Use fans. They don't like flying around in wind and they don't know where to fly to anymore because the fan disperses the CO2 you produce so quickly that there's no gradient for them to follow to the source (you).
Ask HN: Effective way to deal with mosquitoes?
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Re: Ask HN: Effective way to deal with mosquitoes?
#12Definitely address any standing water on your property, make sure anything that can collect rain is turned over, covered, or dumped. I haven't tried this yet, but will next summer: https://www.northcarolinacharm.com/how-to-kill-mosquito-larv...
I tried this "bucket of doom" approach last summer and if anything it made the problem worse. I was told by someone that at least one of the mosquito species in my area (Southern California) are immune to the mosquito dunks, though I don't know if that's true.
Does the dunk not need to be dissolved in the water to work?
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#13For rooms with closed windows this stuff has in my experience a 100% success rate. (they always manage to get in somehow). Spray the room an hour before bedtime and it eradicates them. Guess it's similar to that stuff they spray on airlines.
It is not a repellent but seems to actively kill them/render them unable to fly [Metofluthrin (Pyrethroid)]
https://www.peacefulsleepsa.co.za/products/in-room-solutions...
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#14We have effect mosquito control and have had for decades. We have genetically engineered mosquitoes that breed with wild types that reduce the life span of adult mosquitoes to reduce the spread of disease. We have biological agents that do the same. We have chemicals that stop the larva from developing into adult mosquitos. We have chemicals that can be vaporised to deter mosquitoes. We also have chemicals that you c…
I am seeing a huge increase in flies this year following the stoppage of the efforts we normally did south of the border. My god the flies. I have fly bags up, they are working, but there are way more flies.
Re: Ask HN: Effective way to deal with mosquitoes?
#15Whatever happened to that Microsoft project that would use a lazer to destroy the wings off female mosquitos?
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#16Whatever happened to that Microsoft project that would use a lazer to destroy the wings off female mosquitos?
No idea but let me guess. Consumer safety?
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#17We used a blue light thing to attract and kill insects. It worked to certain extent.
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#18My solution is to live in an area with mosquito control: https://mmcd.org/
Fun fact for Twin Cities residents, the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District covers the same counties as the Metropolitan Council but was formed over a decade earlier!
When I have to leave comfort of this area and deal with nature, I use DEET spray.
Re: Ask HN: Effective way to deal with mosquitoes?
#19Whatever happened to that Microsoft project that would use a lazer to destroy the wings off female mosquitos?
It was a personal project by ex-Microsoft CTO Nathan Myhrvold, a guy who spends insane amount of money for weird/fun projects.
In 2010 he gave a TED Talk about a laser that could kill mosquitoes and therefore "end malaria". AFAIK, the project never worked properly, and it has been dead for a while now.
[0]: https://www.ted.com/talks/nathan_myhrvold_could_this_laser_z...
Re: Ask HN: Effective way to deal with mosquitoes?
#20For rooms with closed windows this stuff has in my experience a 100% success rate. (they always manage to get in somehow). Spray the room an hour before bedtime and it eradicates them. Guess it's similar to that stuff they spray on airlines. It is not a repellent but seems to actively kill them/render them unable to fly [Metofluthrin (Pyrethroid)] https://www.peacefulsleepsa.co.za/products/in-room-solutions...
Is there any known adverse effect for human health?