How to control mosquitos

Most people have to deal with mosquitoes everyday, unless they live at elevations above 8,000 feet! If your yard attracts a lot of mosquitoes because of tall grasses, trees, shrubs, or many still puddles of water (for me, it's all of the above!), this home remedy may be helpful. It's not harmful to your body or to your pets and very easy to do. It does not wipe out the entire mosquito population around your home, but it helps significantly. This home remedy has worked wonders for my yard and I hope that it works for you.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• several small containers (2 quarts or larger)
• laundry detergent

1. Prepare several small containers that can be filled with about 2-4 quarts of water.

2. In a large container, mix desired amount of water with laundry detergent. For 4 quarts of water, I usually use about one heaping tablespoon of dry laundry detergent (it is helpful to dissolve the detergent with hot or warm water beforehand so you won't have to stir for a long time).

3. Fill the smaller containers with desired of amount of water and detergent mix and place them in areas that you know mosquitoes prefer to hide (usually in shaded areas with lots of leaves, areas that tend to be cluttered, areas with stagnant water, or in tall grasses).

[Alisiane]

on 9/29/2008 I'd never heard of this method. Good tips...thanks :-)