As I understand it, one of the best things you can do is not bag up your leaves in the fall. Many insects lay their eggs on leaves, with the goal of having the

As I understand it, one of the best things you can do is not bag up your leaves in the fall. Many insects lay their eggs on leaves, with the goal of having them winter over and hatch in the spring. There is an industry around blowing, raking, vacuuming, and bagging leaves, which stops this cycle. I spread most of my leaves out along the back of my lot, and the rest go on the garden beds. It is also an easy sell to people who don't really care about insects. Mosquitoes don't reproduce this way, but the insects that eat them do. You also don't need to dispose of your leaves every year. You can use the leaves as ground cover, and run them through a leaf shredder to make mulch, which saves you from buying these every year. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/01/insect-removal-problems-ecosystem/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/01/insect-re... https://www.ecolandscaping.org/07/installing-and-maintaining-landscapes/mulching/the-value-of-leaf-mold-mulch/ https://www.ecolandscaping.org/07/installing-and-maintaining... https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/04/realestate/garden-mulch.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/04/realestate/garden-mulch.h...