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[Tanner Lovelace <lovelace AT wayfarer.org>]

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.

Cheers,
Tanner