Best Way to Get rid of Mosquitos in backyard ?

Answer 1

Eliminating any wet source where mosquitoes can breed is important. Clean out gutters & fill in depressions where water can stand after it rains.
Trim your shrubs to discourage them from resting on foliage

Mosquitos don't like MINTS of any kind !!!
Plant mint or lemon Balm.
Lemon balm is also a member of the mint family & smells like lemons when the leaves are rubbed.
You can rub Lemon balm leaves over yourself & your clothing to repel mosquitos. Lemon balm contains volatile oils, including citral, citronella, eugenol, and other components as well as flavonoids, triterpenoids, rosmarinic acid, polyphenols, and tannin. Several new antiviral and antioxidative flavonoids were discovered in lemon balm in 2002.
http://www.answers.com/topic/lemon-balm?cat=health

Art Tucker, research professor at Delaware State University and co-author of the Big Book of Herbs, confirms that rose-scented geraniums (Pelargonium x asperum, sometimes sold as P. graveolens) contain both citronellol, which is similar to citronellal, and geraniol. But, he says, the widely promoted 'Citrosa' geranium, which is the so-called "Mosquito Plant," appears to contain only small amounts of citronellal and is not likely to be any more effective as a mosquito repellent than other rose geraniums. He states that a better choice for a homegrown mosquito repellent may be lemon balm (Melissa officinalis). Tucker says lemon balm is easy to grow from seeds and contains citronellal, geraniol and geranial.
http://www.herbsandnaturalremedies.com/herbal-insect-repellent.htm
Rosemary, Basil, Catnip, Marigolds, & Ageratum,
are also repellent to mosquitoes.
http://www.thefrugallife.com/mosquitoesgarden.html

You might find this site on why garlic repels mosquitoes interesting: Maybe you can make a garlic spray to spray on your mulch & bushes.
"Garlic is more effective at repelling some species of mosquitoe than others. For this reasons many of the commercial preparations available include a number of different repellent ingredients such as catnip and soy as well as garlic."
http://www.garlic-central.com/mosquito.html

Cinnamon oil shows promise as an environmentally friendly pesticide, killing mosquito larvae more effectively than DEET.

The CDC says " oil of lemon eucalyptus provides protection time "similar to low-concentration DEET products in two recent studies."

Iowa State U. researches have reported that an essential oil found in catnip (Nepetalactone)
is more effectivethan DEET. (Organic Gardening Aug/Sept '06) It is 10 times more effective at repelling mosquitoes than DEET.

These plants are effective when their leaves are crushed, so perhaps you can make a spray using the some of these plants & spray your shrubs & other plants. Or maybe you can apply some mosquito repelling herbs or oil of Lemon Eucalyptus or Tea Tree Oil on a door wreath.

You can spread Cedar chips on walkways to deter them, also.
Good luck! Hope this is helpful.

Answer 2

I too live in a wooded area in the mountains. This year we have been bombarded with swarms of mosquitoes. Unless you treat standing water, I don't think there's much you can do to get rid of them. The only thing you can do until things start to dry out, is to protect yourself and your dog. I use Burt's bees all natural insect repellent on my German Shepherd. Nothing in this can hurt him. On myself I use Deep Woods Off with deet. or Cutter. Because of all the rain we have had here in the Notheast we're just waiting for things to dry out. I have tried citronella candles in the past and it seems as if the mosquitoes have become immune to it. (which is probably not the case, we're just dealing with huge numbers). I feel your pain.

Answer 3

It takes time...but in future try to implant a lot of basil in backyard...I've learned that from my grand grandma ;) AND IT WORKS. I have them in a great pots on my window.
People like that smell but Mosquitos don't... :)
GOOD LUCK!

Answer 4

1. eliminate all standing water on your property
2. Plant lots of marigolds
3. buy some bat houses & try to attract some bats
4. buy purple martin houses & hopefully they will move in next spring
5. burn a cintronella candle while your outside

Answer 5

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we've tried citronella candles with no success, the only thing that worked that was not expensive where the mosquito coils, I think Raid makes them, but they are getting harder to find. My neighbour has the zapper, and wouldn't be without one, they love it.

Answer 6

put up a bunch of bat houses

Answer 7

have a cigarette lit

you don't even have to smoke. just carry it lit and with you if you don't mind the smell.

Answer 8

Make sure there is nothing there that is holding water.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

burn wood