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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]These PPs suggesting marigolds, citronella candles, fans, and [b]encouraging birds/bees obviously do not understand the scale and aggressiveness of the mosquitos [/b]we're discussing here. This is not a normal mosquito scenario - a bite every 8-10 minutes when you're sitting on the deck for a bit, let's say. Or ones that can be mitigated with common sense options like the above.

Those of us dealing with THESE mosquitos have tried all that already. We are not exaggerating when we mention getting multiple bites between our front doors and cars. Mosquitos that rush the door crack when you open it just for 15 seconds to walk in or out. Literally getting in through a window screen that does not have tears or gaps in the side, but actually squeezing through the grid. I get bit through my leggings.

Sadly, I can only commiserate. We've been unwilling to spray, mainly because we don't want to harm the rest of the ecosystem but also because hearing other's experience, it doesn't even work that well anyway.

We've had some luck with the Thermacell Mosquito Repellers but they have to have 15 mins to warm up, then need replacement pads regularly so it doesn't help for spontaneous or quick trips outside. And we've tried dunks recently, hard to tell if they're helping at all yet.[/quote]
I’m one of the people who has suggested this and yes, I do. I’m saying that the scale of loss of habitat for native birds and insects is horrifying and will take a similar scale of response. If we want the native birds to return - the ones who are around during the day when those godawful tiger mosquitos are active - there has to be food for them. I’m not talking about sticking in a bird feeder; I’m talking about wholesale redesign of yards. That’s the scale that will affect this.

[b]People want their environmentally dead lawns though. They want boring hydrangeas and some annuals for color. What they do not want to do is address the parts of our built environment that have decimated sensitive wildlife. The entire ecosystem is out of whack. [/b]

And I have left the DC area but when I lived there (in a crap townhouse surrounded by the obligatory plants I mentioned above and no ability to change them), they were way more aggressive than one bite every 8 to 10 minutes. And I’m pretty sure the PP from a tropical area probably dealt with more mosquitos wherever s/he came from originally. [/quote]

NP.  What can we do with our lawns instead?  I have recently removed my grass and installed a veggie/herb garden.  What other items should I plant?[/quote]

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