Mosquito help!

sdcfan18
sdcfan18 Posts: 95
edited August 2010 in The Clubhouse
We've almost finished revamping the deck in the new house and have had a few good nights to enjoy it. Only problem we're noticing is that mosquito's are very bad in the back yard.

The area of the yard is about 60x40 with the deck being 16x24. We have a cedar hedge that will attract the lil' buggers as they hold a lot of moisture. There is no standing water in our yard or any of the neighbors.

What do you folks recommend for bug control? Price really isn't a huge deal. I figure if we've spent this much on a nice deck, $200 to enjoy it bug-free isn't a huge deal, as long as it works well. I've heard of various products that heat up to activate a scent, bug zappers, even the propane traps, but have no idea what others are using with good results.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,953
    edited August 2010
    Bats...alot of bats. If that doesn't work,get yourself an AK-47 and go hog wild. I hate those suckers too.
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  • HHStuart
    HHStuart Posts: 263
    edited August 2010
    The propane type that emit them with carbon dioxide actually work. We have a screened in porch so I can't talk from experience.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,999
    edited August 2010
    We use a couple of the off lanterns they too give off a nice dim light and kill the bugs. But as HH above stated that would work best, more expensive.

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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited August 2010
    Deep Woods Off or something with lots of Deet. 25% or more seems to work for me.
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  • kawizx9r
    kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
    edited August 2010
    I'm in Texas right now and it gets pretty damn humid here so mosquitoes love to come out, especially at night.

    Citronela candles work wonders here, and so do the tied off bags of water that hang from the cieling. Not as aesthetically pleasing to the eye, but the fact that the water gets warm and attracts mosquitoes is a good thing...watch those suckers go for the bag and next thing you know they're dead cause they're sucking on water and NOT blood.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited August 2010
    Citronella works great, I use the torch method also. If they are just plain old outrageous use a fogger of some sort and find hideout. Is there any standing water under the deck, or dense woods near you? I would do both, that should help alot.
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