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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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. [/quote]

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

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. [/quote]

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. [/quote]

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?[/quote]

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. [/quote]

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.[/quote]

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

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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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