
Mosquitoes have to be one of the most annoying pests around. They zip and fly around you and the yard making a big nuisance of themselves. They are fairly easy to kill. A good flyswatter is a sure thing for the area that you sit around outside, but there are a lot of other ways to handle them.
One of the best products to rid the mosquitoes is the Aion Mosquito Barrier. The Aion Barrier is made with 100% natural ingredients and is eco friendly. It contains 2 cylinders. Simply add the hook to the cap and fill with warm water. Close the lid and shake. Hang your Aion approximately six feet from the ground. Place them away from where people gather, within 180 feet of each other. The Aion Barrier attracts the mosquitoes away from your gathering area. Very simple to use and setup and not too expensive. Even I can handle this and I’m not very good at following directions.
Another natural and biological mosquito control are mosquito dunks. Each dunk kills mosquito larvae for 30 days or more. They can be used in fish habitats. Place them in containerized standing water wherever it accumulates near the household – flower pots, bird baths, gutters, old tires, unused swimming pools, and animal watering troughs. Mosquito dunks are safe to use around pets and livestock.They float on the water and while floating, they slowly release a long-term biological mosquito larvicide at the water’s surface. This larvicide gradually settles in the water where it is eaten by mosquito larvae growing there.
The Inzecto Mosquito trap is another product that kills breeding larvae. It is easy to use, just fill with water and hang from a tree or place it on the ground under trees and shrubs. A good easy spray to use is the Mosquito Pro. Just hook to a water hose and start walking around. The Mosquito Pro covers up to 8000 square feet of lawn. It kills the pest on contact, breaks the lifecycle of pests, no mixing or measuring. The Mosquito Pro is supposed to last for up to 60 days.
Mosquitoes do like standing water, so try to keep everything fresh and clean to avoid the mosquitoes. With all of this rain we have had, I know that is very hard to do. If you can’t do that, I’ve offered up several suggestions of how to get rid of the mosquitoes.
(Mitzi Thomas owns Minden Farm & Garden LLC. Watch for her column on Fridays in Bienville Parish Journal.)