Bifenthrin is particularly dangerous to cats before it dries.  I believe Tempo is safer around cats.

Our town still does entire neighborhood sprays,  doubt they use DDT though.

Because it’s particularly bad for fish. And then you ruin it for everyone else.

Shitty neighbor has created a jungle/swamp in their back yard. Our back yard (and the next neighbor's) is mostly unusable because of the mosquitoes.

I'm guessing there's nothing to be done for this kind of situation?

Except Cicada Killer wasps.  I can't kill them with anything.

Why would you want to kill them?  They aren't aggressive to humans.

@Amish_Bill

You can spray your property all you want, 50 times over and if there's no harborage for the skeeters, it's not going to do anything.
All too often, people get the mosquito services done for say, a backyard wedding and get all pissed off because the mosquitoes fly from an adjoining property and drill right into the brides forehead during pictures. There is NO "magic bubble" created. If the bug doesn't contact the product because it didn't roost up on what you applied to, it does nothing.
If you apply it to an area or structure mosquitoes don't flock to, it does nothing. You can't change biology. If that bug flies from a nearby property without contact, you will still have skeeters. If the sun is going down and they are out and about, unless you had the right conditions to apply to on your property (and some people do. Not ALL, but some), and those insects had time to be in contact with the chem, you can see either see a good reduction.......or you may not. And dont forget that once the chemical dries, it takes a few hours to kill the insect too. It's not instant after the chem dries

The neighbors have to realize the problem and start addressing what they can do to eliminate sources and harborage issues on their property.
The problem is.....it's work. And people just want to "easy fix". And in the case of skeeters, sometimes there is no easy fix.
"Just spray some stuff" is the thing commonly heard. People are lazy.

I just had a customer ask why their treatment from one of these companies didn't work last year and should they spend the money this year.
Well, first of all.....they should trust me enough when I told them they were wasting money after they had asked about it, but had to try and get lucky. They did not.
They knew there was a reason why I don't offer it.

They then explained that they can't understand it because the "guy", sprayed their entire lawn.
I got down on my knee, and brushed wide circles in the lawn. Moved a few feet and did it again 2 more times. I asked them to count the mosquitoes they see come out of the lawn. ZERO.
I then took them over to a shaded juniper bush by their pool. I shook it and told them to notice that insects fly out from it. Saw a few gnats and small flies. That's when they understood where they hang out during the day when the sun is out.

Sometimes people need a graphic example to understand.

And sometimes*, no matter what, depending on the factors around the area in question, the treatments do absolutely nothing.

*Due to Arfcom's lack of comprehension, I like to stress the word, sometimes.....because Arfcom confuses that word with "every time"

Try Carbaryl, it's what used to be in Sevin before they replaced it with Bifenthrin

Thank you!  Last year for the first time in nearly 30 years we were able to enjoy our back patio near mosquito free after a severe cold snap during winter.  Basically the same cold snap this past winter but an extremely wet spring and the little bastards wear me out simply walking out to let the pup go do his thing.

Have to consider pesticide resistance too , overuse a product and the survivors build immunity.  I use Talstar for Bagworms mainly but probably need to find an alternate Chem .

Permethrin is very toxic to cats  not so much dogs

Are you sure you know what you're talking about? You seem pretty confident with this whole insect thing.

I put a piece of "MosquitoDunks" in a bucket of old water and put that under a bush or pine tree, in the shade. They lay their eggs in it but they won't survive. It's a bacteria that is safe for pets and non-toxic. I have only seen a few mosquitos this year. My buddies house down the road is overrun with them.

Bat boxes help too.

It appears that what he typed bugs you.

GD says "challenge accepted"

Stihl SR-200, Bifen and Tekka Pro.

Fuck mosquitoes.

Oh and I killed nearly 50 of these fuckers last year and they are coming back with a vengeance also.  This was done overnight and I caught him moving but missed with my shovel.  Trap set now so shouldn’t be long .  Scissor traps from Amazon work awesome where all others have failed.  Ordered two more this morning since the two I have just are not enough to cover my large lot.  Hunting season has officially opened.
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This is the weird part. They put a LOT of work into fucking up their back yard like this. Half stagnant 'water features', cardboard laid out for... some(?)... reason, out of control plants... the list is impressive in how badly the choices reinforce each other.

Would it be wrong to wait for a night when the wind is blowing the right way and fog over the fence?

Try having a swarm of them at your front door, and your driveway.  They aren't naturally aggressive to humans, unless they feel threatened.  When I have to walk through them, and can't always avoid contact, that's eventually going to suggest that I'm being aggressive.  You should see the number of packages I get thrown and my front door because delivery guys don't want to run the gauntlet.

1 or 2 or 5?  I can deal with that.  35-50?  That' too much.

And, I still listen to cicadas all day long.  They don't provide any measurable relief.

I've attempted that.  I got the powder, and need to get it into their nest as I read they need to come in contact with it for it to work.  After this years freeze, when cleaning up dead plants, when I found their holes (I think they belonged to the cicada killers) I dusted them with Carbaryl, and used a stick to force it down in.

I'll found out later this summer if it was successful.

I've picked them up bare-handed with no issues. Very docile unless you squeeze them.

Get rid of the food source (bugs/worms/grubs) and they will go elsewhere?

I made the mistake of marrying a big city girl.

She complains about the bugs, then complains about my efforts to suppress the bugs.

Does that bug you?

@-Obsessed- How has the Milwaukee sprayer worked for you? Really want to get one, but some reviews point to it being leaky.

The number of reasons to enjoy Colorado is dwindling however the virtual no-bug environment is a huge plus.

I can sit outside and not worry about getting eaten alive.

This is a night and day difference from growing up in the swamp.

If you had lived on an Air Force base, you would have joined in the game of “chase the DDT truck” as it drove through the base housing area spraying for mosquitoes.  
Ahhhh…good times.

@walkinginadangerzone

Mine has been perfectly fine. Milwaukee fixed that issue pretty early on and sent replacements is my understanding, but mine hasn't had any issue. I love it. My only complaint is the flat bottom of the container. They should have built in a funnel system such that it doesn't become unusable with 2" in the bottom still. You have to contort your body a certain way to get the bottom 1-2" to spray okay, which if it had a sloped bottom you could effectively use all the liquid, but that's not the case here.

Other than that it's honestly great. I've used the crap out of it.

https://genius.com/James-mcmurtry-12-oclock-whistle-lyrics

"The boys were chasing the city truck, spraying DDT
It kept the mosquitoes down
And that stuff won't hurt you none the neighbor lady'd say
Encephalitis, now that can ruin your day"

I need that!


Has anyone used the system that attaches to existing leaf blower?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09ZVLT78G?psc=1&smid=A3QRCHYR0DZOXG&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp

If my neighbors committed a chemical attack on my property there would be issues to resolve!  I bet OP would force Vax my kids.  Just plant a bunch or Rosemary plants and the mosquitos mostly stay away.

I've been very tempted, but we just have too many resident critters that we enjoy seeing like lizards and tree frogs and don't want to mess them up.

Thanks.

I spray my siding, porch underside, and deck underside - all places mosquitoes hang out but honey bees aren't interested in. Also surfaces/ people and pets don't touch. Wear appropriate clothing when applying to minimize personal exposure.

Just have to be smart about where and how you apply.

What's the solution for flies?

Make sure you kill as many pollinators and useful creatures as you can. As long as you are comfy.
Nothing COC about my opinion of people who do this or use companies that spray yards.
My mothers neighbor hood has zero pollinators because a couple of dicks get their yard sprayed.
The parish next to ours aerial sprays and doesn't have pollinators or even bugs around outdoor lighting in the rural areas.
I'm not a tree hugger. I am a beekeeper.

Acceptable casualties

Did you read the thread?

People are literally advocating and/or fogging acres.  


Maybe we should just go back to spraying weeds with diesel fuel. And pouring oil into swamps and ditches.  That will kill all the mosquitoes too.  Just use some lead based paints.  


After all, that’s the way great grand daddy did it, right???

I was gonna build some, but the Martins have kept it under control for 5 years.

I've got 14 gourds in total.  I think I've got 20 bucks and ~2 hours of work in them.  


It was suggested by an old farmer.  I figured he was full of shit, but he gave me half the gourds so I figured why not.  He wasn't kidding; they are phenomenal.  


I'm going to put some up by my parents' pool and they can get rid of the electric mosquito trap/attractor.

Its also quite entertaining to listen to the rationalization going on as well.

"Well, XXXXX is doing it over on XXXXX property and its XX acres. I'm just a drop in the bucket compared to XXXXX. As long as I can enjoy my lawn......"

I'm not sure if its just plain ignorance, selfishness, or what.

Do better at cleaning your undercarriage.

Yeah, this. Kid leaves dog poop in the yard too long and I'm pretty sure that's attracting a lot of flies. They annoy the f**k out of me, and end up getting in the house. We have some strips that are marginally effective.

Mowing the lawn leads to lots of bugs flying out of the grass, and flies are hanging on the white fence. I need to get something for that. Our black beetle problem seems to have gone, but it hasn't been very hot yet. I'll find out in August or September.

We don't really have a mosquito problem, usually there's wind and no standing water near us. Not a lot of vegetation, either. With all the construction in what used to be wild sagebrush land, there's other critters that are getting displaced. I had 3 field mice fall into a doggie pool and drown. Effective trap, though not really humane.

@Jayne_Cobb

Here. This works.



Don’t have a large shop fan, or want to spend the ~$1xx on one? Here’s a $16 solution to pair with cheap box fans.




Pre/treat the netting with Permethrin/Bifenthrin or your residual pesticide of choice. You won’t need to bother with spraying it with alcohol to kill them. Just being sucked/blown onto the netting and held there, will kill them.

***important part:
Use sugar water + yeast to produce CO2 to draw them to the trap (mosquitoes and other blood suckers are drawn to CO2 sources, looking for mammals to feed on. Other bugs aren’t). You can also add an Octenol lure to draw mosquitoes to the trap.

Put the CO2/lure ~12” from the intake side of the fan. The fan will distribute the ‘scent’ drawing mosquitoes. They don’t fly well into the wind, but when they get near the back of the fan trying to approach the CO2/lure source, they get sucked onto the netting.

Those who think this is bad for the bees don’t understand how it’s applied.  Bees don’t hang out where you should be applying Bifenthrin for mosquito control.  

Bifenthrin is highly effective and, if applied correctly, doesn’t mess with the pollinators.  

Don’t let that stand in your way of moral indignation/superiority, however.



I built my own fogger for $10 (hand pump sprayer fitted onto a leaf blower), but ultimately bought the backpack fogger as it simply worked better.

Oh yeah, pemethrin will kill the shit out of cats. Don't do that.

I know farmers that used to spray the backs of horses with it to keep horse flies off though.