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We have the same little bastards in NYC. My yard is quite lush and shady so I believe it gives them shade and cover to breed. I can't enjoy my yard because of t
by MisterTea 7y ago
We have the same little bastards in NYC. My yard is quite lush and shady so I believe it gives them shade and cover to breed. I can't enjoy my yard because of them. I thought the natural shade and privacy would be nice but it's not worth it if you get eaten alive. Today I had enough and chopped down some smaller trees that were shading along with pruning back another shade tree. I also removed a large bed of a crawling plant that looked nice in place of grass but was more cover.
- hinkley 7y agoDo you have standing water, or are they coming in from the neighbors? It doesn’t take much water to get mosquitos. Tires, plastic containers, drip trays for planters, mis-hung gutters...
- MisterTea 7y agoAfter a day cleaning I'm now sure it's the derelict house behind mine. The elderly owner passed and their kids are fighting over ownership. It also doesn't help that the pig of a neighbor who shares the driveway uses the yard and space between the garage as a landfill. Time to call 311. Perhaps trimming the trees won't help but I have to try something.
- opwieurposiu 7y agoI have had luck with the kind of mosquito trap that burns propane to make warm moist co2 and then sucks then mosquitos in with a fan. I have found the light traps to be pretty much useless.