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environment--we have a bazillion mosquitoes and more--how do i gte rid of them?pls help

2007-03-27 07:31:18 · 17 answers · asked by fahima 3 in Health Diseases & Conditions Infectious Diseases

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The best way to avoid mosquito problems is to make certain that your yard or property is void of any standing water. Standing water (water that doesn't move, duh!) is where the greatest danger for a mosquito infestation is found. Mosquitoes lay their larvae in puddles of water, and in three and a half weeks one mosquito will become several hundred mosquitos. Here's what to do:
Empty containers that can hold water are a major source of mosquito control problems. Things like buckets, flower pots, wheel barrows, pop cans, beer bottles, coffee cans, bird feeders, bird baths, and anything else that can hold water needs to be cleaned up or emptied regularly.
Standing water in garbage cans will inevitably become a mosquito control issue. Garbage cans are particularly dangerous because they are a relatively safe shelter, like a suburb for mosquitoes. Make a hole at the bottom of your outdoor garbage or recycling containers to help them drain.
Mosquito control can be as easy as cleaning your pool every week. If you're living in an apartment or a home where there is a swimming pool, make sure you keep the chlorine levels where they should be. Remind your superintendent of the danger an inappropriately managed pool presents his renters.
Window screens, like netting, are your primary means of indoor mosquito control. Go through your home and make sure all of your window screens are in good repair, and that they fit flush against the frame. Even the smallest hole will be an invitation for night time air raids.

2007-03-27 07:36:30 · answer #1 · answered by AMBER D 6 · 1 0

Apply a mosquito repellent with ZEET. Use mosquito liquid burner or mat burner. Sleep under a mosquito net. Keep the window fly and mosquito screens closed. Burn a mosquito coil when sitting outdoors after sunset. Get an insect destroying light, if possible. Drain out all stagnant water. These are all the ways I could think of. When the weather becomes very hot, mosquitoes will decrease, anyway.

2007-03-27 14:41:42 · answer #2 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 0 0

Check around your place for pools of standing water (containers left outside that collect rain water, potholes, small ponds, etc). Do what you can to get rid of them, since that's where the skeeters breed. If you can, get folks in your community to help you (chances are, they're getting bitten too). Look into local regulations and mosquito control measures, and if there isn't a program to speak of, see how hard it would be to get one going (this is NOT a quick fix). In the meantime, install tight-fitting screens on your windows and doors (and your porch, if you have one). Don't leave your doors open (such as when you're bringing in groceries, etc). When you're going to be outside, spray on OFF! or another Deet (not zeet) based repellent. When you're inside, keep a fly swatter handy and look closely at dark surfaces (sides of furniture, doors, cupboards, etc) where they like to hide. Flush them out by waving a dish towel (or even your fly swatter) around the surfaces during the middle of the day when they're most likely between meals and a little slower (mosquitos tend to feed most ravenously in the early morning and around dusk).

I find citronella candles to be largely pointless, particularly outside a 5 ft radius. You can eat lots of garlic (or smoke), though--that makes you less tasty to them.

Also, get a Mosquito Magnet (that's one of the traps that lure them with CO2). Nothing as satisfying as dumping a net full of dessicated moquitos in the trash.. >:^)

2007-03-27 14:46:16 · answer #3 · answered by Woz 4 · 0 0

Coming from Minnesota where mosqitoes are the state bird, here are a few tips: remove all stagnant water (pails, tires, puddles) these are breeding grounds for babies, put up bird/bat houses around the yard, if it's super bad-get a magnet machine, you have to empty them about 1 time a day but they are great for a yard. I use a yard fogger in the summer, but they are filled with harsh chemicals and can effect your shrubs and trees. Good Luck~!

2007-03-27 14:36:08 · answer #4 · answered by mel m 4 · 1 0

Try citronella oil. Mosquitoes hate it. You can apply it directly to your skin. Apparently it burns the feet of the mosquitoes.

You can also try putting a few drops on your window sills.

2007-03-27 15:14:47 · answer #5 · answered by bajan-black_ant 3 · 0 0

You could a product like Off or some other spray that has the ingredient zeet in it. It is a smell that causes bugs to fly away from you and not bite you.

2007-03-27 14:33:57 · answer #6 · answered by mikeztheman 2 · 0 0

My favorite is Burt's Bees insect repellent. It has natural oils and it doesn't smell as awful as some of the others. You can find Burt's on the web and also at many local hardware stores and pharmacies. I is quite effective. Good Luck!

2007-03-27 14:37:03 · answer #7 · answered by seasana 1 · 1 0

Tie a "Bounty" dryer sheet or two to your belt loops. It really works. There are a ton of other things you can do with "Bounty" dryer sheets like repelling ants, keeping your T.V. static free by just wiping one across the screen.........

2007-03-27 14:40:41 · answer #8 · answered by Dawni 1 · 0 0

Skin So Soft bug repelant w/ sun screen by Avon is great.
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2007-03-27 14:34:43 · answer #9 · answered by LUCY 4 · 0 0

first off, make sure you don't wear strong-smelling cologne, deodorant, etc, as it will attract them.

most people try bug spray .. this works for most but will bring the mosquitoes closer to you. [the bug spray's scent attracts the mosquitoes, then when they get close it kills them]. usually it works for me.

2007-03-27 14:34:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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