Do you spray for mosquitoes? And, do your neighbors complain about it?

[Anonymous]

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Mosquitoes breed in damp organic matter and this has me thinking that open compost piles might also be a problem, in addition to untreated birdbaths, etc. Do you throw the pellets on the compost pile as well? I'm not sure that would be effective.

If it's wet enough for mosquitos to breed in, it's not a compost pile. It's a rotting pile.

Very true. My compost pile doesn't breed mosquitoes...I keep it moist like a limply wrung out sponge.

NP. I see what you mean. We have a rotting pile, rather than a compost pile. Essentially, all yard waste like branches, brush, leaves, dead plants and grass, are heaped up next to the fence. We don't turn it or anything. Over a few years it rots, but we just keep piling more dead stuff on it. We have about 80 feet of this now along the back side fence. It does get boggy because we are the downhill neighbor and our heap of rotting vegetation holds any water that might naturally run into our yard. It's sort of like a rotting berm at the bottom of the fence. In addition to the mosquitoes, we also seem to have a lot of flies in the summer. Do you think that the pile we've created has anything to do with the mosquitoes and flies?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Mosquitoes breed in damp organic matter and this has me thinking that open compost piles might also be a problem, in addition to untreated birdbaths, etc. Do you throw the pellets on the compost pile as well? I'm not sure that would be effective.

If it's wet enough for mosquitos to breed in, it's not a compost pile. It's a rotting pile.

Very true. My compost pile doesn't breed mosquitoes...I keep it moist like a limply wrung out sponge.

NP. I see what you mean. We have a rotting pile, rather than a compost pile. Essentially, all yard waste like branches, brush, leaves, dead plants and grass, are heaped up next to the fence. We don't turn it or anything. Over a few years it rots, but we just keep piling more dead stuff on it. We have about 80 feet of this now along the back side fence. It does get boggy because we are the downhill neighbor and our heap of rotting vegetation holds any water that might naturally run into our yard. It's sort of like a rotting berm at the bottom of the fence. In addition to the mosquitoes, we also seem to have a lot of flies in the summer. Do you think that the pile we've created has anything to do with the mosquitoes and flies?

Yes.

Get rid of the stuff (which is probably also ruining and rotting your fence). Then if you wish to start a compost pile, do that. But don't just pile crap!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Mosquitoes breed in damp organic matter and this has me thinking that open compost piles might also be a problem, in addition to untreated birdbaths, etc. Do you throw the pellets on the compost pile as well? I'm not sure that would be effective.

If it's wet enough for mosquitos to breed in, it's not a compost pile. It's a rotting pile.

Very true. My compost pile doesn't breed mosquitoes...I keep it moist like a limply wrung out sponge.

NP. I see what you mean. We have a rotting pile, rather than a compost pile. Essentially, all yard waste like branches, brush, leaves, dead plants and grass, are heaped up next to the fence. We don't turn it or anything. Over a few years it rots, but we just keep piling more dead stuff on it. We have about 80 feet of this now along the back side fence. It does get boggy because we are the downhill neighbor and our heap of rotting vegetation holds any water that might naturally run into our yard. It's sort of like a rotting berm at the bottom of the fence. In addition to the mosquitoes, we also seem to have a lot of flies in the summer. Do you think that the pile we've created has anything to do with the mosquitoes and flies?

Yes.

Get rid of the stuff (which is probably also ruining and rotting your fence). Then if you wish to start a compost pile, do that. But don't just pile crap!

It's the neighbors' fence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Mosquitoes breed in damp organic matter and this has me thinking that open compost piles might also be a problem, in addition to untreated birdbaths, etc. Do you throw the pellets on the compost pile as well? I'm not sure that would be effective.

If it's wet enough for mosquitos to breed in, it's not a compost pile. It's a rotting pile.

Very true. My compost pile doesn't breed mosquitoes...I keep it moist like a limply wrung out sponge.

NP. I see what you mean. We have a rotting pile, rather than a compost pile. Essentially, all yard waste like branches, brush, leaves, dead plants and grass, are heaped up next to the fence. We don't turn it or anything. Over a few years it rots, but we just keep piling more dead stuff on it. We have about 80 feet of this now along the back side fence. It does get boggy because we are the downhill neighbor and our heap of rotting vegetation holds any water that might naturally run into our yard. It's sort of like a rotting berm at the bottom of the fence. In addition to the mosquitoes, we also seem to have a lot of flies in the summer. Do you think that the pile we've created has anything to do with the mosquitoes and flies?

Yes.

Get rid of the stuff (which is probably also ruining and rotting your fence). Then if you wish to start a compost pile, do that. But don't just pile crap!

It's the neighbors' fence.

Good lord, are you a human being? Why are you creating a huge pile of rot along a neighbor's fence? That's rude, unhealthy, and I'm sure ugly. Clean it up, bury it, turn it, but agree -- don't just pile stuff up. Jeez, what ever happened to common sense?

BTW, spraying that pile won't help as the chemicals won't adequately penetrate to where the small water pools inside are attracting and breeding mosquitos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Mosquitoes breed in damp organic matter and this has me thinking that open compost piles might also be a problem, in addition to untreated birdbaths, etc. Do you throw the pellets on the compost pile as well? I'm not sure that would be effective.

If it's wet enough for mosquitos to breed in, it's not a compost pile. It's a rotting pile.

Very true. My compost pile doesn't breed mosquitoes...I keep it moist like a limply wrung out sponge.

NP. I see what you mean. We have a rotting pile, rather than a compost pile. Essentially, all yard waste like branches, brush, leaves, dead plants and grass, are heaped up next to the fence. We don't turn it or anything. Over a few years it rots, but we just keep piling more dead stuff on it. We have about 80 feet of this now along the back side fence. It does get boggy because we are the downhill neighbor and our heap of rotting vegetation holds any water that might naturally run into our yard. It's sort of like a rotting berm at the bottom of the fence. In addition to the mosquitoes, we also seem to have a lot of flies in the summer. Do you think that the pile we've created has anything to do with the mosquitoes and flies?

Yes.

Get rid of the stuff (which is probably also ruining and rotting your fence). Then if you wish to start a compost pile, do that. But don't just pile crap!

It's the neighbors' fence.

Good lord, are you a human being? Why are you creating a huge pile of rot along a neighbor's fence? That's rude, unhealthy, and I'm sure ugly. Clean it up, bury it, turn it, but agree -- don't just pile stuff up. Jeez, what ever happened to common sense?

BTW, spraying that pile won't help as the chemicals won't adequately penetrate to where the small water pools inside are attracting and breeding mosquitos.

PP takes pride in his lack of common sense.

[Anonymous]

When you hire a company to spray, do you inform your neighbors in advance?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When you hire a company to spray, do you inform your neighbors in advance?

You should, but then again, you shouldn't be spraying in the first place.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:When you hire a company to spray, do you inform your neighbors in advance?

You should, but then again, you shouldn't be spraying in the first place.

+1

Pesticides are linked to autism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When you hire a company to spray, do you inform your neighbors in advance?

You should, but then again, you shouldn't be spraying in the first place.

Imagine you lived next door to the previously mentioned rotting pile. Is it okay to spray then?

[Anonymous]

We're in a townhouse and the mosquito's are so bad we are also indoors all summer. Any non-toxic thing we can do? Mosquito trap by the back corner? Anyone thing those things actually work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When you hire a company to spray, do you inform your neighbors in advance?

You should, but then again, you shouldn't be spraying in the first place.

+1

Pesticides are linked to autism.

Along with those vaccines, right? Welcome back by the way.

[Anonymous]

Is it already time to start spraying? Do you think we can spray less because of the cold winter?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our city sprays neighborhoods once a month late at night.

where is this? how do they announce it?

[Anonymous]

OP, I would FREAK out if you were my neighbor and sprayed for mosquitoes, especially if you did not tell me. What if I were out back with my DCs when your "squad" showed up? What if I just filled my toddler's baby pool? If you go this route, tell your neighbors.

I feel the same way about those "chemical" lawn users...you cannot even go for a walk in my neighborhood in the springtime without a truck pulling up to spray. I am amazed that people do not see the harm in using these toxins around their families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our city sprays neighborhoods once a month late at night.

where is this? how do they announce it?

How can we get this service for our area