barrel and removed the cover netting,
they'd kill off all the mosquitos. That doesn't make much sense to
me. Will the "dunks" do it?
Answer:
-Have a still water pond in the back of my property in Northwest Washington.
The mosquitos last summer were horrible. Thankfully they only ventured away
from our pond at night so we just keep the windows shut and stayed inside
when it got dark.
This summer we'd like to be outside more during the nighttime so we are
probaley going to put goldfish in the pond and devise a way to keep the
herings and racoons from fishing them out. We're also going to buy tiki
sticks (or whatever you call them) and special candles that repel the
buggers. Also, the blue light not only attracts the mosquitos but it zaps
them too. I also heard that fabric softeners repel mosquitos, but I heard
that in an email so who knows how true it is.
-The goldfish will eat the mosquito larva in the water. the dunks will
kill the larva. it would be a good idea to use either of these
approaches, but that will only take care of one breeding area.
