Seeing how no one likes these pests and how they carry disease. I decided this year to try and control these pests we call mosquitoes. Most airfields have some sort of standing water or water flowing through said property. Here we have two good size ponds and a couple very small ponds. All stop flowing if the rains stop and become stagnant water or really close to stagnant water.
In years past we dealt with these pests as most did. Spraying the stuff on one's body. Then these little pests would be everywhere. We have barn swallows and purple martins all over the place. I have seen the side of our home covered in so many mosquitoes you could not see the color of the house.
This year I decided to take action against these pests. I started treating all standing water and all bodies of water with what is call Mosquito Dunks and Bits. The Dunks are a time release deal and last for one month. the Bits last two weeks. The dunks treat 10x10 area of water no matter how deep. I use a package of 20 dunks per pond. These do not hurt any wild life. They only kill mosquito larvae and fly larvae.
These dunks come in packages of 20 if purchased in bulk. I believe they are 20 bucks per twenty or 100 dunks for 80 bucks give or take a few bucks and depending on where you purchase. The bits come in 30 oz bottle. These get shaken out over any areas you want to cover. I cover a lot of wet grassy area's with these.
I also take some of these bits and put them in a small can and fill with water. I let this sit in a cool spot out of sunlight in my house for a few days. This then gets poured into a sprayer and I mix another gallon of water with this. I spray the grass around my hangar using this.
Just last evening the people next door had some friends over. They said they noticed they have not been bitten by one mosquito and they were outside for a few hours from dusk until way after dark. They told them what I had been doing. They said everyone should do this.
I have spent a few hundred bucks this year on this pest control, but my daughter-in-law is pregnant and I thought I should do something to control these pests. I just never expected the results to be so positive. We can sit outside and not one bit. I have not been bitten once this year from a mosquito. I also noticed no Purple Martins or Barn swallows. they have moved on for now there are no mosquitoes.
I wanted to share this in case anyone else is having a bad time with these pests.
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