i finally did it! i eliminated all mosquitos. haven't seen one in ages
the technique:
- fill buckets with water, dirt, grass
- place buckets in shade, spread 50ft apart
- put a "mosquito dunk" ($0.50 each) in each
- wait 6 weeks
that's it!
it works because...
the technique:
- fill buckets with water, dirt, grass
- place buckets in shade, spread 50ft apart
- put a "mosquito dunk" ($0.50 each) in each
- wait 6 weeks
that's it!
it works because...
mosquitos like to lay eggs in stale water. that's why you put dirt and grass in the bucketsโto produce "old water" chemical reactions for them to sense. they like stale water because it's likely to remain, which means their eggs can hatch
now, you see that donut thing? well...
now, you see that donut thing? well...
that mosquito "dunk" contains a harmless-to-humans bacteria that kills eggs once laid
as long as you have no other sources of stagnant water on your property (first address that), they have nowhere else to bread but in your buckets
mosquitos only live for a few weeks, SO...
as long as you have no other sources of stagnant water on your property (first address that), they have nowhere else to bread but in your buckets
mosquitos only live for a few weeks, SO...
after a couple generations of breeding into buckets, with no offspring to show, the population dies out.
the reason this works is news to me:
i thought mosquitos were migratoryโlike birds. but they're not.
they stay near the area they were born! that's the key. check this:
the reason this works is news to me:
i thought mosquitos were migratoryโlike birds. but they're not.
they stay near the area they were born! that's the key. check this:
if you put buckets around your property, it means the mosquitos near you will use it and die out. but mosquitos from elsewhere don't tend to aggressively migrate *into* your property. (assuming your property isn't super tiny, that is.)
because, again, they stay in a local area
because, again, they stay in a local area
make sure you put the buckets in the shade so the sun doesn't evaporate the water. replace dunks monthly.
the larger your property, the more buckets you'll want.
i adapted this technique from a youtube video. i was skeptical. i am now a happy man.
the larger your property, the more buckets you'll want.
i adapted this technique from a youtube video. i was skeptical. i am now a happy man.
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