Iron Fence

Has anyone tried Megacatch and if so how well did it work? What about Mosquito Magnet? Or has anyone tried spraying pyrethrum?

Posted by: jimartin at October 8, 2007 2:37 PM in response to Mosquitoes

newsouthsloper,

No, the garlic smell dissapates in a few minutes. The other advantage of this stuff is that, if it doesn't work for you, you can use it as salad dressing[only joking, but I do like the non-toxic nature of this product].

Posted by: Bob Marvin at October 8, 2007 2:57 PM in response to Mosquitoes

Thanks Bob - I'll give it a shot. Always looking to thwart those evil suckers!

Posted by: newsouthsloper at October 8, 2007 3:27 PM in response to Mosquitoes

I've tried geraniol (geranium essential oil) which worked pretty well but has to be diffused into the air about an hour before you plan to use the yard or patio. But then again, with the weird warm October weather we've been having, the skeeters have remained hungry and aggressive despite our best efforts. Hopefully the weather will turn "normal" in the next few days and the buggers will die.

Posted by: guest at October 8, 2007 3:44 PM in response to Mosquitoes

Bob, for how long a period is the garlic spray effective? Hours? Days? Weeks?

Posted by: Ever Hopeful at October 8, 2007 4:46 PM in response to Mosquitoes

One night, very very late, unable to sleep and driven to madness by the incessant buzzing and biting, I turned to the internet in desperation of a solution. As a result my home is now a lab for testing the half-dozen different devices that I ordered on that dark night. The best thing I found is called "DynaTrap", available on Amazon, it has an eery ultraviolet light and a fan that sucks them in and dehydrates them without any chemicals or unsavoriness. It's not as cheap as it seems like it should be (maybe $100+), it probably only works well because I'm using it indoors instead of outdoors, and that glowing light takes a while to get used to... but it's much easier to sleep through than a skeeter attack.

Posted by: gowanusaurus at October 8, 2007 7:05 PM in response to Mosquitoes

Check with Joe Torre

Posted by: guest at October 9, 2007 12:07 PM in response to Mosquitoes

One of the possible solutions could be so called mosquito misting systems:
http://www.allmosquitos.com/control-mosquito/mosquito-misting-systems.html
Just if you look for effective equipment that is not using any pesticides, misting system is not for you...
As someone already stated, it is impossible to get rid of mosquitoes if it's only you in the area who tries that.

Posted by: guest at October 19, 2007 8:43 AM in response to Mosquitoes