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32. I'd put that more in the Japanese Beetle trap department - just attracts them to your yard.

Sat Sep 15, 2012, 11:31 AM

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I just went out to feed the mosquitoes while my wife watered the garden. [View all] HopeHoops Sep 2012 OP

Maybe you should use 'punk' or citronella incense or.... marzipanni Sep 2012 #3

What's "punk"? Otherwise, I might try their suggestion of TwilightGardener Sep 2012 #4

Mosquito Barrier beac Sep 2012 #11

Eeeeeeeeeeeee! marzipanni Sep 2012 #2

My friend has a testing station in her back yard Patiod Sep 2012 #27

Eat garlic and take Vitamin B complex. marzipanni Sep 2012 #30

Standard "muscle rub" keeps them away. NCarolinawoman Sep 2012 #7

Yeah, but that shit smells like death. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #9

Nah, more like very strong peppermint or cough drops. At least to me. NCarolinawoman Sep 2012 #13

What really works for me is the OFF clip on darkangel218 Sep 2012 #8

My racin' crew conducted tests at Burke Mountain Mopar151 Sep 2012 #26

Check on the symptoms of West Nile Virus csziggy Sep 2012 #14

Thanks. Harrisburg, PA is smack under one of those dots. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #16

Do you have any sentinel chickens in the area? Baitball Blogger Sep 2012 #18

Urban chickens! Baitball Blogger Sep 2012 #22

Our township bans it unless you have at least two acres. I've got .42. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #25

There have been two or three cases locally csziggy Sep 2012 #29

cool map....had NO idea how widespread it was. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #28

Every two or three days I go out to look for standing water. Baitball Blogger Sep 2012 #17

Then buy mosquito dunks, silly. Baitball Blogger Sep 2012 #23

Best defense against mosquitoes pipi_k Sep 2012 #21

Hang a bag of blood in your yard ChromeFoundry Sep 2012 #31