[Shop-talk] Mosquito problem in Central Maryland

[Jeff Scarbrough]

Having grown up chasing the mosquito-fogging truck, I feel qualified
to comment...

The best way to get rid of mosquitoes is to get rid of their
living/breeding areas - principally standing water.  That can, of
course, be easier said than done.  It might not be on property you can
access, or other reasons you can't drain the neighbor's pond.

There are commercial solutions that attract them by generating CO2
(with a propane tank) and then capturing them and killing them.

https://www.amazon.com/Mosquito-Magnet-MM4200B-Patriot-Plus/dp/B07CLT5D6Z

Bug zappers work well sometimes, but locate it near - but not at - the
place you are working or sitting.  Like the CO2 devices, they attract
the mosquitoes, and you don't want to bring them toward you, you just
want to clear your local area.

We have a commercial service here that's part of a chain.  I've never
used them, but they seem to use a combination of methods including
foggers and chemical sprays to solve the problem.  Not sure if it's
any more effective than anything you could do yourself.

Here's a NYT article that has other suggestions

https://www.amazon.com/Mosquito-Magnet-MM4200B-Patriot-Plus/dp/B07CLT5D6Z?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_6

...including these coils, which I hadn't seen in years.  We used to go
to the drive-in movie and burn one of these in a pie pan on the
dashboard.  Good times...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LCHVCJ8/

FWIW, we had a wet winter, which has led to an abundance of skeeters.
My misspent youth in the cloud behind the fogging truck may be
responsible for the fact that I only get bit about 10% of what the
rest of my family suffers.

Good luck!

Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.


On Sun, Jul 5, 2020 at 8:21 PM Gene Abbondelo
<eugene.abbondelo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> My garage is separated from my house and is in a shady area.  I have a big problem with mosquitos in the garage as the area is humid and I'm getting eaten alive.
>
> Any suggestions on getting rid of the problem.  Are there spray "bombs" that would work similar to the kind people use for flea problems or is this a problem better left to a pest control company?
>
> Thanks for any advice,
>
> Gene
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