Risk from neighbor using synthetic mosquito spray?
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Comments (4)You need to talk to your neighbor to have them not spray on windy nights and to not let it drift on your pond. Find out what they sprayed too. Most insecticides are not good for fish or invertibrates. Most likely a home spray will have pyrethrum (which comes from mums) and it is not good for fish but if you did a partial water change you are OK. Spray the surrounding area with your hose to wash off the leaves of any spray (on your side). When you see them spraying next time put your sprinkler on over the pond and also ensure some of the sprinkler spray overlaps on to their side of the fence a bit. It will knock the spray out of the air near your pond. They might think your pond causes mosquitos as many misinformed people think that, or they are just clueless about it completely and you need to talk to them if you can. Mosquitos are more likely to breed in your neighbors yard if they have potted plants with saucers that hold water. Water that is still for 3 days will breed mosquitos. Moving water with fish does not breed mosquitos. Good luck - neighbors are a pain in the butt sometimes....See Moremosquito sprays and butterfiles
Comments (7)There is nothing you can do to a single yard to prevent being bitten by mosquitoes. They'll just come over from other yards. We have a sprayer truck that comes by occasionally. If there was a set schedule, that would be better. We never know when it's coming and as soon as we hear it, it's a mad dash to close all of the windows. It's disgusting & about as ridiculous and effective as trying to fix a broken leg with a band-aid. Funniest part is that we get bit like crazy here in our yard in town, even 15 minutes after the truck goes by, but when we go visit friends on dirt roads out in the sticks, no bites. The only truly effective repellant is some kind of smoke. Tell your neighbor he could get a lot more bang for a lot less buck if he just got some tiki torches or citronella candles. My folks have a big ceiling fan on their back porch & if it's on high, the mosquitoes aren't strong enough at flying to go against the current to get to the porch. This is also why nobody gets bit at the beach, too much wind. Anyway, fire up your google if you want to read about how spraying for mosquitoes & the stuff sprayed on food crops is decimating the bee populations. Anything that will kill 1 critter will kill many kinds, they're indiscriminate chemicals, as stated above. I don't think most people realize humans are dependent upon bees for our survival, unless we are willing to give up about 30% (can't remember the exact number but it's HIGH) of our food selection. As for butterflies, if contact with the spray doesn't kill them, ingesting sprayed plant material probably will. They are collateral damage....See MoreNeighbor's Cat Spraying
Comments (5)Cat Deterrents for your Garden: Keep in mind that each cat is different (like people), a deterrent that works for one may not necessarily work for another. On the plus side, most cats will keep pesty squirrels, moles and other critters out of your garden. They're great for keeping out moles, rabbits, squirrels, and other critters which can do more damage in your garden than a cat ever will. If the cats have owners, talk to them without being confrontational. The cat owner who allows his cat to damage other peoples' property is as guilty as the cat hater who kills the cat for trespassing. Remember, cats will be cats, and it is unfair of us to blame them for being what they are and how nature intended them to participate in this world.� After-all, we praise them when they catch mice or rats or other creatures we deem to be 'pests'. * amonia soaked (corncobs, etc) * aluminum foil * bamboo skewers * black pepper * blood meal fertilizer * bramble cuttings * Carefresh - "recycled" wood pulp * catnip - donated into your neighbor's yards (so they'll stay in their own yards) * cedar compost * chicken wire (metal or plastic) * cinnamon * citrus peels * citrus spray * cocoa bean shells * coffee grounds -fresh & unbrewed, not just a light sprinkling (highly recommended by MANY Gardenwebbers!) * dogs * electric fence for animals * essence of orange. essence of lemon, lime (citrus essential oils) * fresh manure(ditto) * garlic cloves * gumballs from the Sweet Gum Tree * gutter covers * hardware cloth * heavy bark mulch * holly leaves * keep the area damp, they like dry soil * lavender * liquid manure (good for your garden too) * motion sensor sprinkler * pennyroyal * pinecones * pipe tobacco * plastic forks * predator urine * red wine vinegar * river rocks over the exposed soil * rocks, crushed * rose bush clippings * rue, an herb (Ruta graveolens) (highly recommended in plant form only) * short twigs throughout the planted area about 6" apart * six-inch bamboo skewers (pointy side up) * Spray on your leaves (not the cat): fill a spray bottle with 1/2 t chili powder, 1/2 t cayenne pepper, 1 t dish soap and water * squirt gun with water * talk to your neighbors * tansy * thorny berry, lilac, hawthorn, rose clippings * toothpicks * upside down vinyl carpet * vinegar sprayed on areas where they roam * water bottle on "stream" NOT RECOMMENDED: *** chili powder, red crushed pepper, cayenne pepper (NOT recommended), it gets on the cat's paws then they wash themselves and they get it in their eyes, beware cats have literally scratched their eyes out because of this. Even if it's one cat out of 500 infected in this way, that's one too many for me. *** Don't ever use mothballs or flakes. Those little toxic waste pellets destroy cats' kidney function, could seriously harm people who handle them, and yes, contaminate your own garden soil. Their packaging even warns against using them this way. Give them their own areas: (To keep them out of where you don't want them) (If you don't mind them protecting your garden from other critters) + pick the cat up and bring it to eye level with the plant to see and smell it up close. She noted that once her cat has seen and sniffed at the plant, she usually doesn't bother with it later. + give them their own plants - i.e., pots of grass for her to chew on and a place in a large planted container on her balcony with some miscanthus grass in it (the cat likes to curl up in that for some reason) + if the cats are strictly indoors and attracted to your houseplants, grow catgrass for them. If someone forced you to remain inside one enclosed structure all your life, you might be attracted to the plants too. + Barley Grass + Any type of "catgrass" from the pet store + Carex elata 'Bolwes Golden' but put it in some shade + Catmint Nepeta mussinicultivars (Simply put, Catmints are Catnips without any culinary or feline use. In any case, they are, however, phenomenal, long flowering, hardy perennials that belong in every fairie or flower garden.) + Catnip Nepeta cataria (in your own yard) The oils of which also work as a mosquito repellent that works 10 times better than Deet! Catmint is the common name for all varieties of Nepeta. Catnip is the common name for the specific variety of Nepeta called nepeta cataria, which is the variety that cats are most attracted to. + Cat Thyme (Teucrium marum) + Flax + Oat Grass + Jacob's Ladder + Lemon Grass + Loose soil and mulch like small bark mulch + Mints + Purple Fountain Grass so the cat lays in the long leaves all day. Maybe put something in that the cats really like and - you know cats won't winky were they like to hang out. + Sandy area + Silver vine (Actinidia polygama) + Striped Ribbon Grass (can be invasive) + Sweet grass + Trificum aestivum (type of cat grass) + Various Varieties of Cat Mints (Catnips) + Wheat Grass + Wheat Berries + Valerian This list compiled by Violet_Z6, email at violet_z6@yahoo.com for comments and suggestions regarding this list....See MoreAnyone tried mosquito sprays/barriers made of garlic?
Comments (39)We used a garlic oil/citrus oil mix that was proprietary to Terminix for 3 years, it worked fantastic. It was applied to the trees/planting beds around the perimeter of our yard. Reportedly the citrus attracts mosquitoes, once ingested the garlic destroys their digestive system. Initially it took several weeks to really notice a difference but once it took effect, this stuff worked outstanding. We live in a heavily wooded lot with a small stream that tends to leave pockets of standing water here and there, as well as about 100 yards from a very large lake. It worked great and had no adverse effects on my dog. For whatever reason, Terminix discontinued it in favor of the "traditional" toxic chemical Deltamethrin, which is supposed to work much more effectively and much faster. We've had 2 applications this month so far and the mosquitoes are as bad as we've seen since before we hired Terminix the first time. I'm going to give it another month and if I do t see a reduction in activity, we're going to terminate Terminix in favor of a garlic oil......See Moresaabturbo99
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