Mosquitoes are out in full ******* force in south MPLS this week. Need suggestions for best yard bombs or foggers/sprays. Please and thanks.
Best mosquito/gnat repellent or killer for full yard?
- Thread starter dahliaclone
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SE Metro here, this year is by far the worst we've ever had them. It's absolutely unbearable to be outside.
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Tempo works pretty well and is safe for indoor use. Spray it in my yard and around my house every couple of weeks
Thermacell when you’re outdoors. They work wonders and have a decent radius.
Haven’t had much of a mosquito problem this spring yet but we really need rain.
My issue is ticks. I do believe nukes are appropriate.
I am pretty sure they hitch a ride on the dog who is on the tick med that only kills them if they latch on. He is black and they are hard to see. I do a tick check when we come back from our walks and I don’t have any. Then for the rest of the day, I am removing ticks from me. Have had as many as eight ticks from a 2-3 hour walk.
They seem indestructible unless you flush them. I noticed one on him at the park, grabbed it, and tried stomping on it repeatedly and it would not die. Found a stick and kind of ground it to death.
Mostly wood ticks but I did find a dead deer tick on him so at least the expensive meds worked for that.
My issue is ticks. I do believe nukes are appropriate.
I am pretty sure they hitch a ride on the dog who is on the tick med that only kills them if they latch on. He is black and they are hard to see. I do a tick check when we come back from our walks and I don’t have any. Then for the rest of the day, I am removing ticks from me. Have had as many as eight ticks from a 2-3 hour walk.
They seem indestructible unless you flush them. I noticed one on him at the park, grabbed it, and tried stomping on it repeatedly and it would not die. Found a stick and kind of ground it to death.
Mostly wood ticks but I did find a dead deer tick on him so at least the expensive meds worked for that.
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I spray talstar around my house and in our backyard. It does a good job of keeping the mosquitoes at bay and works on ticks as well
Interesting, didn’t know Busch Light worked as a mosquito repellent. Only good use for it I guess.
You have no idea how many times I have asked my husband why they don’t make a tick medicine for people. Not as worried about fleas and heartworm but maybe I should be.
Ever tried the deep woods type stuff for ticks? I got a tick early this year and the area I think I got it was kind of a surprise. I bought some and am hoping that that stuff works because I have to venture into tall grass in places like ditches and such to trim back trees and bushes at times. Maybe wait until a longer dry spell.
Spray your clothing with permethrin, one brand name commonly available is Repel. DON'T spray it on you. It's kind of expensive, best to change clothing so the sprayed articles can be worn several times before washing. Deet products don't work well at all in my experience, unfortunately have a property with a healthy tick population.
There is a clothing line that has a tick repellant incorporated into it, that works reasonably well.
Need good fingernails to kill them. One hand to hold the miserable things, other to twist their little heads off. I agree, it's almost impossible to smash them, right behind the head on a hard surface may.
Don't know which one, but one of the prescriptions that I take seems to kill any that attach. Pharmaceutical could probably make a fortune off that side use
