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Mosquito control - cheap
A buddy in the landscape biz highly recommended these widgets on a local social medial site this morning. Owner of Johnson Feed Store in Lewisville told me late today that he had been slammed selling them all day as a result of that post. I dropped $20 on a kit that included 2 units. Instructions say NOT to place on the patio where people will be as they ATTRACT skeeters, but to put them in the shade many feet away. I do hope they work as advertised because my wife is a mosquito magnet.
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interesting. I wonder whats in them... personally I just stay inside haha. cheapest way i know to get rid of mosquitoes :D
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According to the Q&A on Amazon from sellers, it's sugar, salt, and yeast. Sounds similar to a lot of things I've seen online using a two liter bottle with sugar, yeast, and warm water.Grundy1133 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 19, 2018 9:06 pm interesting. I wonder whats in them... personally I just stay inside haha. cheapest way i know to get rid of mosquitoes :D
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I go out about dusk and fog the Area with Seven Dust then the next morning fog a fine mist of Ortho Home Defense!
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gotcha so you attract them to the outskirts of the yard and it keeps them from coming up to the house. thats very interesting. makes sense.aero10 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 19, 2018 9:40 pmAccording to the Q&A on Amazon from sellers, it's sugar, salt, and yeast. Sounds similar to a lot of things I've seen online using a two liter bottle with sugar, yeast, and warm water.Grundy1133 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 19, 2018 9:06 pm interesting. I wonder whats in them... personally I just stay inside haha. cheapest way i know to get rid of mosquitoes :D
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Mosquitoes are attracted to CO2. The yeast feeds on the sugar and produces CO2 which attracts the skeeters. Not sure what the salt is for, probably to keep mold growth down. Mosquitoes are attracted to the greater CO2 concentration in the bottle.
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Says to keep the water level in the tube up to "fill" levels. So let me see, you hang the tube 100 feet out in the yard to attract mosguitos, great. But what what happens when you need to refill to "fill" levels when the water evaporates? Aren't the mosquitos there waiting for you when you do?
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You do it when they aren’t looking.G26ster wrote: ↑Wed Jun 20, 2018 11:35 pm Says to keep the water level in the tube up to "fill" levels. So let me see, you hang the tube 100 feet out in the yard to attract mosguitos, great. But what what happens when you need to refill to "fill" levels when the water evaporates? Aren't the mosquitos there waiting for you when you do?
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Ok, but wouldn't weekdays be better when they're away for workThe Annoyed Man wrote: ↑Thu Jun 21, 2018 9:37 amYou do it when they aren’t looking.G26ster wrote: ↑Wed Jun 20, 2018 11:35 pm Says to keep the water level in the tube up to "fill" levels. So let me see, you hang the tube 100 feet out in the yard to attract mosguitos, great. But what what happens when you need to refill to "fill" levels when the water evaporates? Aren't the mosquitos there waiting for you when you do?
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Probably, but I’m retired so that’s not a problem for me.G26ster wrote: ↑Thu Jun 21, 2018 11:51 amOk, but wouldn't weekdays be better when they're away for workThe Annoyed Man wrote: ↑Thu Jun 21, 2018 9:37 amYou do it when they aren’t looking.G26ster wrote: ↑Wed Jun 20, 2018 11:35 pm Says to keep the water level in the tube up to "fill" levels. So let me see, you hang the tube 100 feet out in the yard to attract mosguitos, great. But what what happens when you need to refill to "fill" levels when the water evaporates? Aren't the mosquitos there waiting for you when you do?
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I meant the mosquitos were away for work, not you.The Annoyed Man wrote: ↑Thu Jun 21, 2018 5:45 pmProbably, but I’m retired so that’s not a problem for me.G26ster wrote: ↑Thu Jun 21, 2018 11:51 amOk, but wouldn't weekdays be better when they're away for workThe Annoyed Man wrote: ↑Thu Jun 21, 2018 9:37 amYou do it when they aren’t looking.G26ster wrote: ↑Wed Jun 20, 2018 11:35 pm Says to keep the water level in the tube up to "fill" levels. So let me see, you hang the tube 100 feet out in the yard to attract mosguitos, great. But what what happens when you need to refill to "fill" levels when the water evaporates? Aren't the mosquitos there waiting for you when you do?
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Yeah, I can get ‘em any time!G26ster wrote: ↑Thu Jun 21, 2018 8:16 pmI meant the mosquitos were away for work, not you.The Annoyed Man wrote: ↑Thu Jun 21, 2018 5:45 pmProbably, but I’m retired so that’s not a problem for me.G26ster wrote: ↑Thu Jun 21, 2018 11:51 amOk, but wouldn't weekdays be better when they're away for workThe Annoyed Man wrote: ↑Thu Jun 21, 2018 9:37 amYou do it when they aren’t looking.G26ster wrote: ↑Wed Jun 20, 2018 11:35 pm Says to keep the water level in the tube up to "fill" levels. So let me see, you hang the tube 100 feet out in the yard to attract mosguitos, great. But what what happens when you need to refill to "fill" levels when the water evaporates? Aren't the mosquitos there waiting for you when you do?
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If you want to make them yourself, here is the DYI link! Im gonna try it out!
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