Garden Pests and Diseases: Mosquito Spraying, 0 by DCarrington

DCarrington wrote:
It is impossible for me to go out in my yard or garden without getting bitten at least twice. No matter what time of day I go out, the mosquitoes are out too.

I live next to a wooded area and although this year I cut down a lot of tree's around my house, had fill dirt brought in to more or less get rid of any holes or depressions in the ground where water could stand and become a nursery for more mosquitoes, I still have hundreds of mosquitoes flying around, constantly. My body is like a magnet to these things and no matter what I do, even spray myself with "Off" or some other "Mosquito Repelant", they still come after me. My eyes, nose, ears, and anything else I might have missed with the spray.

I have been wrapping my arms in saran wrap and then putting on a long sleeved shirt. Gloves, hat with a net around it and spraying myself to help. It seems to work untill it's time to take all that stuff off and come in the house. Then they fly off what I'm wearing and follow me in the house. Now I have them inside as well as outside.

When it's almost time to go to bed, I go into my bedroom, spray it with "Raid House & Garden Insect Killer", close the door, and wait about an hour before I go in and spray the top of the bedspread, sheet, pillow cases, and headboard, with "Off"

If I didn't like to garden so much, I'd stay inside all summer long.

Chemicals are illegal here as far as spraying for mosquitoes. However there is a product that I'm considering. It's mechanical and I think it might do the trick.

It's called: "SkeeterVac - Mosquito Exterminato"

It attracks, traps, and kills biting insects like mosquitoes, black flies, sand flies, no-see-ums, and biting midges.
It opperates on CO2 and Octenol, (an attractant)

Has anyone tried this?

Here is a picture of it.





This message was edited Jun 12, 2005 10:54 AM