Do you spray your yard for mosquitoes?

[Phentex]

It's all the talk in the hood about who and what to use to spray for mosquitoes. I am not an outside person this time of the year and, in general, the mosquitoes don't bother me. We have some woods next to the house which makes me think it would just be pointless to spray. We keep some bug spray so that my husband can work outside in the yard but that's it.

I have heard conflicting thoughts on what else gets killed by the mosquito spray. But long ago in a land far away I do remember the trucks coming around from time to time to spray the neighborhood. I don't think I'll ever forget the smell.

Do you spray?

[virtualobserver]

1. I use mosquito traps.....they are more effective than I would ever have imagined

[Phentex]

3. What kind?

From Lowes/Home Depot or something?

Seems like a good idea.

[virtualobserver]

8. This is the model that I bought

http://www.amazon.com/Dynatrap-Ultralight-Insect-Mosquito-Trap/dp/B00I4R1SA2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1463593395&sr=8-3&keywords=mosquito+trap

Home Depot sells it, but not in stores.

This model is for a small area.....they have much larger models.

[Phentex]

9. Thank you!

I will make this suggestion to my neighbors.

[CompanyFirstSergeant]

2. Encourage bats.....

.....there are bat houses you can buy, they eat mosquitoes.

[Phentex]

4. I have seen bats...

I don't think we have a problem. Just wondering why so many of my neighbors are paying companies to treat their yards.

[CompanyFirstSergeant]

7. Very bad idea.

Poisons do not discriminate. By using poison, we are killing our biosphere.

After that, only the strongest, nastiest stull will survive.

[leftofcool]

5. No! Bad for us and bad for the dog.

We live in the woods and we just spray ourselves when needed.

[Phentex]

6. worst I've ever seen...

was camping. Nearly eaten alive!

[leftofcool]

10. Use a citris/citrine candle and a good campfire will help

[japple]

11. No!! Any pesticide is designed to KILL, whether it be bird, bug, bat, or other

pollinator. None of those chemicals are harmless. They cause problems for humans and other sentient creatures. Please don't spray, and encourage others not to.

I, too, remember the DDT trucks. We used to chase after them on our bicycles. I can't help but think that the problems I've had with asthma, eczema, and allergies all these years were partly caused by DDT.

[JayhawkSD]

12. Do not spray YARDS for mosquitos.

Spray standing water to kill the larvae. If you don't have any standing water, do nothing.

Spraying the woods or yards does nothing but pollute. It does almost no short term good, as it kills very few mosquitoes, and does no long term good whatever.