Tips For Keeping Mosquitoes Out Of Your Garden
Anyone with a nice backyard, patio or deck will surely enjoy sitting outside on a warm summer's day or evening. But if there is one thing that can ruin it for you, it is mosquitoes.
Occasionally, it only takes one of two determined mosquitoes to make your blood boil. Mosquitoes are a pest for sure, but they can also become a health hazard, spreading dengue fever and malaria and several other truly horrible diseases. So how do you go about keeping mosquitoes out of your backyard?
Perhaps you should not realistically hope to keep mosquitoes out of your garden completely, but there are some measures you can take to discourage them and hold their numbers down. Preventing them breeding in your backyard is the first step to take. Mosquitoes do not have a long flying range, many of the mosquitoes that bother you in your backyard will have been born in your garden.
Mosquitoes lay their eggs in stagnant water, so make certain that there is none in your garden. They will lay eggs in water butts, dogs' bowls, water that has collected in old tyres, bottles and tins and your waste cans, so make certain that no water can gather anywhere. Blocked gutters are another breeding site. If you have a water feature, put fish in it to feed on the larvae.
Mosquitoes detest the smell of lemon, so you could grow citronella plants, lemon thyme, lemon grass and even a lemon tree, if the climate is right. Otherwise you could burn citronella scented candles or oil nearby They not only keep the mosquitoes away, but the smell is very fresh and envigourating.
If they are still pestering you, you might have to rely on mosquito repellent. You could imbue your clothing with permethrin, like the army does for jungle warfare or just rub a deet-based product on your skin. There are also plenty of natural mosquito repellents as well, such as lemon oil, citronella and eucalyptus oil.
Garlic is said to ward off mosquitoes, so you could try growing garlic close by. It is also believed to deter ticks and has proven to discourage greenfly (aphids) from roses. What could be better, particularly if you are partial to garlic as well?
You could put up one or two of those lamps that attract insects to them and them kill them with a high voltage shock. These electric bug killers are particularly good for killing mosquitoes and house flies, which can also become a pain when you are sitting outside.
They are inexpensive and will last for years. They give off a pleasing glow and some claim to be able to clear spaces of a quarter, a half and even a full acre of land of all flying insects by the use of the ultraviolet light and pheromones.
By using some or all of the above ways of keeping mosquitoes out of your backyard, you ought to be able to make the most of your drink, a chat or a snooze in complete peace and freedom from flies and mosquitoes.
Occasionally, it only takes one of two determined mosquitoes to make your blood boil. Mosquitoes are a pest for sure, but they can also become a health hazard, spreading dengue fever and malaria and several other truly horrible diseases. So how do you go about keeping mosquitoes out of your backyard?
Perhaps you should not realistically hope to keep mosquitoes out of your garden completely, but there are some measures you can take to discourage them and hold their numbers down. Preventing them breeding in your backyard is the first step to take. Mosquitoes do not have a long flying range, many of the mosquitoes that bother you in your backyard will have been born in your garden.
Mosquitoes lay their eggs in stagnant water, so make certain that there is none in your garden. They will lay eggs in water butts, dogs' bowls, water that has collected in old tyres, bottles and tins and your waste cans, so make certain that no water can gather anywhere. Blocked gutters are another breeding site. If you have a water feature, put fish in it to feed on the larvae.
Mosquitoes detest the smell of lemon, so you could grow citronella plants, lemon thyme, lemon grass and even a lemon tree, if the climate is right. Otherwise you could burn citronella scented candles or oil nearby They not only keep the mosquitoes away, but the smell is very fresh and envigourating.
If they are still pestering you, you might have to rely on mosquito repellent. You could imbue your clothing with permethrin, like the army does for jungle warfare or just rub a deet-based product on your skin. There are also plenty of natural mosquito repellents as well, such as lemon oil, citronella and eucalyptus oil.
Garlic is said to ward off mosquitoes, so you could try growing garlic close by. It is also believed to deter ticks and has proven to discourage greenfly (aphids) from roses. What could be better, particularly if you are partial to garlic as well?
You could put up one or two of those lamps that attract insects to them and them kill them with a high voltage shock. These electric bug killers are particularly good for killing mosquitoes and house flies, which can also become a pain when you are sitting outside.
They are inexpensive and will last for years. They give off a pleasing glow and some claim to be able to clear spaces of a quarter, a half and even a full acre of land of all flying insects by the use of the ultraviolet light and pheromones.
By using some or all of the above ways of keeping mosquitoes out of your backyard, you ought to be able to make the most of your drink, a chat or a snooze in complete peace and freedom from flies and mosquitoes.
About the Author:
Owen Jones, the author of this article writes on many topics, but is currently concerned with Insect Exterminator problems. If you would like to know more, go over to our website at Bugs Infestation.
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