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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the person who claims her bees and butterflies are just fine in spite of her spraying: That is actually impossible. It's pesticide they are spraying. Pesticide that indiscriminately kills anything small enough and near enough to ingest it. I spend a lot of effort planting a garden that attracts pollinators; it's infuriating to think that one spray-happy neighbor could undo all that work.

I do understand that mosquitoes are awful. I do everything (short of spraying) I can to avoid them, including wearing bug spray myself. I love my yard but I'm willing to limit the time I spend out there in the summer to make sure it's livable for bees, butterflies, and birds. [/quote]

I appreciate this comment because you acknowledge that mosquitos are awful and force you to limit outside time. It is really annoying to read the comments that say "Just empty out containers and put out a fan!" because those things absolutely do not work in our neighborhood where Asian Tiger Mosquitos are eating us alive ALL DAY for months and months.[/quote]

I have small children, a large yard with a swing set, and mosquitoes absolutely adore the taste of me.  I cannot be outside my house for more than 2 minutes without being bitten 4-5 times, at least.  Even bug spray doesn't work reliably for me.  I would love to sit in a screened in porch with a outside fan.  I have neither of those things.  I can't let my 2 year old run around the yard by herself and I'm not going to keep her inside all day because of mosquitoes.  I get that it's awful, but at least for the next couple years, I don't really have a choice.  I've tried sprays, those heater lamp things, dunks, getting rid of standing water, bug trapper machines, everything.  I just sprayed for the first time two weeks ago and this is the first time since I've lived here in almost 3 years that I can go outside my house when it's warm and not get eaten alive.

I suspect people saying to just wear long sleeves or whatever both don't live in an area where mosquitoes are bad and aren't as plagued by mosquitoes as other people are, such as myself.  For those saying to just put in a screened porch and an outdoor ceiling fan, it must be nice to be rich enough to be so virtuous.[/quote]

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