Anonymous
Post 07/04/2025 15:52     Subject: plants that repel mosquitos, nearly full shade
Anonymous wrote:If you plant things that attract other bugs, you can keep the mosquito population down. This is not a quick fix.
You need native plants, and you need to leave more dead plant matter in the flower beds - sticks, leaves, etc.


This definitely won't work either. I have a very wild garden full of natives and tons of bugs - still lots of mosquitoes.
Anonymous
Post 07/04/2025 08:16     Subject: plants that repel mosquitos, nearly full shade
Swallows and bats
Anonymous
Post 07/02/2025 15:22     Subject: plants that repel mosquitos, nearly full shade
One home depot bucket filled half way with water and some leave and a quarter of a mosquito dunk works for my .3 acre lot. I notice a big difference without it. I leave it under the deck.
Anonymous
Post 06/20/2025 18:23     Subject: plants that repel mosquitos, nearly full shade
Anonymous wrote:Any suggestions as to what actually works?

The internet says catnip, mint, coleus, lavender, and citronella grass. I'm looking to plant in a damp area that is in nearly full shade.



The best shade plants that repel mosquitos are the ones you spray with bifenthrin.
Anonymous
Post 06/20/2025 13:49     Subject: plants that repel mosquitos, nearly full shade
Anonymous wrote:Any suggestions as to what actually works?

The internet says catnip, mint, coleus, lavender, and citronella grass. I'm looking to plant in a damp area that is in nearly full shade.



Plants don't repel mosquitos. Eliminating standing water and damp, rotting plants/foliage will help, though.
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2025 22:45     Subject: Re:plants that repel mosquitos, nearly full shade
Mosquito trap
https://www.nvbirdalliance.org/news/how-to-set-up-a-mosquito-larva-trap
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2025 22:45     Subject: plants that repel mosquitos, nearly full shade
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If you plant things that attract other bugs, you can keep the mosquito population down. This is not a quick fix.
You need native plants, and you need to leave more dead plant matter in the flower beds - sticks, leaves, etc.


This is fantasy gibberish. Unless you can control the area for a tenth of a mile or more - you aren’t going to make a dent in any population - really even with limiting standing water (they will grow next door or in wet leaves or soil too). And if you do have a lot of space bats, toads, frogs, and birds are far greater predators than insects - which you can encourage to flourish by not using pesticides. And you don’t need native plants to attract the bugs that do eat mosquitos (spiders, ants, mosquito hawks).

But really there’s not much you can do. Citronella candles and tiki torches plus bug spray is your best bet.



I’ll add the best success I have, which I did anytime we want to sit outside is with tiki torches creating a lot of smoke and citronella candles for the scent. Plus the pet friendly fogger that smells like it’s mostly peppermint oil that they sell at Home Depot I spray around the yard 30 minutes before we eat.

It keeps them at bay for a while.

I found instead of a systemic approach that an on demand localized approach was more effective.
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2025 22:39     Subject: plants that repel mosquitos, nearly full shade
Anonymous wrote:If you plant things that attract other bugs, you can keep the mosquito population down. This is not a quick fix.
You need native plants, and you need to leave more dead plant matter in the flower beds - sticks, leaves, etc.


This is fantasy gibberish. Unless you can control the area for a tenth of a mile or more - you aren’t going to make a dent in any population - really even with limiting standing water (they will grow next door or in wet leaves or soil too). And if you do have a lot of space bats, toads, frogs, and birds are far greater predators than insects - which you can encourage to flourish by not using pesticides. And you don’t need native plants to attract the bugs that do eat mosquitos (spiders, ants, mosquito hawks).

But really there’s not much you can do. Citronella candles and tiki torches plus bug spray is your best bet.

Anonymous
Post 06/19/2025 13:40     Subject: plants that repel mosquitos, nearly full shade
Anonymous wrote:The dunks don’t seem to work, at least to an extent that we notice. I have no idea where standing water would be. Can they populate in moist dirt?


One, the dunks kill the larva, not the adults. Thus they destroy future generations from spawning, not the current one.

Two, how broad of an area are you using them in? It needs to be over a large enough area to crash the adult population. Thus, the reason its a community wide effort.

Otherwise, there is nothing you can do except wear clothing to protect, wear sprays with DEET, and/or use fans with enough blowing force to overcome their limited flight strength when engaging in outdoor activities.
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2025 11:42     Subject: plants that repel mosquitos, nearly full shade
The dunks don’t seem to work, at least to an extent that we notice. I have no idea where standing water would be. Can they populate in moist dirt?
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2025 10:55     Subject: plants that repel mosquitos, nearly full shade
Anonymous wrote:Frogs, birds and spiders

Don't mind any of those plants.
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2025 10:33     Subject: plants that repel mosquitos, nearly full shade
Anonymous wrote:I get multiple bites walking from the house to the car. I am pondering the spraying service.


You might as well hand me the money, turn around, and I'll kick you in the behind.

Spraying only kills the adults in a small area and is a temporary reprieve. See above post for more effective alternative.
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2025 10:32     Subject: plants that repel mosquitos, nearly full shade
Anonymous wrote:Yeah plants not gonna cut unfortunately

I’m sure you know all about being vigilant dumping standing water regularly through the week. Gotta get immediate neighbors on board too - or ask if you can dump their water.


You should do the opposite. As posted previously, the best approach is to put out dunks in those standing water spots. Collapse the adult population in an area. The primary challenge is to do it over a large enough area to be effective.
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2025 09:26     Subject: plants that repel mosquitos, nearly full shade
I get multiple bites walking from the house to the car. I am pondering the spraying service.
Anonymous
Post 06/19/2025 08:42     Subject: plants that repel mosquitos, nearly full shade
Yeah plants not gonna cut unfortunately

I’m sure you know all about being vigilant dumping standing water regularly through the week. Gotta get immediate neighbors on board too - or ask if you can dump their water.