2007-05-31 08:19:35 · 10 answers · asked by mackelcw 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I use multiple approaches and they seem to keep our enjoyment level on the patio bug free. I installed a ceiling fan on the patio over hang which I turn on an hour or so before entertaining or dining outside. I use mosquito doughnuts which are a natural ring of stuff you put in water to keep the skeeters from breeding. I've got 6 fountains in my backyard and love the sound of water, so draining them for the summer wasn't an option. I also use citronella candles and create a boundary around the patio of cirtronella inscence sticks. They sell huge sticks for 99 cents at the Big Lots which generally last as long as we are out there. I put them at a distance from the patio, but where the wind catches them in a manner that protects the patio area. And, I bought a little solar powered mosquito light/deterent which smells wonderful, the light goes on a dusk and keeps a large area mosquito free.
2007-05-31 08:46:31 · answer #1 · answered by eskie lover 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I have been you, i could ask Dad to seal up the holes and mosquito highways into the homestead. For sound asleep us a great mosquito canope over the mattress. intently, use a citronella candle on the textile cabinet. make certain the candle won't ignite something. Empty water boxes exterior the homestead. easy citronella torches around exterior the homestead. interior the homestead you are able to us mosquito zappers in each and each room. a easy attracts the mosquito right into a statically charged conductive grill. The mosquito gets zapped with severe voltage and explodes.
2016-11-24 19:18:00 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mix ammonia and a lemon scented dishwashing liquid 50/50. 1 cup of each (two cups) can be used with a 20 gallon hose end sprayer. It will not hurt your yard or plants...it works!!! Buzzing off from the Mosquito Capital Texas!
2007-05-31 08:46:03 · answer #3 · answered by sharlaksmith 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eliminate all standing water.
Put up bat houses. They love the little buggers.
Plant Mosquito Plants. They really do work.
2007-05-31 08:30:17 · answer #4 · answered by RBRN 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mosquitos are attracted to water and sweetness.
Get rid of any standing water.
If you have sweet smelling flowers that could be a problem.
But if you hang some birdfeeders, the birds will be happy to eat the mosquitos too.
2007-05-31 08:27:46 · answer #5 · answered by Lorenzo Steed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Citronella candles, bug spray, stuff like that. I haven't found a good way that works yet, lol. If it's a patio where you or your family spend a lot of time outside, it might be worth it to buy a little enclosed screen type of thing for it.
2007-05-31 08:27:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard that having a fan outside will help. You can get ceiling fans made for outdoors if you have a roof on your patio. Otherwise you might try a stand fan.
2007-05-31 08:33:40 · answer #7 · answered by angela 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My neighbor swears by his 'mosquito magnet', one of those propane tank things that attracts mosquitoes and sucks them into a bag.
2007-05-31 09:25:14 · answer #8 · answered by dsgrieve 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one thing I have heard is to eliminate as much standing water as possible. Mosquitos lay eggs in water and can hatch very quickly.
2007-05-31 08:27:26 · answer #9 · answered by belle f 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Citronella plants help
2007-05-31 08:25:37 · answer #10 · answered by tkva2000 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋