Proud_Nana
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Gilligan, which island? Granules are pretty short term treatment, what are you using? There are some products that are available for longer term use, but are cost prohibitive for most.
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Gilligan, which island? Granules are pretty short term treatment, what are you using? There are some products that are available for longer term use, but are cost prohibitive for most.
St. George's Island.
I'd have to go look at the packages, one is loose granules that I simply broadcast and the other looks like small donut rings that float in the water.
What do you recommend for effective longer term use...that you alluded to above?
Proud_Nana
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If you are 'open to water' by labeled law you could be restricted in what you use. If it is contained, standing, stagnant water, consumers can purchase mosquito dunks which will last possibly 30 days depending on the depth of the water, read the label as to application rate of how many you would use. Also, if it is standing water, such as a pond, mosquito fish work beautifully. Your local mosquito control office would be able to tell you specifically for that area what you can and cannot use due to environmental restrictions of the clean water act on the waterways of the State of Maryland.
Chris0nllyn
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My yard is surrounded by marsh/swamp, so every year is bad.
I've got (2) 4' long, (4) lamp industrial bug lights, and it's like watching a 4th of July fireworks show when they are on.
Normally, our community chips in and gets the county to spray, then even drive down my driveway and turn around.
I've got (2) 4' long, (4) lamp industrial bug lights, and it's like watching a 4th of July fireworks show when they are on.
Normally, our community chips in and gets the county to spray, then even drive down my driveway and turn around.
Price just doubled this year.
I am willing to pay, but a lot of the community argue with me about the cost.
And I am tired of dealing with them.
Chris0nllyn
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I want to say it was $20 for the year, last year. I don't mind paying the extra $20, if need be.
I'm curious as to what effect it actually has. My yard is literally bursting at the seems with mosquitos, even after the spraying. How bad would it be without?
When I first started it was about $20 for the season and it gradually increased over the years.
Last year it was $50, this year I told them it would be $100.
The proximity to the water does impose restrictions on what we can use, yes. We have a lot of chronic 'standing water' areas but they are not permanent; simply due to the low, flat nature of the land and the very poor drainage characteristics of the soil here.
So after a rain, I broadcast over the semi-permanent large 'puddles' and it does appear to help some.
Proud_Nana
Member
If those areas DO NOT lead to open water, you can use the dunks and get a longer effect from them. If it dries and then re-floods, the chemical is still active and would probably last longer than the 30 days, where a granular product you probably get 7 days max. Just be sure to read the label.
Proud_Nana
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Chris0nllyn - which county are you in?
DoWhat, we hear that alot from our community reps here also.
DoWhat, we hear that alot from our community reps here also.
Thanks. You have a link or trade name for a typical 'dunk' that you refer to? I'll look further in to those.
I guess the 'good ole days' are gone forever; when the mosquito control people would descend on the island like an army, with some on foot treating the drainage ditches with granule dispensers, some roving around in amphibious marsh buggies dispersing larvacide, the fogging trucks laying out chemicals that actually killed mosquitos instead of pissing 'em off..and doing it quite regularly... *sigh*
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DEEKAYPEE8569
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Swatting alot......
Using a lot of "OFF". That stuff stinks, but it works.
DEEKAYPEE8569
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ylexot
Super Genius
I got the cheapest Mosquito Magnet a few years ago and it worked great...for a year. Then it threw an error code and I could not get it running again. So, they work great, but they are expensive to buy, expensive to operate, and they don't last (read reviews on Amazon, you'll see that I'm not alone).
Proud_Nana
Member
I don't have the name off hand. You can purchase them at Lowes and I think Walmart might also carry them. They actually look like donuts.
What Brand and Model did you purchase?
ylexot
Super Genius
Mosquito Magnet is the brand. They don't make the model any more (I think it was the "Liberty"), but it would be comparable to the "Patriot".
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desertrat
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I don't pay into ours because all they do is drive down the street spraying. That's great, but most houses sit well back from the street and there are plenty of breeding places besides the ditch and culverts.
Chris0nllyn
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Mid-Calvert