what are we going to do about Mosquitoes

For most of the year I can enter my garden only after applying a generous amount of Deet, and if I forget a square inch I will get bitten right there. Any other sprays do not work. The only other thing that works is to constantly move around looking like an idiot.

I eliminated standing water, also in the neighbor yards.
If I gas the backyard with Pesticide, they will be back 5 minutes later. They don’t care about Citronella, smoke sticks or any of the other cute stuff. Only the combination of all measures at once seems to have some temporary effect.

Let’s face it – Tiger Mosquitoes will be a constant presence in Brooklyn backyards – So what to do?
Build a pond with larvae eating fish that may attract dragon flies? But that is a huge effort for an uncertain effect. Maybe build a screened porch to create a small safe zone?

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hasibur.rahman07 | 6 years and 7 months ago

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Not joking – someone told me to burn coffee in aluminum foil. Apparently drives all the bugs away and is non toxic. https://www.deathwishcoffee.com/blogs/news/burn-coffee-to-fight-pests