does spraying a Borax solution around your yard work as a mosquito repellent.?

Question

I've heard that Walt Disney World in Orlando does this.

Answer 1

I'm not aware that Disney uses a Borax solution. I can tell you that most of us old time Florida folks know that the biggest cause of mosquitoes is standing water. That's where the larvae grow--and in Florida, we get a lot of rain.

One of the things we tell newcomers to do is eliminate anything in their yard that will collect water. And, if they have lily ponds, bird baths, etc., to keep the water moving or treat it with chlorine--if it's a fish pond, don't use chlorine, it will kill the fish--instead let the fish eat the larvae.

My experience with Disney is that most of their water features use treated water, have fountains, are constantly cycled and they just need to deal with their retention ponds and ditches. Routinely spraying the pond surfaces with an oil spray kills the larvae.

As for your yard, if you remove things that hold water and spray your ditches with an oil based spray, you should be able to keep things to a minimum as far as breeding--you just can't keep the flying adults out of your area.

Answer 2

I have heard of Borax powder used as a flea treatment, but don't know about efficacy.
I am sure it would work. That stuff is hostile to my nostils!
I'd bet it works for mosquitos as well as other bugs in the area, but I would try to find out if it is harmful to plants, grass, or children and pets.
Probably relatively safe in moderate quantities, don't go overboard.
Try Mother Earth News website and search for mosquito repellent or borax. They would know most certainly.
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Everything!

Answer 3

I don't think it will. It would probably kill whatever mosquitoes you actually sprayed with it, then land on the grass.
As another poster mentioned above, the mosquito larvae live in water, so borax on the grass won't eliminate them. The adults fly, so again, borax on the grass isn't going to help.
As other posters have mentioned, it may help to eliminate stagnant water (or it may not if your neighbors/block/city don't do the same). Fans are non-toxic, so is citronella.
Sorry.

Answer 4

Borax of course, is Boron... and too much of it in soil will effectively sterilize the soi and keep things from growing there, so be very careful about it's use, please?.....