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Mosquitos!!

butterflysarefree — Mon, 26 May 2014 19:48:17 GMT

These little bugs are HORRIBLE in our yard this year! The guy next door also has a man made pond and doesn't spray, which makes it even worse. Just going out onto the deck off the back porch is impossible without bringing them into the house. Does anyone have a remedy or suggestion how to keep these things at bay? I'm open to anything!! TIA.

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brewhaha — Mon, 26 May 2014 20:24:19 GMT

You could try installing mosquito netting around your porch.

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Bird mama — Mon, 26 May 2014 20:37:18 GMT

I can sympathize - I was bitten three times this morning at the cemetery.

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voyager1980 — Mon, 26 May 2014 20:49:04 GMT

It's considered a health hazard. If you call your local Health Department they will advise.

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emmysmom — Mon, 26 May 2014 21:07:02 GMT

I hate mosquitos! I got bitten and its a huge welt..wish I had some ideas. I hate to go outside when its humid, they are so bad here!

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Kachina624 — Mon, 26 May 2014 21:30:07 GMT

I've lived in my house 15 years and have never seen a mosquito here. I sit outside most evenings and am not bothered. There is no water around my neighborhood. My mom, who lived about a mile from me on a golf course with sprinklers and ponds, apparently was bitten and died of West Nile Virus in 2003. There was a pond about 400 ft from the house where they were not aerating the water as they were supposed to be doing. Perfect breeding place for mosquitos and a health hazard.

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voyager1980 — Mon, 26 May 2014 21:32:57 GMT

On 5/26/2014 voyager1980 said:
It's considered a health hazard. If you call your local Health Department they will advise.

After I posted this^^^^^ I did some google searches. It IS a health danger to have stagnant water & there are things they can do for it & the Health Dept can help.

Remember all the disease carried by mosquitoes

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JustJules — Mon, 26 May 2014 22:01:57 GMT

I had a horrible mosquito problem last summer, but it didn't start until around June/July.... we live near a river so that didn't help, and we had lots of rain so then they came out. I couldn't be outside for only a few moments and would get eaten alive. I asked for advice about remedies, and the best thing I found aside from using our professional exterminator that comes to our house to treat for termites, is just a yard fogger. In fact, I have one and need to get a couple more and will spray the backyard soon to prevent them. They don't cost too much. I use the Cutter brand "Backyard Bug Control Outdoor Fogger" and it does kill mosquitoes. They are such nasty little buggers and can carry the West Nile virus, and can cause heart worm issues in our sweet furbabies. They aren't just about itchy bug bites. Depending on how severe your problem is, you might need a professional exterminator, but at least start with the fogger, it will help. Any stagnant or standing water is just a breeding ground for mosquitoes.

*typos*

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esmerelda — Mon, 26 May 2014 22:08:23 GMT

Some cooking oil spilled into the pond might be a good thing.

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MaggieToo — Mon, 26 May 2014 23:10:38 GMT

Did they have a permit to install their pond? There are all sorts of laws regarding man made ponds.

A man in Wyoming had one built on his property. He got all the city, county and state permits and even had the state engineers design it, etc. Then the feds decided he couldn't have it and they are trying to fine him something like 75K a day.....

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glb613 — Mon, 26 May 2014 23:22:11 GMT

If he put goldfish in the pond, there wouldn't be a mosquito problem.

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hckynut — Mon, 26 May 2014 23:49:42 GMT

Oh how nice it is to have an acreage with no neighbors with ""ponds"" on their property. And since I spend my time in a glassed/screen in 4 season patio room? Even when I mow and take care of our land and trees this little bastxxxs don't seem to be a problem here at our place.

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Sister Golden Hair — Tue, 27 May 2014 00:42:32 GMT

I heard the other night to put a fan where you are sitting and it blow the bugs away.

My Mother always used "Skin So Soft" from Avon and never one bite.

Also, don't wear any perfume or lotions while you are outside. Bugs love the floral ones.

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Lila Belle — Tue, 27 May 2014 03:16:39 GMT

They are horrible here this spring and the ticks as well.

I spray myself and the kids with Deep Woods Off and Cutters before we go outdoors and we still get a few bites.

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MurphiesLaw — Tue, 27 May 2014 03:24:10 GMT

It's time to call an exterminator.

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Jannabelle — Tue, 27 May 2014 03:24:58 GMT

On 5/26/2014 kachina624 said: I've lived in my house 15 years and have never seen a mosquito here. I sit outside most evenings and am not bothered. There is no water around my neighborhood. My mom, who lived about a mile from me on a golf course with sprinklers and ponds, apparently was bitten and died of West Nile Virus in 2003. There was a pond about 400 ft from the house where they were not aerating the water as they were supposed to be doing. Perfect breeding place for mosquitos and a health hazard.

I am so sorry about your Mom, how sad, if only they had done what they were supposed to do.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 27 May 2014 04:28:41 GMT

Thanks Jannabelle. The sad part was that mom was legally blind and her only pleasure was sitting on the patio overlooking the golf course in the evenings. As far as I know she was the only person from the Albuquerque metro area to ever die of the disease.

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betteb — Tue, 27 May 2014 04:30:24 GMT

There is a product out there called Mosquito Dunks. Maybe you could slip over and drop them in the pond?

Maybe a Bug Zapper?

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Lila Belle — Tue, 27 May 2014 04:32:22 GMT

I'm so sorry, kachina. So sad.

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Jannabelle — Tue, 27 May 2014 04:35:43 GMT

On 5/26/2014 kachina624 said: Thanks Jannabelle. The sad part was that mom was legally blind and her only pleasure was sitting on the patio overlooking the golf course in the evenings. As far as I know she was the only person from the Albuquerque metro area to ever die of the disease.

You're welcome , Kachina......are they certain that is what caused her death?