[Lincolnparkdc] Mosquito Bucket of Doom.....

[Beth Peacock]

This is a brilliant idea. I’m definitely going to give it a try. And while it may not allow exactly five gallons, I’ve a good large outdoor pot with no drainage holes that’s going to get water and dunks and hopefully look some better than a bucket! 

Actually, I realize to an extent I’ve been practicing this technique in the last several years. I add Summit “Mosquito Bits” (biological mosquito control) to an exterior standing water drain, and that seems to work and sprinkle them in an enclosure with lattice doors that contain gas meters, and that has been a monumental change for the better. I can’t believe it didn’t occur to me sooner this enclosure was a maternity ward for mosquitoes! 

I hope not to need this ever again as it is a pesticide, but I will say Summit’s Mosquito & Gnat Barrier is effective.  I’m excited to give this "bucket of doom" approach an all out effort. 

Thank you Martha.

Beth
Beth Peacock

> On May 14, 2023, at 9:56 AM, Marcia Hoexter <mhoexter at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Happy Mother's Day neighbors, 
> 
> We have tried several methods of mosquito control over the past 10+ years (with minimal success) and this year I am going to try THE MOSQUITO BUCKET OF DOOM!   I am passing this along, first of all to find out if anyone out there has already tried this and how it worked for you, and secondly, to hopefully cut down on the amount of pesticides being sprayed in our neighborhood.  
> 
> Here are two links to this mosquito control method which seems to be quite well researched - and it costs close to nothing!   
> 
> Try the ‘bucket of doom’ to eliminate mosquitoes without harmful pesticides | UNC Charlotte Urban Institute | UNC Charlotte <https://ui.charlotte.edu/story/try-%E2%80%98bucket-doom%E2%80%99-eliminate-mosquitoes-without-harmful-pesticides>
> 
> UPDATED: How to Set Up a Mosquito Larva Trap — Audubon Society of Northern Virginia (audubonva.org) <https://www.audubonva.org/news/how-to-set-up-a-mosquito-larva-trap>
> 
> Wishing you a mosquito free summer :) 
> 
> Marcia Hoexter
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