Mosquito Control - Stopping mosquitos at the front door
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- One of the ways people may be bitten by mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus is when tiny mosquitoes enter the home through doorways. This video discusses some simple options for reducing this risk.
today I went in through my dogs doggie door around the back of my house because I'm so tired of battling the mosquito congregation that's always waiting for me at my front door. Crazy big ones too.
Paint your doors to white or light colors or remove the shades.
Ensure that you are exposed to chemicals in order to slightly reduce the risk of being bitten by a mosquito. Brilliant solution.
I've sprayed repellent around my door way like you're doing, trouble is the spray gets on my face and arms.
I don't believe this will work. Mosquitos can follow you in anyway WITHOUT touching the surfaces. What I am looking for is a Bluetooth air curtain that requires minimal installation. Too bad such a device doesn't exist. I just may have to create one.
Please do and take it to Shark Tank. Mosquitos can change the good quality of your life. Maralah
My mom thinks dryer sheets work
How does she use them?
I've always suspected mosquitos were resting on my front door or next to it waiting for me to open it. So I've finally decided to spray it with a repellent. My choice was permethrin. It's normally used on clothing but I decided to try it on doors, walls, furniture and everything else. We'll see how this works.
Just so you are clear, permethrin is both a repellent (for ticks) and an insecticide. It is one of the common insecticides used by mosquito control authorities for fogging. It should be effective for doorway treatment, but don't want you to be under any illusions that this is just a repellent.
@@observr1 Thanks for the info! I was under the impression that it was only a repellent because it's safe enough to be applied to clothing. How toxic is it compared to other pesticides? I sprayed it around the house quite liberally and probably breathed in a fair amount of it. Is this safe?
@@knchen like any pesticide, you should limit your exposure to permethrin and follow label directions--especially when it tells you where it can safely be used. When applied to clothing it must always be dry before wearing, and the label says not to apply directly to skin. That said, it's available as a flea control product and head louse control product. It's pretty low tox to people. I wouldn't lose sleep over it,, but I'd advise to keep it outdoors going forward.
@@observr1 I've sprayed repellent around my door way like you're doing, trouble is the spray gets on my face and arms.
Hi, I sprayed my yard and house all over with bifen.... I sprayed the patio light right outside my door..... so far so good with mosquitos and keeping bugs out, but tonight, 6 days after spraying (no rain for 48 hours after I sprayed) when I was out at night with patio light on, the flies were BAD right at the light... swarming the light.... I sprayed the light and surrounding part of the house by the light... this was the 1st time since I sprayed that I went outside with patio light on..... will the flies that kept hitting the light eventually die off from the residual of the bifen it (7.9%) or is bifen just not effective for flies that are attracted to the light?
How often would you recommend doing this front doorway treatment?
How often to treat will depend on the surfaces you are spraying. Sprays applied to painted wood in the shade might last as long as 3-4 weeks. Sprays applied to brick, possibly just a few days. Sprays on sun exposed areas will remain effective for a shorter amount of time. I guess the best thing is to spray and just observe how long until you see mosquitoes returning and hanging out in the treatment zone.
@@observr1 What is the product used in the garden sprayer
@@stevenreel7928 you would use the concentrate version of an insectide diluted with water.
Bird shot is my mosquito repellent
This does not work clearly doesn't live in a mosquito area. + way to expensive
Does it work for other insects as well?
Yes