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I'm being harassed by mosquitoes, how do i kill them all? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by Dinodicchellathicc@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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To my knowledge there's no stagnant water on my property, I've run water through all my ptraps, and I'm careful to not leave doors open. Yet at any given time there's at least 3 in my house. I can't sleep, i can't sit on the couch, i can't exist in the fear of being sucked dry.

The breaking point is when i watched my dog get bit on her head. I'm ready to do whatever it takes and then some. I will kill a man if it saves me from these demons. Any ideas?

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[–] Joe_0237@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Get a bug zapper with a UV bulb, even if its branded for outdoor use it'll work fine inside.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 8 points 1 year ago

I left my bedroom window open a few times in the summer and came back to a bedroom full of lacewings.

Put up a bug zapper, turned the lights off, and it was no longer a problem a couple hours later. Just had to vacuum up the dead bugs on the floor.

[–] necrxfagivs@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Mosquitoes aren't attracted to light. You're only killing moths and other insects with that, maybe some mosquito but not all.

Things that actually attracts mosquitoes:

-Standing Water.

-Carbon Dioxide.

-Strong Fragrances.

-Overgrown Vegetation.

[–] Joe_0237@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I made this simulation to show how effective attraction to a bug light can be an emergent property of a mosquito's navigation and confinement, even though they are not attracted to light innately.

See my mastodon post.

Thanks for sending me in this direction, its been fun!

[–] Joe_0237@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Maybe it depends on the kind, because when we let mosquitos in and use the bug zapper, we dont get bit. It would have to be quite the luck if it was not attracting them one way or another. It certainly works on almost everything that flies and harasses you at night. It sounds like a controlled experiment is in order.