I kill 2-4. Fuckers get in whenever I open the windows at night
All of them. They absorb my depression and then kill themselves
Where do you live? Is it a land that doesn’t do screens? In Florida, of you don’t have screens the wildlife just comes inside.
I kill 2 or 3 in the time that I’m outside. It would be more but the sun is trying to kill us right now so I stay inside with air conditioning.
the wildlife
Now Im imagining owls, bats, bears, alligators all getting stuck on a screen
Oh god, the pictures in my head, LMAO.
“Ma! There’s a danged ole black bear stuck to the back porch screen!”
“Well poke it loose with the broom!”
You sleep late thinking the sun is low. Nope. Gator spread eagle on your bedroom window.
“God. Damnit. Not again”
Wife rolls over in bed,
“Stop bitching and go get the gator spray.”
“We used it all!”
“Then why didn’t you buy more?!”
“I put it on our shopping list. You forgot last time you went to Winn Dixie.”
Lizards. Lizards everywhere.
Screens are rare and the house is rented. Mosquitos and the occasional moth are the only wildlife that come in through the window
You can get nets for your windows that are temporary. No need to add an extra screen door or something. Well worth the money (not much).
I have zappers indoors and outdoors, and it sounds like a rave
It is my understanding that the light used on mosquitos don’t attract them. For zappers to work on mosquitos, they usually make use of a refillable odor to attract them enough to zzzzzapp! 💨🦟⚡😈
Mosquitoes went down when daddy long legs set up shop all over my patio. We have a symbiotic relationship now.
Not too keen on the black widows, though…
For what it’s worth, black widows aren’t nearly as dangerous as their reputation would suggest.
as many as I can.
You should install some screens.
I can’t actually remember the last time I even saw a mosquito.
Where do you live? Can I move there? 😭
They exist here. I just live inner city and never see them.
As someone who spent virtually the entirety of his life in a inner city in the North East, of North America we have lots of mosquitoes here. Which parts of the world do you come from? Some place with a good mosquito control department I assume?
I can’t really explain it. I was as surprised as anyone when I realized I can’t remember the last time I saw a mosquito.
It’s Calgary, Canada. The climate is fairly arid, but there are definitely mosquitos in the area. I just haven’t seen one in a long time, despite being outside for at least a couple of hours every day.
I suspect if I walked along the river more I’d see some though.
Lucky you!
I bought a Thermacell device on Amazon which, shockingly enough, actually works to keep mosquitoes away. It has a pretty much instantaneous effect, too.
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If you average it out over the year it’s probably a few million per day.
(I work in mosquito control)
Sad question… In killing mosquitos, are you also killing other insects?
We don’t use aerial spraying, which can cause harm to other insects.
We only use a bacteria that’s put in standing water which only harms mosquitos in their larval form (or biting black flies) and is totally safe for pretty much everything else since it needs very specific biological conditions for it to become toxic, which is only found in the stomachs of mosquitos and black flies.
That’s super interesting. How common is the profession? Could we thank you guys for the relatively mosquito free summers?
You and your work are amazing :)
I can’t even imagine the sheer satisfaction that comes from eradicating millions of mosquitoes per day.
None. The bastards have been known to eat me alive, but it just seems like a fools errand, as if I’m going to make a dent in their population.
Besides I’m morally opposed to killing living beings, so the act seems rather cruel unless I’m in mortal danger.
0 as I live in arid climate. But I crush lots of ants in my kitchen daily.
I don’t remember the last time I killed one. They’re not as attracted to me and I usually wear long sleeves and sometimes a deterrent spray anyways. So I guess none.
Though I might kill out of reflex, I also happen to agree with the Dalai Lama on the action if there is no threat, plus they’re pollinators.
Depending on the day, anywhere from 1 or 2 to several dozen
A female adult mosquito can live for a month or two, laying eggs every two to three days, between 100 and 300 eggs each time.
Also, they travel several kilometres for food - blood, so, I’m going out on a limb, but you might need to scale up your efforts if you’re attempting to reduce the local population.
There weren’t so many around when I lived just a couple kilometers away and I dont live near water neither.
Also 100 - 300 sounds terrifying, glad their numbers are more or less stable through summer
They generally don’t breed in large bodies of water where the water is flowing. They moatly breed in the little stagnant pools of water that collect in other spots because of poor drainage or things like tires, empty pots, and other trash being left out in the rain. There exist these little pellets that poison those stagnant puddles for the mosquito, but not your pets. That and proper drainage around your house will do wonders to reduce the excess population. Pointing a fan to blow out at any open window can help too, but proper screens (with a fine enough mesh) would help more. Mosquitoes don’t like a stiff breeze.
