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[heidi]

Question for the homeowner-types: do any of you have the Mosquito Magnet or a similar high-catch anti-biting-insects device? If so, what do you have and what do you think of it? We need something - our backyard is utterly unusable because of the skeeters!

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To the Bat-pole!

[batmanmsd.livejournal.com]

This is gonna sound silly, but...

You need Bats. Seriously. I don't know if you can build some kind of bird-nest sort of thing that would be an attractive home for bats instead of birds. But bats will eat THOUSANDS of mosquitos every night.

Dragon flies are another natural enemy of the mosquito (they prey upon gnats too)

While you contemplate digging a hole in the backyard in the hopes of uncovering a Batcave under your home, there's something else you should do.

Get rid of any and all standing water around your house. If you have a pond nearby, well, you're screwed. But they lay eggs in standing water and there may be some areas like bird baths and the like you can do something about.

If I can find some information on how to attract bats to your home I'll let you know. 6'3" paintball-playing ones notwithstanding... I don't eat bugs, too many carbs ;)

Re: To the Bat-pole!

[batmanmsd.livejournal.com]

I hope this will help:

http://www.backyardbird.com/bathouses.html