I've found that Eucaliptus plants deter mosquitoes pretty well
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FWIW my yard would be full of mosquitos if we did not have a mosquito service treat it every 3-4 weeks. It's not a big yard, and my neighbors don't treat their yards. The mosquitos still stay out of our yard though.
Point is it can be done. Whatever the Mosquito businesses do - works. Hire one of you have the money to spend or try to figure out what the professionals do.
Half the battle is getting rid of water. Every few days walk around and pour out anything that collects rainwater.
Use a mosquito coil, manual way is to have huge pan put some oil then start swinging around the general area of the mosquitos you will eventually catch one. Put bleach on areas with possible mosquito larvae or where there is likely stagnant water in it. Introduce spiders and geckos in your home. Could also plant lavander/or any plant that is mosquito repellent lots online and introduce frogs in your garden.
How frequently do you change the dog's water?
Iโve started using citronella soap when I shower.
Can you buy a million sterilized mosquitos and release them into your environment? It's a long term solution but they can compete the fertile mosquitos to death.
If you want to go full bore, nothing beats 100% DEET. It is like gasoline, but I have yet to find a more effective personal repellent.
DEET works... but it's worth mentioning that it will utterly destroy the polycarbonate lenses used for modern eyeglasses
Get a big outdoor box fan you see people rock in their garage gyms, cover the side that blows air out with a screen. Any mosquito flying near will get sucked in and stuck in the screen. At the end of the day/night spray the screen with rubbing alcohol.
I think they sell mosquito nets specifically for this too, it can catch a ton.
I am allied with spiders against mosquitoes and bedbugs. I don't take down their webs (unless they're in the way) and they eat hundreds of the fuckers. They're also fun to watch sometimes.
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I've had fantastic success spraying around my home with insecticides. Primarily treated for ticks but great on mosquitos too.
Primarily with bifenthrin. Not affiliated with that supplier.
For flying insects you need to spray on the leaves of nearby trees so you really do need a mist blower. Or have a local company do it.
I tried the propane powered foggers. Useless.
There is a product called Mavrik Perimeter that is a very effective mosquito control.
Get a cat or better two. It worked for me and my husband at least inside the house.
Check your gutters to make sure they're clear and there's no standing water in them. It's easy to miss it up there.
Garlic, lots of garlic. Plant it in your garden, under your windows. Rub your doorframe and window frames with it. Rub the dog collar with it.
Helps against Ticks as well
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You just gotta take the loss and burn your house down.
Not serious, but amusing: https://hackaday.com/2023/07/10/gas-powered-fly-swatter-slightly-over-engineered/