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What controls are used to insure these poisons don't cross property lines?
Isn't that the limitation with the treatment? If they spray your yard, at some points the mosquitos from your neighbors yard will migrate into your yard and start biting you. So for best results, get all of your neighbors to sign up to treat their yards, then the barrier is larger (or just go back to spraying DDT everywhere off the back of the truck).
What controls are used to insure these poisons don't cross property lines?
The spray is done directly to the trees and shrubs. Maybe a little gets across, but not much.
If you live close to neighbors, you have to expect things like this, even if you don't like or want them. The only way to ensure you live in your own fully controlled atmosphere is to get a large property and move out to the country.
The spray is done directly to the trees and shrubs. Maybe a little gets across, but not much.
If you live close to neighbors, you have to expect things like this, even if you don't like or want them. The only way to ensure you live in your own fully controlled atmosphere is to get a large property and move out to the country.
Or move into a city condo. I hear they have very little mosquito problems.
We have had a canopy awning on our deck for years now. We just pull the mosquito netting around it at night and we never have a problem. Open it up during the day to let the breeze through. Cost $300 once and money well spent.
Yes. I've seen them in donut shaped tablets, about the diameter of a golf ball. They come in packets of 5 or 6 and I've gotten them at Home Depot/Lowes. We used them in a fountain at our last house. Supposedly it's not a chemical, but some sort of biological warfare on the mosquito larvae/eggs.
Some are some aren't. I got one that the label said it killed birds, domestic animal (so like if your do drinks out of it) and wildlife, so read the full label before purchasing! We did find one for our Kio pond that only did in the larva, and that worked perfectly and was safe for the rest of every one.
We currently live in Wisconsin and are considering moving to the Raleigh area. One thing I would like to find out though is the mosquito situation.
I hate mosquitoes! They had been terrible in Wisconsin last year - we were eaten alive even when using bug spray. I was wondering, can you be outside in the Raleigh area at night without being bothered too much by mosquitoes? How about during the day? Is there are difference between the summer and the winter months? Do most people have screened in porches in order to sit outside?
I just want to make sure that I am not getting from a bad mosquito situation (in Wisconsin) to a worse one (in Raleigh). Thank you!
We currently live in Wisconsin and are considering moving to the Raleigh area. One thing I would like to find out though is the mosquito situation.
I hate mosquitoes! They had been terrible in Wisconsin last year - we were eaten alive even when using bug spray. I was wondering, can you be outside in the Raleigh area at night without being bothered too much by mosquitoes? How about during the day? Is there are difference between the summer and the winter months? Do most people have screened in porches in order to sit outside?
I just want to make sure that I am not getting from a bad mosquito situation (in Wisconsin) to a worse one (in Raleigh). Thank you!
I don't think there is a huge difference between north and south when it comes to "skeeters", except that in the south add a couple or three months to the problem. Worst place I ever lived for skeeters was Columbus OH, and Roanoke VA and Raleigh are a close second. Yes - you need a screened porch or something similar to avoid the bites. Also, as is probably true in Wiscy, being in direct sunlight tends to ward off mosquitos.
Those of you who used the commercial solutions last year...are you doing it again? Was the return worth the investment? Val-Pak has two advertisements (MosquitoSquad and TheMosquitoAuthority); one of them mentions a one-time payment of $400 for eight treatments.
I LOVE spring and summer but HATE fighting the bugs.
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Mosquitoes in Raleigh? Can I sit outside?
