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

Reply to Phentex (Original post)

Wed May 18, 2016, 04:21 PM

May 2016

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.

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Do you spray your yard for mosquitoes? [View all] Phentex May 2016 OP

I use mosquito traps.....they are more effective than I would ever have imagined virtualobserver May 2016 #1

What kind? Phentex May 2016 #3

This is the model that I bought virtualobserver May 2016 #8

Thank you! Phentex May 2016 #9

Encourage bats..... CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #2

I have seen bats... Phentex May 2016 #4

Very bad idea. CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #7

No! Bad for us and bad for the dog. leftofcool May 2016 #5

worst I've ever seen... Phentex May 2016 #6

Use a citris/citrine candle and a good campfire will help leftofcool May 2016 #10

No!! Any pesticide is designed to KILL, whether it be bird, bug, bat, or other japple May 2016 #11

Do not spray YARDS for mosquitos. JayhawkSD May 2016 #12