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After checking the obvious like old tires or stagnant ditches or tire tracks, the more hidden breeding sites include house gutters, French drains (under the gra
by schiffern 1y ago
After checking the obvious like old tires or stagnant ditches or tire tracks, the more hidden breeding sites include house gutters, French drains (under the gravel), buried yard drains, and garage floor drains.
The general rule is that mosquitos need a pool of water the size of a bottle cap, and it needs to be there for at least a week. Good luck, and good hunting.
- zargon 1y agoI didn’t even think of my rain gutters. I haven’t cleaned them this year. Thanks
- pavel_lishin 1y agoMy neighbor's shed gutters are completely blocked. That definitely means that there's a limit on what I can do to help mitigate the issue.
- bobafett-9902 1y agobeware the undulated lids of garbage bins standing outside your house ... or an uncapped recycling bin
- carlosjobim 1y agoWater suitable for mosquito breeding in nature is probably three million times more common than the man-made.
- more_corn 1y agoKeep in mind the range of a tiny flying insect. I just took a walk and found 6 places where I could see the wrigglers going. I put dunks in them all. Probably killed about a thousand. Hopefully getting one back for the team.
- schiffern 1y agoIt's possible that your completely invented number is true if you average over the entire Earth, but I don't care about mosquitos in some deep mountainous Montana wilderness. I care about the subset of mosquitos near my house. Just to be clear, my recommendation is to mitigate both man-made and natural breeding sites. Fortunately mosquito dunks don't harm other species.
- carlosjobim 1y ago> I care about the subset of mosquitos near my house. So do I, but mosquitos are usually a problem for people who live close to nature. And then you'll have lakes, puddles, ditches, swamps, etc. But maybe I'm wrong and mosquitos don't fly that far, as another commenter here mentioned. I will certainly try the mosquito dunks as you advise. Hope they can help.
- schiffern 1y ago"you'll have lakes, puddles, ditches, swamps, etc" I do. That's where I put the dunks. Lakes are usually okay as long as they have minnows or other mosquito-eating fish, but puddles and ditches are the places I focus on. Fortunately I'm not near a real swamp, but I do have some swampy areas. I break each dunk into quarters and toss 1-3 per puddle, depending on size and funkiness. The package optimistically says four weeks, but I have my phone remind me every three. Good luck!