MamaHawk
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Maybe some pictures of my budding "army" of mosquito repellants would help?
Basil interspersed. with tomatoes and tomatillos:
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An entire 80 ft row of 4 different varieties of Marigolds coming on next to squash, cucumbers, and navy beans:
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Mint growing with peppers, sugar peas, and potatoes:
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Lantanna:
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Garlic (front right) and Onions and onions oh my:
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I'll have to have a good stack of plants, along with a bucket and a handy dandy swatter for the days where I just feel like hitting something XD Thanks!Wow, I just talked about this on another thread. I use an electric hand racket for swatting mosquitoes and I also leave my rain buckets open and allow the mosquitoes to lay eggs, then I dump them when there are a bunch of larvae. I don't have near the problem with them, like I use to, I think mostly because of the buckets. The electric swatter is just for fun...and it's a lot of fun
I've never tried using plants to deter them.
I (and apparently my daughter as well) love birds, so this is my next goal! I just have to keep the squirrels from interfering too much...Encourage the birds. Mosquitoes and gnats get eaten all day long by 'willy wagtail' and 'grey fantail'. I have 50 resident sparrows and about six or more types of small birds that must be controlling the mozzies because there aren't many around.
Birds like trees, nectar, water baths, caterpillars and all insect life.
I can't tell if you mean spiders (which are fine by me) or something man-made?Dare I mention the mighty web. An engineering fete that plucks insects out of the air.
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