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I think a much better way to get rid of mosquitos in a local area, but not of everything else, would be a laser turret ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito_laser

Unfortunately not market ready, yet ...

edit: bat boxes, water-fish traps and having birds around will certainly reduce mosquito population ... but there will be still lots of them around. A laser can take them (allmost) all out ...

Oh and about the water: if you just have open water around with no fish in it ... then the mosquitos will love that, btw.. So taking care, that there is no open water around, when it is hot, helps also a lot ... but I still want my laser turret.



I noticed in South East Asia it was common to keep a water feature in the yard with one or more fish in it.

Mosquitos land on the water to lay eggs and are immediately eaten by the fish.

The water feature could be quite small. Sometimes just a large vase in a shady location with no aeration pump or filter (the water needs to be stagnant) and a few goldfish.

Or... you know... lasers. :D


Either we put the lasers on the fish or I’m out


Sharks with frikkin’ lazers beams!


TLDR: mosquitos hate air current. Just buy a few electric fans. No chems and relatively cheap.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/16/science/a-low-tech-mosquit...


Not bad ... but the fans do make noise. Which is OK for a party with music anyway, but for something more romantic - not so much. At least not for me ...


I like simple solutions like that...


How about bat boxes?


Sure it works... but now you need snakes or raccoons to keep bats in check.

Next you need badgers to keep snakes and raccoons in check etc etc. Soon enough you will need elephants and lions and whatnots.

Maybe easier to just live with mosquitoes.


Why do you need to keep bats in check?


Dunno man... what if they acquire flight? We will all be hosed then\


So they don't mate.




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