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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Spraying for mosquitoes does not work in dense suburbs for exactly the reason the PP stated, if your neighbor is breeding mosquitoes your efforts are futile.

Bird bath water can be fine if it is changed regularly and/or they use BTI dunks, which I do. BTI dunks won't hurt birds or wildlife but kill mosquito larvae. There are also BTI pellets which I sprinkle in boggy areas that seem to collect water after rain. [b]Mosquitos can breed in a teaspoon of water, so all the spraying in the world won't help if it rains the next day.
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[b]The problem with spraying is one, it is extremely toxic and two that it kills beneficial insects and animals, many of which eat mosquitoes. Bats, some birds, dragonflies, mosquito hawks, garden toads -- all eat mosquitoes and are harmed by pesticides. [/b]

There are botanical repellants that will last about two weeks, which I have used, and are pretty effective. Mosquito Squad offers this service.[/quote]

+10000

Most people are too stupid to realize this, and keep poisoning things instead.

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