I suppose. The 'dunks' in the stores introduce a bacteria into the water that kills mosquito larvae. This would be considered organic.

Will this leave you mosquito free? Unlikely.

If you live in an area with a high population of skeeters then other than spraying yourself with deet there isn't much you can do.

Even if you could kill 100% of all mosquitos in a 1 mile radius of yourself, within days you would have them all back as they aren't afraid to fly to a food source.

In areas with skeeters they are ubiquitos. Bug zappers are completely ineffective against them. Foggers are effective for a day. Many gizmos make all sorts of no money back promises.

Bottom line is areas with skeeters are areas with skeeters. Wear deet during the worst periods or stay indoors or buy a wardrobe of netting.

Anything else is simply a ploy to seperate you from your money.

Empty all sources of water in the yard- empty flower pots, tires, tarps with puddles. Then leve a bucket/rainbarrel open with a dunk in it.

Has some effect, but won't help much if you live in a swamp.

I'm chuckling as I write this, but maybe I shouldn't since I haven't tried it yet. My mother told me a couple of days ago that a friend advised her to 'wear' a Bounce sheet - what you use in the dryer for your clothes - around her neck while gardening and that the mosquitoes will stay away... According to her it works.

I'll be trying it this week.

try lemon eucalyptus oil... that is oil from the Lemon Eucalyptus tree. The Journal of Medicine says it's way more effective than DEET. :o) I use Repel's brand of Lemon Eucalyptus... you smell like a tree for awhile but it's really effective.

What about those propane powered yard mosquito things? Suppose to wipe out mosquitos by attracting them to the co2 that it emits? Was wondering if they work?

Lee

Thanks for the replies!

Quote What about those propane powered yard mosquito things? Suppose to wipe out mosquitos by attracting them to the co2 that it emits? Was wondering if they work?

They work great, if your neighbor has them. lol, Mine got one last spring and while we suffered few bites they were constantly attacked. The co2 apparently attracts them very well, but if its in your back yard it is attracting them to your back yard.

I do wish they would turn it back on this year

Carey

The Repel Lemon Eucalyptus Oil was reviewed by Epinions and I am linking it below. It would appear it has a pesticide in it..70% of it is pesticide and only 30% is eucalyptus oil. They sell it in Target stores, which right away tips you off that it is not an organic product. Evidently they found a pesticide that doesn't require regulation by any government agency, so for all you know it could be as bad as DEET, but no one knows it yet.

Here is a link that might be useful: Review of Repel Lemon Eucalyptus

yeah, but he New England Journal of Medicine said that the actual lemon Eucalyptus oil is what works... so if you can get hold of that... thanks for the review, I didn't know that.

These guys have been around for a couple hundred million years

They actually cost less, = No Pesticides
They can find skeeters where chemicals can't

Nothing more organic

Here is a link that might be useful: Dragons

im going to be trying some "repel" made from lemon eucalyptus oil next and see how it works

I purchased some feeder minnows. about $1 a dozen. I put them outdoors and I bring them indoors for the winter. they spawn naturally outdoors. they eat mosquito larvae.

I also use some feeder goldfish about 12 cents each to quarter for bigger ones. these guys eat more mosquitos but they do not breed so easy.

the feeder minows are usually imature and need some time to grow big enough to spawn. so better to get them in the winter and put them into an aquarium. no heat needed. they live in cold water.

mine lived through the winter under the ice. and it gets cold in zone 5. I never feed them anything they grow like crazy from whatever gets into the water.

I use a water hycinth in the aquarium indoors in a window. no need for an air pump. they cost me nothing. I feed them a little bread crumbs in the winter indoors. no food outdoors. the outdoor ones are always fat in the spring when the ice melts out.

I like the feeder minows that are red color called rosy reds. they are more interesting in the aquarium. but they are simply a color variation found in some minnows years ago. they can revert back to dull color if you let them mix too much when spawning.