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  • From: Ilan Volow <listboy AT clarux.com>
  • To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] mosquito treatment
  • Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 05:29:25 -0400


On Jul 1, 2004, at 2:54 AM, Tanner Lovelace wrote:

matusiak said the following on 6/30/04 6:33 PM:
Can anyone recommend an effective mosquito treatment for ~1/4 acre near a creek?
So far, those I've received include:
1. Always have citronella burning.
2. Put goldfish in nearby creek (to eat larva).
3. Napalm the region.
I'm looking for something that doesn't always have to be burning and that, hopefully, will have minor impact on the local ecology. Someone else mentioned a device that burns gas to create heat, which attracts the mosquitos and then they are sucked in and, I guess, cremated.
Thanks for any suggestions!
dave m.

You could try using dry ice. Apparently, mosquitoes are attracted to
the CO2 they produce so if you put a block of dry ice in the far corner
of your yard the mosquitoes will go there instead of where the people are.



They are also attracted to sweat socks worn for several days and limburger cheese. If you want to lure both mosquitos and friends away from your property, spreading those items around your yard might be a workable solution.

http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/feb00/mosq0200.htm

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Ilan Volow
Ergonomica Auctorita Illico!





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