How much do you pay for mosquito control?

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Anonymous wrote:We have an industrial mosquito farm in our backyard that abutts to a perpetually damp area. The little striped tiger mosquitos don't even need standing water to bread. Damp soil will do. We pay Mosquito Squad to poison the hell out of them. It's the difference between being able to go outside and not. Worth it for us.

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The people saying 'don't spray' have no idea what it's like to live in a mosquito infested area.

No, we know. We also know that for your comfort you’re demolishing entire insect and bird ecosystems.

Doesn’t your city do mosquito dunks? Presumably if you live in an area that is “perpetually damp,” it’s something that your city or county treats, no?

Ironically, if you made your yards hospitable to a range of birds, they’d help attack the tiger mosquito populations (even Orkin thinks so: https://www.orkin.com/pests/mosquitoes/what-eats-mosquitoes) But you’re too busy poisoning your neighborhood and, I would suspect, that you are of the c lawn that is regularly chemically treated with absolutely no native plants homeowners, thereby guaranteeing that you have no birds (and no bats, but tiger mosquitos are active all day when bats are not).

You can fix this. You just don’t like the fix.

Nope. Wrong. Crunchy AF over here. Putting in what we can on property we have control over, including native plantings. But we have to be able to go outside to do it. Our city that your "progressive" butt probably doesn't want to live in (PG) doesn't do squat. The polinators seem to do fine with the treatment we pay for.

Dear "Crunchy AF" - I am not a PP but you are dead wrong about pesticides. They don't selectively kill mosquitoes. They will kill any pollinator. Just because some have survivors in your yard doesn't change the facts. You may be luring them with native plants, but you are also killing them. If you want to target mosquitoes, you should use Bacillus thuringiensis (Bti), such as mosquito dunks. This is a larvicide that will help address the problem where it starts. There was also mention of GAT Traps here, which I support, but if you want to go more advanced there is also Biogents BG-Mosquitaire (obviously costs more). It's not a good idea to expose your family, especially children and pets, to pesticides. Also not good for pregnant women. Just because pesticides are legal, doesn't mean they are safe. (DDT was once sprayed on children by the government!) Read about the chemicals in mosquito sprays and see.

Question. I live near the Anacostia river. It seems no matter how many dunks I put on my property, being by a massive swamp area means mosquitoes no matter what you do?

I would use the GAT Traps or more advanced trap from Biogents. Make sure any water with BTI doesn't go into the river! If you're sitting outside use a fan. Try to get your neighbors to use GAT Traps as well. Start as early as possible in the season because the mosquito problem grows exponentially each week. Watch for standing water on your property and try to get your neighbors on board with these tactics. Good luck.

Why can BTI water not go into the river? I thought BTI was safe? There's no way for me to ensure all of that water doesn't go into the river from outdoors in my property.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have an industrial mosquito farm in our backyard that abutts to a perpetually damp area. The little striped tiger mosquitos don't even need standing water to bread. Damp soil will do. We pay Mosquito Squad to poison the hell out of them. It's the difference between being able to go outside and not. Worth it for us.

+1

The people saying 'don't spray' have no idea what it's like to live in a mosquito infested area.

No, we know. We also know that for your comfort you’re demolishing entire insect and bird ecosystems.

Doesn’t your city do mosquito dunks? Presumably if you live in an area that is “perpetually damp,” it’s something that your city or county treats, no?

Ironically, if you made your yards hospitable to a range of birds, they’d help attack the tiger mosquito populations (even Orkin thinks so: https://www.orkin.com/pests/mosquitoes/what-eats-mosquitoes) But you’re too busy poisoning your neighborhood and, I would suspect, that you are of the c lawn that is regularly chemically treated with absolutely no native plants homeowners, thereby guaranteeing that you have no birds (and no bats, but tiger mosquitos are active all day when bats are not).

You can fix this. You just don’t like the fix.

Nope. Wrong. Crunchy AF over here. Putting in what we can on property we have control over, including native plantings. But we have to be able to go outside to do it. Our city that your "progressive" butt probably doesn't want to live in (PG) doesn't do squat. The polinators seem to do fine with the treatment we pay for.

Words have meaning. Science is real, you’re just being selfish.

“Crunchy AF.”

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Anonymous wrote:We have an industrial mosquito farm in our backyard that abutts to a perpetually damp area. The little striped tiger mosquitos don't even need standing water to bread. Damp soil will do. We pay Mosquito Squad to poison the hell out of them. It's the difference between being able to go outside and not. Worth it for us.

+1

The people saying 'don't spray' have no idea what it's like to live in a mosquito infested area.

No, we know. We also know that for your comfort you’re demolishing entire insect and bird ecosystems.

Doesn’t your city do mosquito dunks? Presumably if you live in an area that is “perpetually damp,” it’s something that your city or county treats, no?

Ironically, if you made your yards hospitable to a range of birds, they’d help attack the tiger mosquito populations (even Orkin thinks so: https://www.orkin.com/pests/mosquitoes/what-eats-mosquitoes) But you’re too busy poisoning your neighborhood and, I would suspect, that you are of the c lawn that is regularly chemically treated with absolutely no native plants homeowners, thereby guaranteeing that you have no birds (and no bats, but tiger mosquitos are active all day when bats are not).

You can fix this. You just don’t like the fix.

Nope. Wrong. Crunchy AF over here. Putting in what we can on property we have control over, including native plantings. But we have to be able to go outside to do it. Our city that your "progressive" butt probably doesn't want to live in (PG) doesn't do squat. The polinators seem to do fine with the treatment we pay for.

Dear "Crunchy AF" - I am not a PP but you are dead wrong about pesticides. They don't selectively kill mosquitoes. They will kill any pollinator. Just because some have survivors in your yard doesn't change the facts. You may be luring them with native plants, but you are also killing them. If you want to target mosquitoes, you should use Bacillus thuringiensis (Bti), such as mosquito dunks. This is a larvicide that will help address the problem where it starts. There was also mention of GAT Traps here, which I support, but if you want to go more advanced there is also Biogents BG-Mosquitaire (obviously costs more). It's not a good idea to expose your family, especially children and pets, to pesticides. Also not good for pregnant women. Just because pesticides are legal, doesn't mean they are safe. (DDT was once sprayed on children by the government!) Read about the chemicals in mosquito sprays and see.

Question. I live near the Anacostia river. It seems no matter how many dunks I put on my property, being by a massive swamp area means mosquitoes no matter what you do?

I would use the GAT Traps or more advanced trap from Biogents. Make sure any water with BTI doesn't go into the river! If you're sitting outside use a fan. Try to get your neighbors to use GAT Traps as well. Start as early as possible in the season because the mosquito problem grows exponentially each week. Watch for standing water on your property and try to get your neighbors on board with these tactics. Good luck.

Why can BTI water not go into the river? I thought BTI was safe? There's no way for me to ensure all of that water doesn't go into the river from outdoors in my property.

Information from Montgomery County:
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Mosquito/pest-management.html

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Anonymous wrote:We have an industrial mosquito farm in our backyard that abutts to a perpetually damp area. The little striped tiger mosquitos don't even need standing water to bread. Damp soil will do. We pay Mosquito Squad to poison the hell out of them. It's the difference between being able to go outside and not. Worth it for us.

+1

The people saying 'don't spray' have no idea what it's like to live in a mosquito infested area.

No, we know. We also know that for your comfort you’re demolishing entire insect and bird ecosystems.

Doesn’t your city do mosquito dunks? Presumably if you live in an area that is “perpetually damp,” it’s something that your city or county treats, no?

Ironically, if you made your yards hospitable to a range of birds, they’d help attack the tiger mosquito populations (even Orkin thinks so: https://www.orkin.com/pests/mosquitoes/what-eats-mosquitoes) But you’re too busy poisoning your neighborhood and, I would suspect, that you are of the c lawn that is regularly chemically treated with absolutely no native plants homeowners, thereby guaranteeing that you have no birds (and no bats, but tiger mosquitos are active all day when bats are not).

You can fix this. You just don’t like the fix.

Nope. Wrong. Crunchy AF over here. Putting in what we can on property we have control over, including native plantings. But we have to be able to go outside to do it. Our city that your "progressive" butt probably doesn't want to live in (PG) doesn't do squat. The polinators seem to do fine with the treatment we pay for.

Dear "Crunchy AF" - I am not a PP but you are dead wrong about pesticides. They don't selectively kill mosquitoes. They will kill any pollinator. Just because some have survivors in your yard doesn't change the facts. You may be luring them with native plants, but you are also killing them. If you want to target mosquitoes, you should use Bacillus thuringiensis (Bti), such as mosquito dunks. This is a larvicide that will help address the problem where it starts. There was also mention of GAT Traps here, which I support, but if you want to go more advanced there is also Biogents BG-Mosquitaire (obviously costs more). It's not a good idea to expose your family, especially children and pets, to pesticides. Also not good for pregnant women. Just because pesticides are legal, doesn't mean they are safe. (DDT was once sprayed on children by the government!) Read about the chemicals in mosquito sprays and see.

Question. I live near the Anacostia river. It seems no matter how many dunks I put on my property, being by a massive swamp area means mosquitoes no matter what you do?

I would use the GAT Traps or more advanced trap from Biogents. Make sure any water with BTI doesn't go into the river! If you're sitting outside use a fan. Try to get your neighbors to use GAT Traps as well. Start as early as possible in the season because the mosquito problem grows exponentially each week. Watch for standing water on your property and try to get your neighbors on board with these tactics. Good luck.

Why can BTI water not go into the river? I thought BTI was safe? There's no way for me to ensure all of that water doesn't go into the river from outdoors in my property.

Information from Montgomery County:
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Mosquito/pest-management.html

Thanks. So I'm reading this and wondering about the drains on my rowhouse near the house. I think they're just traps for extra water, i.e. water doesn't go anywhere? There's one near the front and back basement entrances. Is it ok to use bits/dunks in those?

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Anonymous wrote:We have an industrial mosquito farm in our backyard that abutts to a perpetually damp area. The little striped tiger mosquitos don't even need standing water to bread. Damp soil will do. We pay Mosquito Squad to poison the hell out of them. It's the difference between being able to go outside and not. Worth it for us.

+1

The people saying 'don't spray' have no idea what it's like to live in a mosquito infested area.

No, we know. We also know that for your comfort you’re demolishing entire insect and bird ecosystems.

Doesn’t your city do mosquito dunks? Presumably if you live in an area that is “perpetually damp,” it’s something that your city or county treats, no?

Ironically, if you made your yards hospitable to a range of birds, they’d help attack the tiger mosquito populations (even Orkin thinks so: https://www.orkin.com/pests/mosquitoes/what-eats-mosquitoes) But you’re too busy poisoning your neighborhood and, I would suspect, that you are of the c lawn that is regularly chemically treated with absolutely no native plants homeowners, thereby guaranteeing that you have no birds (and no bats, but tiger mosquitos are active all day when bats are not).

You can fix this. You just don’t like the fix.

Nope. Wrong. Crunchy AF over here. Putting in what we can on property we have control over, including native plantings. But we have to be able to go outside to do it. Our city that your "progressive" butt probably doesn't want to live in (PG) doesn't do squat. The polinators seem to do fine with the treatment we pay for.

Dear "Crunchy AF" - I am not a PP but you are dead wrong about pesticides. They don't selectively kill mosquitoes. They will kill any pollinator. Just because some have survivors in your yard doesn't change the facts. You may be luring them with native plants, but you are also killing them. If you want to target mosquitoes, you should use Bacillus thuringiensis (Bti), such as mosquito dunks. This is a larvicide that will help address the problem where it starts. There was also mention of GAT Traps here, which I support, but if you want to go more advanced there is also Biogents BG-Mosquitaire (obviously costs more). It's not a good idea to expose your family, especially children and pets, to pesticides. Also not good for pregnant women. Just because pesticides are legal, doesn't mean they are safe. (DDT was once sprayed on children by the government!) Read about the chemicals in mosquito sprays and see.

Question. I live near the Anacostia river. It seems no matter how many dunks I put on my property, being by a massive swamp area means mosquitoes no matter what you do?

I would use the GAT Traps or more advanced trap from Biogents. Make sure any water with BTI doesn't go into the river! If you're sitting outside use a fan. Try to get your neighbors to use GAT Traps as well. Start as early as possible in the season because the mosquito problem grows exponentially each week. Watch for standing water on your property and try to get your neighbors on board with these tactics. Good luck.

Why can BTI water not go into the river? I thought BTI was safe? There's no way for me to ensure all of that water doesn't go into the river from outdoors in my property.

Information from Montgomery County:
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Mosquito/pest-management.html

Thanks. So I'm reading this and wondering about the drains on my rowhouse near the house. I think they're just traps for extra water, i.e. water doesn't go anywhere? There's one near the front and back basement entrances. Is it ok to use bits/dunks in those?

Are you the PP near the Anacostia River? Or someone else? I think that on the typical residential street it is absolutely fine to use BTI.

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Anonymous wrote:We have an industrial mosquito farm in our backyard that abutts to a perpetually damp area. The little striped tiger mosquitos don't even need standing water to bread. Damp soil will do. We pay Mosquito Squad to poison the hell out of them. It's the difference between being able to go outside and not. Worth it for us.

+1

The people saying 'don't spray' have no idea what it's like to live in a mosquito infested area.

No, we know. We also know that for your comfort you’re demolishing entire insect and bird ecosystems.

Doesn’t your city do mosquito dunks? Presumably if you live in an area that is “perpetually damp,” it’s something that your city or county treats, no?

Ironically, if you made your yards hospitable to a range of birds, they’d help attack the tiger mosquito populations (even Orkin thinks so: https://www.orkin.com/pests/mosquitoes/what-eats-mosquitoes) But you’re too busy poisoning your neighborhood and, I would suspect, that you are of the c lawn that is regularly chemically treated with absolutely no native plants homeowners, thereby guaranteeing that you have no birds (and no bats, but tiger mosquitos are active all day when bats are not).

You can fix this. You just don’t like the fix.

Nope. Wrong. Crunchy AF over here. Putting in what we can on property we have control over, including native plantings. But we have to be able to go outside to do it. Our city that your "progressive" butt probably doesn't want to live in (PG) doesn't do squat. The polinators seem to do fine with the treatment we pay for.

Dear "Crunchy AF" - I am not a PP but you are dead wrong about pesticides. They don't selectively kill mosquitoes. They will kill any pollinator. Just because some have survivors in your yard doesn't change the facts. You may be luring them with native plants, but you are also killing them. If you want to target mosquitoes, you should use Bacillus thuringiensis (Bti), such as mosquito dunks. This is a larvicide that will help address the problem where it starts. There was also mention of GAT Traps here, which I support, but if you want to go more advanced there is also Biogents BG-Mosquitaire (obviously costs more). It's not a good idea to expose your family, especially children and pets, to pesticides. Also not good for pregnant women. Just because pesticides are legal, doesn't mean they are safe. (DDT was once sprayed on children by the government!) Read about the chemicals in mosquito sprays and see.

Question. I live near the Anacostia river. It seems no matter how many dunks I put on my property, being by a massive swamp area means mosquitoes no matter what you do?

I would use the GAT Traps or more advanced trap from Biogents. Make sure any water with BTI doesn't go into the river! If you're sitting outside use a fan. Try to get your neighbors to use GAT Traps as well. Start as early as possible in the season because the mosquito problem grows exponentially each week. Watch for standing water on your property and try to get your neighbors on board with these tactics. Good luck.

Why can BTI water not go into the river? I thought BTI was safe? There's no way for me to ensure all of that water doesn't go into the river from outdoors in my property.

Information from Montgomery County:
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Mosquito/pest-management.html

Thanks. So I'm reading this and wondering about the drains on my rowhouse near the house. I think they're just traps for extra water, i.e. water doesn't go anywhere? There's one near the front and back basement entrances. Is it ok to use bits/dunks in those?

Are you the PP near the Anacostia River? Or someone else? I think that on the typical residential street it is absolutely fine to use BTI.

Yes, that's me - thank you!

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Anonymous wrote:We have an industrial mosquito farm in our backyard that abutts to a perpetually damp area. The little striped tiger mosquitos don't even need standing water to bread. Damp soil will do. We pay Mosquito Squad to poison the hell out of them. It's the difference between being able to go outside and not. Worth it for us.

+1

The people saying 'don't spray' have no idea what it's like to live in a mosquito infested area.

No, we know. We also know that for your comfort you’re demolishing entire insect and bird ecosystems.

Doesn’t your city do mosquito dunks? Presumably if you live in an area that is “perpetually damp,” it’s something that your city or county treats, no?

Ironically, if you made your yards hospitable to a range of birds, they’d help attack the tiger mosquito populations (even Orkin thinks so: https://www.orkin.com/pests/mosquitoes/what-eats-mosquitoes) But you’re too busy poisoning your neighborhood and, I would suspect, that you are of the c lawn that is regularly chemically treated with absolutely no native plants homeowners, thereby guaranteeing that you have no birds (and no bats, but tiger mosquitos are active all day when bats are not).

You can fix this. You just don’t like the fix.

Nope. Wrong. Crunchy AF over here. Putting in what we can on property we have control over, including native plantings. But we have to be able to go outside to do it. Our city that your "progressive" butt probably doesn't want to live in (PG) doesn't do squat. The polinators seem to do fine with the treatment we pay for.

Dear "Crunchy AF" - I am not a PP but you are dead wrong about pesticides. They don't selectively kill mosquitoes. They will kill any pollinator. Just because some have survivors in your yard doesn't change the facts. You may be luring them with native plants, but you are also killing them. If you want to target mosquitoes, you should use Bacillus thuringiensis (Bti), such as mosquito dunks. This is a larvicide that will help address the problem where it starts. There was also mention of GAT Traps here, which I support, but if you want to go more advanced there is also Biogents BG-Mosquitaire (obviously costs more). It's not a good idea to expose your family, especially children and pets, to pesticides. Also not good for pregnant women. Just because pesticides are legal, doesn't mean they are safe. (DDT was once sprayed on children by the government!) Read about the chemicals in mosquito sprays and see.

Question. I live near the Anacostia river. It seems no matter how many dunks I put on my property, being by a massive swamp area means mosquitoes no matter what you do?

I would use the GAT Traps or more advanced trap from Biogents. Make sure any water with BTI doesn't go into the river! If you're sitting outside use a fan. Try to get your neighbors to use GAT Traps as well. Start as early as possible in the season because the mosquito problem grows exponentially each week. Watch for standing water on your property and try to get your neighbors on board with these tactics. Good luck.

Why can BTI water not go into the river? I thought BTI was safe? There's no way for me to ensure all of that water doesn't go into the river from outdoors in my property.

Information from Montgomery County:
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Mosquito/pest-management.html

Thanks. So I'm reading this and wondering about the drains on my rowhouse near the house. I think they're just traps for extra water, i.e. water doesn't go anywhere? There's one near the front and back basement entrances. Is it ok to use bits/dunks in those?

Are you the PP near the Anacostia River? Or someone else? I think that on the typical residential street it is absolutely fine to use BTI.

Yes, that's me - thank you!

Hi - I just remembered that you can put nylon stockings on the bottom of your drain pipes. It allows the water to leave but prevents mosquitoes from entering. Here is how to handle various water-gathering spots on your property:

https://mdpestnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/RCC-mosquito-breeding-prevention-list-web.pdf
and
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Mosquito/check-your-home.html

Here's also some information from the Audubon Society of VA about non-toxic mosquito control. It has some additional tips.

https://www.audubonva.org/news/non-toxic-mosquito-control

So great that you are working on non-toxic mosquito control!

[Anonymous]

...Mosquito Squad has a cedarwood oil option that isn't harmful to polinators.

[Anonymous]

I spend $0. Mosquito control affects your health, kills your savings, and feeds the spammers. I’m developing my own natural formula to keep mosquitoes and deer away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:...Mosquito Squad has a cedarwood oil option that isn't harmful to polinators.

I can’t imagine how that would be possible. Cedarwood oil is just as toxic to pollinators as their other options and if it’s sprayed on the pollinators’ nests or directly on them, it’ll kill them too.

[Anonymous]

Trying a dynatrap plus dunks this year. Fingers crossed!

[Anonymous]

^^and adding a pair of bio gent traps, thanks for the rec!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:...Mosquito Squad has a cedarwood oil option that isn't harmful to polinators.

I can’t imagine how that would be possible. Cedarwood oil is just as toxic to pollinators as their other options and if it’s sprayed on the pollinators’ nests or directly on them, it’ll kill them too.

Do you mean, like, squirting it directly into a paper wasp nest?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:...Mosquito Squad has a cedarwood oil option that isn't harmful to polinators.

I can’t imagine how that would be possible. Cedarwood oil is just as toxic to pollinators as their other options and if it’s sprayed on the pollinators’ nests or directly on them, it’ll kill them too.

Do you mean, like, squirting it directly into a paper wasp nest?

Most native bees - pollinators, that is - nest in the ground.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^and adding a pair of bio gent traps, thanks for the rec!

Not the pp who recommended but I am really hoping it works out for you.

I think the more homeowners who put in native plants to draw more butterflies that lay eggs that turn into caterpillars that feed birds and baby birds means that there will be more birds to eat the mosquitos, but it can’t be a one off in a neighborhood. There are other native plants that will draw predatory wasps (they don’t bother people, they’re not that kind of wasp) that will also predate the invasive mosquitos. We have to change how we approach our landscaping because it looks like those horribly irritating skeeters are here to stay.