Liz wrote:
"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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"Liz" wrote in message

. Our big problem this year, however, has been mosquitoes, thanks to
excessive heat and humidity. They're so bad this year that we haven't
been able to eat outside the whole summer, and friends who come for a
swim are provided with Cutter anti-mosquito wipes to use when they're not
in the water. Personally, I'm anxiously awaiting the start of winter!

I've had good luck with the OFF brand lanterns with the heat activated
insecticide. They do a 15' area. Works well on the deck or patio, but
not much good for a walk in the woods.

Ed, we went to Home Depot, Lowe's & CVS last weekend looking for those
lanterns but they're already off the shelves. Maybe today I'll check out
the smaller garden centers. Thanks for the recommendation...I was wondering
whether they actually work.

Liz



We bought a mosquite trap. i searched those same stores first, but none
had them. They say they sell out in the spring. I thought that was
odd. Anyway we got one from ABC warehouse, and I can say it does catch
mosquitoes. Since only the females feed on blood, the idea is to thin
the population by killing the females over the course of several weeks.
Then in combination with the lanterns with the citronella which works
to mask the co2 you breathe out which attracts them, we have been ale to
eat outside. Still when the sun starts its descent, we generally have
to hed in... We have small marsh area in our backyard lots of mosquitos.

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Respectfully,


CL Gilbert