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Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / June 2007electric bug zapper
Misquitoes love my shady yard. Would a bug zapper kill more than it attracts? I'm tired of applying OFF just to go out for a few minutes. > Misquitoes love my shady yard. Would a bug zapper kill more than it > attracts? I'm tired of applying OFF just to go out for a few minutes. In my experience bug zappers don't kill any mosquitoes. They're not drawn to light of any frequency, they're drawn to the CO2 your body gives off is my understanding. My bug zapper killed everything but mosquitoes. George >Misquitoes love my shady yard. Would a bug zapper kill more than it >attracts? I'm tired of applying OFF just to go out for a few minutes. You'll be better off using OFF. The West Nile virus is upon us. At least the bug zapper will give you a snap, crackle, pop. > >Misquitoes love my shady yard. Would a bug zapper kill more than it > >attracts? I'm tired of applying OFF just to go out for a few minutes. This works at our house and I think you can get a better price then the one listed here. This device attracts them and sucks them in where a small fan then chops em up. Bill http://www.pestcontrolamerica.com/servlet/the-132/Mosquito-control%2C-met al-mosquito/Detail or http://preview.tinyurl.com/3xwgnw  SignatureS Jersey USA Zone 5 Shade http://www.ocutech.com/ High tech Vison aid This article is posted under fair use rules in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, and is strictly for the educational and informative purposes. This material is distributed without profit. Forgot to provide this info source concerning West Nile. Bill http://diseasemaps.usgs.gov/ SignatureS Jersey USA Zone 5 Shade http://www.ocutech.com/ High tech Vison aid This article is posted under fair use rules in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, and is strictly for the educational and informative purposes. This material is distributed without profit. > Forgot to provide this info source concerning West Nile. > > Bill > > http://diseasemaps.usgs.gov/ Whew! That's a real epidemic we got going. On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:59:11 -0700 in <ptWdnX5pT89SARjbnZ2dnUVZ_ualnZ2d@comcast.com>, "Eigenvector" <m44_master@yahoo.com> graced the world with this thought: >> Forgot to provide this info source concerning West Nile. >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Whew! That's a real epidemic we got going. I'd be more concerned about heartworm and my dog. > Forgot to provide this info source concerning West Nile. > > Bill > > http://diseasemaps.usgs.gov/ needs to be updated... DFW area has had positive ID Lar On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:03:16 -0700 in <1183071796.876713.120350@u2g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>, James <j0069bond@hotmail.com> graced the world with this thought: >Misquitoes love my shady yard. Would a bug zapper kill more than it >attracts? I'm tired of applying OFF just to go out for a few minutes. You may want to investigate and find out <why> they love your yard. Look for standing water on your property--but look for it around your immediate neighbors, too. Don't know how the laws are in your area, but here in the SF Bay Area, if a neighbor won't comply with requests to take care of standing water on their property, most counties will come in and handle it for them whether they like it or not. Also, in my county, we have a department called "vector control," who will come to your house and tell you what needs to be done to fix problems with rats, mice, mosquitos, and other disease bearing animals. They don't fix the situation, but they advise you what to do. You may have something like that where you live. > On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:03:16 -0700 in > <1183071796.876713.120...@u2g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>, James [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > animals. They don't fix the situation, but they advise you what to do. > You may have something like that where you live. As I said they love the shade and dense vegetation. You don't need standing water to attract them. For example I had 2 huge arborvitae by the front door. They were mosquito magnets. After I trimmed them down and it got more light and airy, there were not as many mosquitoes by the front door. The vegetation also attracts animals. My back yard is an animal crossing frequented by squirrels, raccoons, opossums, cottontails, box turtles. Thinning the evergreens might have reduced the bird population nesting here. Used to have lots of baby birds every year. Also getting a cat that's an excellent climber probably made many nesting sites less attractive. |
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