<div dir="ltr">I live in the woods in Northern Virginia, and we have similar issues with mosquitoes. <div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>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!</div><div><br></div><div>Links to what I have picked up. Obviously, no requirement you buy from Amazon! </div><div><br></div><div>Mosquito Dunks: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Summit-responsible-solutions-555-Mosquito/dp/B0000AH849/">https://www.amazon.com/Summit-responsible-solutions-555-Mosquito/dp/B0000AH849/</a></div><div>Mosquito Bits: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001AUF8G/">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001AUF8G/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Mosquito Deleter: <a href="https://www.mymosquitodeleter.com/">https://www.mymosquitodeleter.com/</a></div><div><span class="gmail-a-size-large gmail-product-title-word-break" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:"Amazon Ember",Arial,sans-serif;box-sizing:border-box;word-break:break-word;line-height:1.3"><font size="2"><br></font></span></div><div><span id="gmail-productTitle" class="gmail-a-size-large gmail-product-title-word-break" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:"Amazon Ember",Arial,sans-serif;box-sizing:border-box;word-break:break-word;line-height:1.3"><font size="2">Flowtron BK-40D Electronic Insect Killer:</font> </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004R9VW/">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004R9VW/</a><br></div><div>Octenol attractant: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000063XHT/">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000063XHT/</a></div><div>Lurex3 attractant: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00281G1SY/">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00281G1SY/</a><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 12:33 PM Tony Vaccaro <<a href="mailto:tvacc@lotusowners.com">tvacc@lotusowners.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_5659821575403624541WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Do a search on Mosquito Magnet.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">I am surprised no one has mentioned this already.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Tony V<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.lotusowners.com" target="_blank">www.lotusowners.com</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.lotusltd.com" target="_blank">www.lotusltd.com</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Shop-talk <<a href="mailto:shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:eric@megageek.com" target="_blank">eric@megageek.com</a><br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 06, 2020 9:09 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:Shop-talk@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Shop-talk@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Shop-talk] Mosquito problem in Central Maryland<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Old tires are another vector of mosquito breading, so make sure you don't have any of them.</span> <br><br><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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.</span> <br><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br><br>"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph Waldo Emerson <br>-Who is John Galt?</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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