Need help please re: mosquito services and garden (flowers, spider, bugs)

[riaelise]

Hi there. About to pull the trigger on yet another mosquito control company. My yard is INFESTED with mosquitoes. The inspector determined that I don't have any visible standing water; however, our lot is very dense with vegetation. I have gardens with lots of foliage and hiding place, plus he believes that the mosquitoes are also drawn to the flowers. I do notice the area that has abundant flowers is the worst when it comes to bugs - I'm talking swarms, even in direct sun.

I can't, and won't, remove my flowering plants, yet I can barely stand it out there. I receive 18 bites in one day.

People talk about standing water but I've found that standing water isn't the only thing - the water aspect only takes about a teaspoon, which can be accompalished in a depression of mulch. What really causes high mosquito density are gardens/plants/flowers.

People also are against the use of pyrethroids (which is what the mosquito companies use) but I'm at the point where I have no choice, I need relief.

My question is do any of you have mosquito services service your yard? Does it affect your plants - i.e. leaf damage due to hot weather (I'm in Texas)? Do you have any spider mite outbreaks after use of the mosquito spray?

This year I'm trying really hard to maintain a sense of natural balance in my garden BUT THE SHEER NUMBER OF MOSQUITOES IS MAKING MY OUTSIDE LIFE VERY DIFFICULT. Help.....

Thanks

[Ghengis]

Mosquito Magnet

[charlygal]

Just have it sprayed. Be mindful of the effects of chemical sprays on beneficial pollinators.

[CaptainNJ]

i have a bug zapper:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

im sure it would be super exciting to hear the bug zapper working when the sun goes down by you. probably be a huge massacre.

i also bought these:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

i decided to put those up also for some extra protection.

we have been outside a few nights so far and we have seen only a couple of bugs before sunset and nothing after sunset. i have decimated the bug population on my property.

[Cambium]

I use this and highly recommend it to others. When I have company over they always wonder why I have no bugs around and I live in the woods

After a wet winter and early spring I started getting annoyed at all the mosquitoes and gnats around. I sprayed in May and there was a HUGE difference. I plan to spray again this month or before next get together. It works.
I DO NOT spray on my vegetable plants. I DO spray on my Pine, Arbs, and Fern trees. Also under deack and on foundation of home.


https://www.lowes.com/pd/Cutter-Back...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

[olds1]

Bats?