[Shop-talk] Mosquito problem in Central Maryland

[Peter Murray]

I live in the woods in Northern Virginia, and we have similar issues with
mosquitoes.

I take great pains to disrupt their breeding cycle with Mosquito Dunks and
Mosquito Bits in any place that has standing water (rain barrels, downspout
drains, big puddle-prone areas, etc) and distributing around my yard a
bunch of "Mosquito Deleter" buckets. They are usually teeming with larvae,
so I know that they are at least attractive. Mosquitoes don't travel very
far from birth to death - not more than 150' - so if you can keep them from
breeding near where you are, you'll really reduce the quantity of those
pests. I also invested in a Flowtron Electronic Insect killer (aka an
"Indiscriminate Wildlife Slaughterer", per Wirecutter), which comes with
several Octenol attractants, which are good for mosquitoes found in the
northern US. I separately picked up Lurex3 attractants, which are good for
southern US (Asian Tiger) mosquitoes, and run both on the Flowtron. We're
close enough to the "border" that I just went with both types.

None of the solutions we're using are flawless, but I know they're making a
difference. The big thing I can recommend is to look for any places that
might have standing water around your property Gutters, stumps, drain
lines, bird baths, etc all can provide excellent breeding environments for
these bugs!

Links to what I have picked up. Obviously, no requirement you buy from
Amazon!

Mosquito Dunks:
https://www.amazon.com/Summit-responsible-solutions-555-Mosquito/dp/B0000AH849/
Mosquito Bits: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001AUF8G/

Mosquito Deleter: https://www.mymosquitodeleter.com/

Flowtron BK-40D Electronic Insect Killer:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004R9VW/
Octenol attractant: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000063XHT/
Lurex3 attractant: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00281G1SY/


On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 12:33 PM Tony Vaccaro <tvacc at lotusowners.com> wrote:

> They do sell pieces of equipment that mimic a full size animal that
> attracts mosquitos and kills them. They usually run a few hundred dollars
> to four hundred dollars What they do is kill off the female population
> usually within a ¼ acre of the machine. I understand it works very well but
> I have never bought one.
>
> Do a search on Mosquito Magnet.
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> I am surprised no one has mentioned this already.
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> Tony V
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> *From:* Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *
> eric at megageek.com
> *Sent:* Monday, July 06, 2020 9:09 AM
> *To:* Shop-talk at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Shop-talk] Mosquito problem in Central Maryland
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> Old tires are another vector of mosquito breading, so make sure you don't
> have any of them.
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> If you have ponds or lakes on your property (or nearby) call the local ag
> extension office.  In my county, they put fish in any pond/lake (on a
> regular basis) that eat the larva for free.  Once they know about a body of
> water, them put the lake on a routine stocking schedule.
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> being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph
> Waldo Emerson
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