That story doesn't sound realistic at all. A bunch of homeowners setting up mosquito traps, however effective, around their homes, would not have much of an eff

That story doesn't sound realistic at all. A bunch of homeowners setting up mosquito traps, however effective, around their homes, would not have much of an effect on the mosquito population of a rural area. And then birds would forage on a much larger area than just around a single lake with 12 houses. Just think about it: 12 homeowners around a single lake fight mosquitoes so effectively that even eagles disappear from the area?