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Changing the species of plants growing in a yard has no impact on mosquitoes. I don't know why these things are being conflated. Mosquitoes need standing water
by yummypaint 5y ago
Changing the species of plants growing in a yard has no impact on mosquitoes. I don't know why these things are being conflated. Mosquitoes need standing water to breed. Usually they come from old containers people leave out that fill up with rain, or gutters not being cleaned. Mosquitoes are the result of the lack of property maintenance, not the presence of native plants.
- losvedir 5y agoThis hasn't been my experience. Once I let my lawn get quite tall (grass that was maybe 4-5 inches), and I had crazy mosquitoes. When I finally mowed that grass, they came up in swarms. I then learned, and have kept it short since then and voila, no mosquitoes.
- giantg2 5y agoThey were talking about their yard getting out of control one year. The height of the vegetation can create an environment for mosquitoes and ticks to thrive.