For those of us who enjoy gardening, mosquitoes are a frequent pest. As they aim to feed on the nectar of flowers, to mosquitoes gardens are like all-you-can-eat buffets: we are open, come on in. This not only hurts your landscaping and ruins your garden, but it can also be detrimental to your health — mosquitoes are well known for spreading disease.
You could ignore these facts, of course, and go on with your gardening and with your life in some kind of West Nile denial. But, when ignoring mosquitoes and the problems they cause proves futile, you may find yourself in need of a solution. Luckily, there are natural ways to get rid of your problem.
Fill your water with fish and frogs. Water, particularly stagnant water, is highly attractive to mosquitoes; it's where most mosquitoes lay their eggs. For this reason, having water in your backyard, such as a stream, fountain or pond, can leave you wasting away in mosquito-ville.
Removing water from your backyard is one solution, but if you can't part with your pond, try adding in frogs, toads, and fish. These creatures feed on mosquitoes and larvae, helping to rid your water, your yard, and your garden, of these pests. Activating the food chain, this way of extermination is completely natural; many aquatic creatures dine by the mantra "mosquito — it's what's for dinner."
On shore, setting up a bird house or a bird feeder may also help control the mosquito population: mosquitoes make great snacks for our fine feathered friends.
Use garlic spray. Just like blood-sucking vampires, blood-sucking insects also hate garlic. Perhaps they don't like the taste, perhaps they don't like the smell, or perhaps they once had a very bad run in with a pasta dish. Whatever the reason, garlic is one way to send mosquitoes on their way.
Article comments
1 - Les Slater
I always liked the idea of using a three dimensional array of michrophones in the volume of space where the mosquitos are unwelcome. Use signal processing computers to locate them in 3D space and then sic a laser on them.