Hey kids, guess what time it is?
No, it's not Howdy Doody time. It's Mosquito time. Time to break out the Mosquito repellent like "OFF" etc or "Avon Skin So Soft" on any exposed skin if you have to work outside especially in the evening. Time to setup the Mosquito traps so if you do happen to get stung at least you can have the satisfaction of killing any of the baby mosquitoes your blood meal enabled.
To make a mosquito trap all you need is a bucket of water, the more stagnant the better, and an empty bucket and a fine mesh splatter screen. Make sure there is no other source of water around so the mosquito will have to use your bucket to lay her eggs in. After the eggs hatch and you can see the little "wigglers" swimming around in your bucket, simply pour the water through the splatter screen into the empty bucket. The mosquito larvae wont fit through the holes in the screen and they will all be squirming on top of the screen. Simply knock them off the screen onto the ground. They can't live out of water and they will dry up and die and the ants will eat them.
One more thing, if you have anything around your house that contains water and is open to the air, you are breeding mosquitoes. This applies especially to bird baths.
Comments (2)
I like the idea of the trap.
Believe it or not, individually they do not have a large range.
So, if you are getting bitten on your property, standing water is somewhere nearby.
A neighbor may be accidentally breeding them.