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Wanted to see if anyone has, or knows someone that uses a Mosquito attracting/killing device that actually works in New Hampshire? I am referring to devices like the Mosquito Magnet or Mega-Catch Outdoor Mosquito Trap that typically emit CO2 and sometimes Octenol to attract the pesky critters, then kill them.
My wife and I are moving back to NH (Dover) in the future and i hope to find help reducing Mosquitos around the yard (3/4 acre) beyond the usual getting rid of standing water and such.
Any info you have on this Pro or Con would be much appreciated.
I have a Mosquito Magnet. It catches mosquitos and black flies, but it definitely does not eliminate all of them from my heavily wooded property. I would say that the bugs are somewhat less thick in my immediate yard than at my neighbors'.
I live in CT. About Four years ago I bought a 'Mosquito Deleto" From Coleman.
I Have about 3/4 acre of woods and lawn. The woods have a stream at the bottom and some very boggy areas. The deleto is the best money I have spent!
There are some days that we get the bugs , but on the whole it has given me my back yard back. Check out Coleman.com.
P.S. We are looking to move to NH aswell!
After looking at info on the coleman unit, it seems it probably works about as well as the mosquito magnet units, but with FAR less operational problems. I read lots of MM owners complaining about realibility/customer service issues. It seems the nozzle that disburses the CO2 gets clogged, and cannot be easily replaced (unlike the coleman unit that has a $3 replacement one).
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No doubt the units need to be in place/run for at least several weeks before you would see any noticeable difference. I read that after 4-6 weeks, you can make a dent in the reproduction cycle of the critters and then start to notice less of them around.
I am also looking into other methods of control. I plan on building a Bat House and putting it up on our home, and well as the possibility of pest deterrent plants such as catnip and marrigold.
This probably seems a bit excessive to most, but I am moving back to NH (I was born/raised there) with my wife who is from seattle and want to do everything possible to make NH a pleasant experience for her (she hates mosquitos).
I am also looking into other methods of control. I plan on building a Bat House and putting it up on our home, and well as the possibility of pest deterrent plants such as catnip and marrigold.
This probably seems a bit excessive to most, but I am moving back to NH (I was born/raised there) with my wife who is from seattle and want to do everything possible to make NH a pleasant experience for her (she hates mosquitos).
Hey Paul, I'm reading with interest as well! I grew up there and will be moving back with a Delawarean husband. He doesn't understand why I get a crazed look in my eyes at the thought of hiking in the woods, or even going out to the back yard in the summer! I'd love to get a nice colony of bats around, I wonder which is more effective? - bats are certainly 'greener'
From our experience in living in the NH woods for 14 years, our best (least) mosquito summer was when we had a bunch of bats around the yard. This was before we got the MM. I'm not sure why the bats didn't stay around year to year.
It is my understanding that the bats could make a dent in the Mosquito population for sure, but will not elliminate them completly. I was thinking a several pronged approach to the problem would not eliminate mosquitos completly, but hopefully cut down the numbers enough to make out door activities in the yard pleasant.
It is my understanding that the bats could make a dent in the Mosquito population for sure, but will not elliminate them completly. I was thinking a several pronged approach to the problem would not eliminate mosquitos completly, but hopefully cut down the numbers enough to make out door activities in the yard pleasant.
Thanks, Moving! I'll check them out. I would never expect to completely eliminate all mosquitos! don't think that's even possible in a small area. Besides, then the bats would starve - or at least leave.
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Mosquito Killing
