I tried your method , and it works!!! I was blown away by how well it worked…. Like other people have said, it reduced my infestation by 90% ….. thank you….

@ThatKiltedGuyDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I’m always glad to hear that.

@mercedesbenzs600bash

10 ай бұрын

Did it really work???

@rrbb36

9 ай бұрын

Why would you ask such a thing? Are you suggesting he’s lying?

@juanitajones1994

5 ай бұрын

Can you do this inside of your home? I have a lot of plants and mosquitoes are really bad in my home.

@iceman213

5 ай бұрын

@@juanitajones1994 I don’t see why not,,,, just too be extra cautious you should do smaller ones inside and then still add the ones outside. It couldn’t hurt.

A friend would put a large barrel under the downspout from his gutter. Put some small bait fish in it and hang a light above it. Mosquitoes would land on the water to lay eggs. Fish would then eat the mosquitoes and grow to bait size. The rain would keep the barrel filled.

@jesseoconnor5618

Жыл бұрын

Yew!! Nice one mate 😄

@macauleywhite9407

11 ай бұрын

how would he prevent the mosquitos from biting him? i love this idea of working with nature

@Bart-Did-it

11 ай бұрын

Cool bro

@simplyraw1369

10 ай бұрын

@@macauleywhite9407 I don't think that the mosquitoes can't still bite. This method as he said in the beginning "breaks the cycle" the adult mosquito doesn't live that long and therefore the breaking of the cycle kills them off. Placing the buckets around the area you want to protect helps in the reduction you are killing them before they can bite and by doing that you just knocked the protected area down a heck of a lot for each female doesn't just multiply she MULTIPLIES X100 SO KILLING those eggs from one mosquito let alone all those other biting itches you made your area idk 90% less than what you would have done by not killing the eggs. Understand it better now? I'm going to try this and heck if it takes setting up a fence of buckets I'm down! I hate mosquitoes they always bite me the most matter what I do or where I go :(

@mercedesbenzs600bash

10 ай бұрын

​@@simplyraw1369How it working???

A guy I used to play golf with got a bug zapper. He said, though it did kill lots of bugs, it attracted even more of them to his yard. So, he got rid of his and got each of his neighbors one for Christmas.😻

@margarettodd1074

Жыл бұрын

Funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@PetCactusA_HarmlessLittlePrick

Жыл бұрын

BRILLIANT!

@noeldeal8087

Жыл бұрын

Not cool, lol.

@grandwonder5858

Жыл бұрын

LMAO! 😂

@AVRKREW

Жыл бұрын

🤣

When I was a kid we used a plastic kiddie pool with soapy water and a mesh cover to keep birds and stuff from getting in. Mosquitoes would try to land on the water, but the Dawn disrupted the surface tension so they'd drown. Then every so often dump it out, rinse with the hose, refill. You don't even need much either, just like an inch of water.

@JjClark-wz7eh

2 жыл бұрын

@Kurt M. essential oil, could you please be more vague? Ffs!

@spfein

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like free fishing chum to me

@williamlee7782

2 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna try this! How much dawn soap do you use to ensure the water surface tension is affected? I plan to use a contractor's bucket 🪣

@adamb89

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamlee7782 Enough that you could wash something with it basically. If it cuts grease, it drowns skeeters. Edit: If it makes bubbles when you agitate it, you're golden.

@Stephon723

2 жыл бұрын

@@JjClark-wz7eh LMAO I can't tell you how amused I am with your palpable frustration. I've never seen FFS used but knew exactly what it was. I'm gonna be chuckling all day. Peppermint oil or lavender oil work well.

I found your video before my last mosquito season. I used the mosquito dunks. In my back yard I used two 3 gallon buckets and in each placed one ring and 3/4 filled with water and some grass clippings and a few leaves. Each mosquito dunk ring lasts about a month. I have lived at this house for 30 years and this is the first time I could go outside on the 4th of July and not get bit/stung by any mosquitoes. Years ago I had to keep my mouth shut going outside because they would fly right in. WOW what a difference Thanks Kilted Guy.

@rickhall517930

Жыл бұрын

Sting? Mosquitoes don't sting😂

@RikiMartinee

Жыл бұрын

Isn't one tablet for 50L of water? Why not break a tablet to many pieces?

@KRay-fb2vf

Жыл бұрын

​@@RikiMartinee 3 gallons is about 11L of water and for that I've used 1/2 mosquito dunk every month. I did not break the dunk in smaller than in half and it worked just fine.

@KRay-fb2vf

Жыл бұрын

@@rickhall517930 The mosquitoes by my house don't have teeth and they don't bite.

@thagingerninjer5391

Жыл бұрын

I liked this comment when it had 69 likes, so I unliked it, so it would stay there. Just know that I liked the comment, though. Lol. I’m not going to be the one that rolls it to 70, though. 😂

Brakes the life cycle, brilliant! Now if we could just put some of this in Congresses drinking water.

@naykia6862

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 Maybe some good cell will start to grow!!! They must stop allowing conflict of interest between govt agencies accepting money by dark sponsors! Same sponsor that announced viruses years ago...than we are at the point where, a CDC iscommissioning a crazy "study" a to a foreign country...and the other is ready with his OGM stoff...God only know what will happen to us longterm!!!

@pwimetime6687

2 жыл бұрын

lol

@akachira777

2 жыл бұрын

You win the Internet with this comment. 😆😆

@cirosochyesposito9443

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@pearlperlitavenegas2023

2 жыл бұрын

🤣

Alot of people don't realize that their home guttering is a great place to breed mosquitos,If you go up on a ladder and look ,there is usually wet rotting leaves and water in them. A great place for mosquitos to breed and live..

@wlifredosimeon7515

2 жыл бұрын

ink TV

@ladyofhay

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Never thought of that! Thanks! 😃⚘🌞

@Fearia6

15 күн бұрын

Thanks. Now I have to clean my gutters..

I plan to try this soon. Once minor modification would be to use a black bucket instead of a white one, mosquitoes prefer darker colored areas

Congratulations on the video. Here, where I live in Brazil, we are having problems with the mosquitoes that cause DENGUE. Official guidelines say to eliminate all pots, buckets and containers where mosquitoes could breed. Your orientation is just the opposite of that and certainly more correct. There is no point in trying to eliminate the containers, but rather leave them for the mosquitoes to lay their eggs, so that the reproductive cycle is interrupted. Perfect!! Thanks!!

@mackmcmillan9905

8 ай бұрын

Talk to Bill Gates... He weaponizes them constantly. Delivered by helicopter in 2023.

@thiagoteixeira5816

5 ай бұрын

Amigo, qual larvicida você usou? Estou precisando muito! Valeu.

Brilliant. I'm TOTALLY doing this. I'm the one who gets bit a million times when other people say, "What mosquitos?" I'm like, WHAT???? scratching like a lunatic.

@sailon8832

2 жыл бұрын

Me too, 3, and four b4 everybody!! Plus OFF is too expensive now and doesn't last as long as it used to. I think they're cheating on their fill line so..

@belindamartinez8441

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. They love my blood. I hate them.

@sherryblack8942

2 жыл бұрын

I hope it works for you! My Type 1 diabetic son (now 48) is like that.

@sherryblack8942

2 жыл бұрын

I hope it works for you! My Type 1 diabetic son (now 48) is like that.

@WatcherofVids

2 жыл бұрын

they found mosquitos prefer a certain gene

Mosquitoes can also lay their eggs in wet grass and in you flower beds. Something I've learn from my parents is coffee grounds can actual stop the mosquito larvae from gestation. Every morning they'll sift the use coffee grounds either in the flower beds or lawn. The coffee grounds are also good for the soil. I will have to remember this trick to I have learned in this video.

The skeeters will be more attracted to dark colored water buckets. A black bucket with plain water is an ideal larva trap. Mosquitos that are landing on water are there to lay eggs. If there are already some larva in the water they are more likely to drop their eggs there. I keep smaller buckets about for the mosquitoes. Then when I see larva activity in the water I just dump the water out in the garden. I have large rain barrels too. When I see larva activity in those I apply some "mosquito bits" on the water surface. 6 hours later I can only find larva corpses. I've been doing this for years and it has almost eliminated the mosquito population. Can't completely eliminate them because non-local skeeters ride in on the wind. I used to go door to door reminding my neighbors to overturn all water vessels. But now I hang out a welcome sign for the skeeters with my water buckets, enticing them to lay eggs here, instead of wandering off to neighbors, where I have no control. It's easier to see the larva at night with an underwater flashlight. Warning: this can backfire if you don't check on the water buckets/barrels at least twice a week.

@ASalfity

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, the bucket needs to be black.

@lucianodibiase1265

Жыл бұрын

Would you suggest to not put the grass clippings on the water?

@stevencorley3296

Жыл бұрын

@@lucianodibiase1265 My comment said nothing about grass clippings

@prebenkul

11 ай бұрын

could always just put some dish soap on the surface of the water, so instead of them laying eggs, they just drown. And since their not that smart, others will still take a dip even if they see that others have died.

@simplyraw1369

10 ай бұрын

I'm gonna use a bit of dawn and a dunk that should do the trick quick

I just want to say thank you very much for this information. I came across this video early this year or late last year I can't remember but I did this method all summer this year and wow, just wow, what a difference it made in my life. It worked so well that I honestly could not believe it. I had mosquitos so bad for so many years and wasted so much money on half ass methods that barely did anything and then this. I saw over a 90 percent reduction in misquotes on my property of 1.5 acres. I can actually enjoy my yard and my garage now. Thank you again, if your having an issue do this asap.

@ThatKiltedGuyDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad I could help you out 😎. And thanks for subscribing!

@MrSpanishfly

Жыл бұрын

Yes I think the copper with the water make copper sulfate that kills the larvae. I live in Australia and we have a big problem with fly's and mosquitoes, so I also use this method.

@balto7648

Жыл бұрын

How many buckets did you use for 1.5 acres?

@jstar1000

Жыл бұрын

@@balto7648 5

@AK88.

Жыл бұрын

@@MrSpanishfly wait I didn't hear the part about copper where is that idea from?

Thanks, just never thought about providing them a "spot" to lay eggs. The perfect way to control them. From an Army Vet to an Air Force Vet, thank you for your service.

@ThatKiltedGuyDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service as well.

I've been doing this for years. I have 6 to 8 buckets for my 3/4 acre property. I put 1/4 of one mosquito dunk in each bucket. I throw some soil and grass or a few leaves in the bucket as well to "age" the water as well. It seems the mosquitos like the "dirty" water better then the clean water. And again, the more buckets, the better, as I want them to breed in my buckets, and not a clogged rain gutter or tire swing... I typically add another piece of the dunk to each bucket approximately every 30 days during the breeding season.

@28pbtkh23

2 жыл бұрын

Great tip about the dirty water 👍

@TIMEtoRIDE900

2 жыл бұрын

Drill a hole in the tire swing - you could even drill a tiny hole where water pools in your rain gutter.

@aaajimmyb7472

2 жыл бұрын

Great news I'm going to try this. How much water do you put in the 5 gallon bucket?

@TIMEtoRIDE900

2 жыл бұрын

@@aaajimmyb7472 About half full so there's calm air inside the bucket. Don't use "tap" water to start.

@boostismagic

2 жыл бұрын

Don't the mosquitoes you are attracting check in for a quick "bite" to eat?

Watch at 1.5x… thank me later

@saber2x

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@MembersOnlyTrump

Ай бұрын

Thanks

@libbyd1001

Ай бұрын

Thanks. I watch almost every video on KZread at 1.5x Anyone else?

@zackeryshackelford3864

Ай бұрын

Thanks dude!

@Shellshellzee

27 күн бұрын

Absolutely thank you... it made the video a lot faster while still being able to understand every word that he said Clearly 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

It does work!!! I just learned that black buckets work much much better!!!!! Thanks a million!

I’ve used the mosquito dunks in the past with great success however it was in a situation where I knew the source of standing water for the larvae. With my current mosquito problem, I was uncertain of where they were laying eggs. I never thought of providing a source so thanks for sharing your idea.

@liliankuhn4671

Жыл бұрын

Its just like providing food in a mouse trap if you have mice. Glad it works! I'll try it.

@mansky3795

Жыл бұрын

Cant work in city, too much people collect rain water

@Chichimomma

Жыл бұрын

Eerily timely video… Sometimes I really wonder if there’s tech that can read our thoughts. Just bought a house in Florida and went out to water my plants for the very 1st time and just about got eaten alive out there! Going to Home Depot tmrw to try to find this and some buckets.

@b4uc2far95

Жыл бұрын

@@Chichimomma the dunks really do help. Florida can be so humid that moisture will hang around in places providing them an alternative place to lay eggs instead of in your buckets but I think with you providing a consistent source, they should still be enticed. If you mix a light surfactant solution (dawn and water) and use a pump sprayer to spray a very light coating across your yard and property between rains, it will activate when it rains and will help prevent the mosquitoes from landing on the surface of any other source of standing water preventing them from laying their eggs elsewhere besides in your buckets. I hope you get to enjoy your garden.

@b4uc2far95

Жыл бұрын

@@Chichimomma also, I highly recommended a product called Thermocell. I keep one on my patio and I have a personal unit I carry around when working in the woods. It 100% works!!!

I've been doing something like that for decades. I purposely leave standing water for the mosquitoes to lay eggs in. Once a week we drain the water and kill all the larva. I also used to keep a 50-gallon aquarium in the shade beside my house. We filled it with mosquitofish we'd catch in a pond. The fish breed like crazy. That worked great! Thank you for putting out good information for people😊

@LD-kk6gh

2 жыл бұрын

Mosquitofish?!? TIL Mosquitofish are a thing! Can you add these to a semi private lake? Or is it a tank only kinda thing because invasive species & all that?

@LaceyR_FreeEricBrandt

2 жыл бұрын

In California, many counties give them out free to anyone with ponds or even long-lasting mud holes. They really do a great job keeping the mosquitos down. They are very similar to guppies just not as colorful. I hand a small pond that I added them to and they survived all seasons. I am in the USDA zone 9.

@LD-kk6gh

2 жыл бұрын

@@LaceyR_FreeEricBrandt thanks I’ll propose it to my lake association. I’m sure if it’s allowed everyone on the lake would love & appreciate the reduced mosquitos!

@LaceyR_FreeEricBrandt

2 жыл бұрын

@@LD-kk6gh 👍

Thank you so much I live in deep south Alabama mosquitos are super thick have tried everything over the years putting out the 5 gal buckets in the shade hidden in bushes around the edges of the property, I think there are 12. I put a quarter of a dunk in each one once a month and this has been the best outdoor season as long as I have lived here. This works so good and only like 3 bucks a month, it rains so much here don't really have to top off the buckets with water.

@ThatKiltedGuyDIY

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@ericsadventuresfishing8832

Жыл бұрын

@@ThatKiltedGuyDIY folks can even go to places where they are building houses and get the 5gal buckets for free used 5gal paint buckets

The BTI bacteria in the MOSSIE DUNKS can be replicated in large numbers by pouring some of the pellets into a COCONUT then sealing it up. Two weeks later the BTI in the dunks have multiplied multiple fold - The dunks are very expensive and using coconuts to multiply them saves a lot of money

@ytsux9259

2 жыл бұрын

What's a coconut and where can I find it?

@bobblinka8997

2 жыл бұрын

Do you mean pellets for heating or something else? Thank you for info. I love to make home stuff instead buying commercially made products. Have a great day.

@sarahturps1384

2 жыл бұрын

@@ytsux9259 are you seriously asking what a coconut is?

@thomasskokan2001

2 жыл бұрын

A fresh coconut 🥥 ? With or without the milk ? Seal it up with ....? Coconut 🥥 📼 tape ? Duct tape ? Two weeks @ 82 °F ? Ironically ( syncronisticly.... serendipitously ?????? ) I just opened a fresh coconut 🥥 for the 1st time in months & am chewing the meat as I read this..... unfortunately though its' husk was smashed into 17 pieces..... oh well ....THANKS 👍 FOR THE TIPS !!!

@thomasskokan2001

2 жыл бұрын

@@sarahturps1384 What truly is a coconut ? It bares no comparison to cocoa , cocaine , covid , corn , comedy ( ok it's a funny word ) cockatoos , chock-fullanuts , coffee , etc ... So .... WHERE DID the enigmatic 🥥 come from ? ( I ABSOLUTELY have to try innoculating one just to see......)

I live in rural Northeastern Ontario, Canada (in a densely forested part of the Boreal forest). For years now I've been doing a similar thing. I put several wooden barrels at the edges of my property that I fill with water in May (the snow usually doesn't melt until early May around here so that's when I fill my barrels). Then I go to the pet store and buy some feeder fish (goldfish work the best). For about a week or two I'll sprinkle a bit of fish food or even a slice of bread will do the trick, just until the mosquitoes are active. Once the mosquitoes are out they will always lay their eggs on the surface of the water in the barrels. The fish will eat all of their eggs. I go the entire summer and fall without feeding the fish yet they grow large and survive just fine on the eggs. I even scoop out some of the water occasionally and I use it in my gardens as the fish excrement is a great substitute for all natural miracle grow/plant food. Just add new water afterwards to keep the water level in the barrels high. I noticed a huge difference in the amount of mosquitoes on my property after doing this and I've been doing it every year ever since. Once winter rolls around dump out the barrels and let the fish die (never release gold fish into a lake, river or stream). I dump mine into the woods and the fish usually get eaten by other animals within 24 hours.

@ngufanikojo6430

2 жыл бұрын

i dont have access to goldfish. but maybe i can find cat fish. then i can either eat them, or if they die i can bury them in my garden.

@fenrirgg

2 жыл бұрын

I've been wanting to make something similar (using guppies/platties instead) but I can't let them die at winter 😩 Nice job!

@bobblinka8997

2 жыл бұрын

Love it, love it perfect solution for Mosquitos and garden . Thank you for sharing. Have you had problem with bears pay you a visit because of those traps?

@jizzaymz

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobblinka8997 no, there's endless forest around here so there's lots for the bears to eat elsewhere. In autumn I usually dump the fish about a 1/2 kilometer into the woods from my property because that would be the only time of year they might get close but I haven't had any issues with bears. One time I caught a raccoon on one of the barrels but I scared him off and he never came back.

@bobblinka8997

2 жыл бұрын

@@jizzaymz Thank you for reply and perfect idea to deal with inconvients around yard. It's best solution to have little crechers in control all summer long.. Have a good day.

This is a great example of rethinking an old problem and coming up with a excellent solution. Thank you.

@ThatKiltedGuyDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, we have been doing this for years. Www.Thatkiltedguy.Com

@mostlypeacefulmisterputin

Жыл бұрын

This is a great example of #1 bullshit

They've been releasing genetically modified mosquitoes in Michigan and Florida for years. When they were first released in Michigan the population drastically decreased over the first 12 months but it exploded the following year

@thekingsdaughter4233

2 жыл бұрын

MI here. I heard that on the radio news, and thought, "Sheesh, can't wait to hear how THAT brilliant idea backfired". Actually, I somehow missed any follow-ups. So, first yay, then nay? Anything else...? 😕🧐🤔

@pjhoover1

2 жыл бұрын

Same thing has happened here in Fl. Mosquitos will feast on your live stock so getting the mosquito population down is a must. Thank you, also thank you chat

@mikem2535

2 жыл бұрын

Genetically modified anything looks great on paper but rarely, if ever, works out as intended. Man thinks he can step in and work his own 'miracles', what a grandiose and arrogant notion.

@krystel2856

2 жыл бұрын

All the studies proved genetically altered mosquitoes make it much worse.

@twinfin8571

10 ай бұрын

@@mikem2535. They’re genetically modifying everything……even us

I have minnows in our ponds. They have done well to keep mosquitos from hatching.

@bellowphone

2 жыл бұрын

They also eat the larvae after they hatch, just in case they missed any of the eggs.

place a coarse, mesh "lid" over that bucket, to keep small animals, birds, and large animals out of the bucket!!!

@jimhughes1070

2 жыл бұрын

Genius 🥰

@noeldeal8087

2 жыл бұрын

Great. I was just asking that question. My problem is the unsightly buckets...

@chrinamint

2 жыл бұрын

Paint them or camouflage them.

@unicornjennie

2 жыл бұрын

@@noeldeal8087 paint them before hand

@diggindawn6833

2 жыл бұрын

You don't have to cover a bucket or anything else because if you read on the bottle it says can be applied to areas or in contact with humans, animals, horses, livestock, pets, birds, or wildlife. Do not apply to finished, treated drinking water sources. Otherwise covering a bucket up would have been a very good idea.

Very helpful, and thank you for discouraging chemicals!!

@jaimehauser1488

2 жыл бұрын

Right! I have been looking for a way to control mosquitos and other pests that WONT be detrimental to the rest of my micro ecosystem bc I don't want to kill my newts salamanders frogs etc on my property. I don't think people understand how much all these chemicals effects everything else

@ronald1111

Жыл бұрын

Need to put these in mosquitoe state park in Pennsylvania

@redzebra6688

9 ай бұрын

uhm mosquito dunks ARE chemicals? what about that?

Thanks for the amazing information....there are guys on the internet talking for a half hour (which is ridiculous) about how nice their yard is or ten minutes talking about their hose (wtf?). Then they all get down to the information which is buying $200 to $300 sprayers and showing you how to do it ! The simple person with a simple budget just wants the information for something simple and reasonable cost ! Thank you much ! P.S. I liked and subscribed !

I use the buckets the same way, but i don't use nothing. i just dump the water out every other day works like a charm and its free. Water soaks into ground and the larve dry up and die.

@garybrown9719

2 жыл бұрын

Guiness Now some needs to invent a bucket that dumps every other day

@Texeyevideo

2 жыл бұрын

@@garybrown9719 Maybe convert/upscale automatic rain gauge.

@wavenature3180

2 жыл бұрын

And probably don't need much water in the buckets.

@TheKuptis

2 жыл бұрын

@@garybrown9719 Sounds like a job for an Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Propeller, etc.; motor; limit switches; digitally controlled water valve; and some miscellaneous hardware to put it all together.

@eggroll1up918

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheKuptis or just a really slow drip into a bucket setup to tilt at a certain fill level then returns upright after dumping.

Worth a shot. I’m surrounded by trees and can’t step outside without beings surrounded by a cloud of blood suckers.

@ooohlaa13

2 жыл бұрын

me too they love to hang out in my forest of bamboo which are too invasive to ever get rid of ... i can be outside 5 seconds and get bit.

@johngatsby1473

2 жыл бұрын

@@ooohlaa13 I had tenant plant some bamboo at one of my rentals.....Good lord.....you can't get rid of them

@ooohlaa13

2 жыл бұрын

@@johngatsby1473 its a nightmare ... especially if you bought the REALLY wrong one which is the running AND clumping variety, they are everywhere, I have another that's just clumping so those just get a bigger and bigger clump but stay in place. Stay away everyone from the running AND clumping. It sure is beautiful though.

@digimom82

2 жыл бұрын

@@ooohlaa13 we planted the clumping ONLY bamboo (39th° parallel ks). One type lives thru the winter. The other 4 that are 'supposed' to get 20 ft high, died back the past 2 winters. They are coming back, but almost June 1st and there are only a few shoots coming up.

@ooohlaa13

2 жыл бұрын

@@digimom82 here in North Central FL they NEVER die back. My sister in law in Northern NJ has huge canes that are also a nuisance but just clumping variety so she's lucky it doesn't travel like mine. I also have invasive elderberry plants that are taking over and shampoo ginger very invasive. Its a lotta lotta work LOL!

Just a warning don’t be surprised if mosquito bits stop working in some areas. In Humboldt county the mosquitos and fungus gnats adapted to the bits and have pretty big survival rates

Great tips!! Imagine if everyone on earth put out 4 buckets each like you do. We could greatly reduce their numbers.

@sandpquan

11 ай бұрын

And then all the animals that eat mosquitoes will starve.

Wisdom from an old timer I never take lightly!!!!!!!

Citronella plants and Marigolds are all over my deck every year . Also a 3 foot border of Marigolds all around the house . Very pretty and maintenance free . Rarely ever get bit while enjoying my deck even during peak season .

For years I have been doing this. First time I see someone else is now doing it. Rain water is best to use, if chlorinated , it takes a while for the water to clear and be appetizing for the mosquito. I throw a hand full of yard debris plus dirt in mine. I am also working on a theory of mine...if the evening is a few degrees COOLER then the last, there will be no mosquitos out. Anyone else discover this?

It worked in less than 2 weeks. All summer I knew when it was time to add more since they came back. Again, gone within less than 2 weeks. Used 1/4 of the dunks crumbled into water buckets each corner of our small property and in each birdbath. Yes, thankfully this worked!

Tractor supply has larger containers of this product about $15 for 32oz shaker containers. 9-4-2020

I used the mosquitoes dunk product when I had a pool at my house, it did it’s job and like you said it would kill the lava before they could hatch. Boy I got tired cleaning my pool everyday it was a job, it also killed other bugs that landed in the pool. After 5 years of having the pool I finally took it down. What a relief this was. We enjoyed the pool while my grandkids were young but as they got older the pool was not interesting to them anymore. Thank God, I do still have problems with mosquitoes I live not far from the delta, I like the bucket ideal and will start using this technic , I’ll let you know the results of this as soon as I get my buckets in place, Thanks for the ideal….😎

@kirkschoolfield4173

2 жыл бұрын

I suppose you didn't know that you're supposed to chlorinate a pool. Stop mosquitoes all day long like magic put chlorine in the pool no mosquitoes, BAM!!!

@karenoogjenbiserni1201

2 жыл бұрын

Kirk Schoolfield: Thanks 🙏 for that explanation of chlorine in the pool, I don't have a pool but I am happy to KNOW!! 💐 Also, the buckets & dunk probably still a good idea to get rid of them outside of the pool area...

Great to see you Kilted Guy! Love this solution, I tried the dunks but never thought of putting them in buckets 🤯 can’t wait to try this and enjoy my outdoor space 😏

I find the bucket technique will only work with dark color buckets. (The Blue Box Store buckets get 100x the mosquitoes than the Orange Box Store , or white, buckets do.)

Great idea using those dunks in a “bait” bucket. I’ve been using them in the woods in low areas that hold water.

@johnmal5975

2 жыл бұрын

Does it work on gnats no see umns?

@ThatKiltedGuyDIY

2 жыл бұрын

You can spread some in plants with gnats

@evangelinebelami8716

2 жыл бұрын

@Kurt M. when I turn my compost, I pitch in some diatomaceous earth. Great for killing bugs and their life stages but doesn't harm earthworms. I actually use it all over the place, it's fantastic for just about everything!

I've been using mosquito bits for years along with dunks, had never thought of using it as traps! Setting this up this weekend! Thanks!

@twinfin8571

10 ай бұрын

Same here! Daaaaaa

Get some chickens. They eat mosquitos. Half a dozen chickens free ranging on an acre will keep it pretty much clear of mosquitos (and other insects). I remember one year, when everyone was complaining about the Japanese beetles, I didn't see a single one. They also keep the stinkbugs away. Nature's best insect control. Plus they lay delicious eggs. Eggs from free ranging chickens are more flavorful than store bought eggs. Try it and see!

I usually don't have time to do much around my house because of close neighbors. This seems to be a real good idea. I will try it. As for working outside mosquitos swarm me. So I put peppermint oil on exposed skin areas, a little on my hair and around my ankles to discourage chiggers. I'm in Texas. The other neat thing about doing this is if it's say 95° or 100° it makes it feel like only 70° for about 20 or 30 minutes once it takes effect which is only a few minutes. Try it regardless of the pests and it smells wonderful.

The worst mosquito areas I've see are in damp areas in woods with no standing water. In water the lava are easy prey for fish and frogs. In open areas swallows eat the adults along with bats at night. I agree - the dunks work.

@MaryAnnNytowl

2 жыл бұрын

There must be some standing water somewhere around the area, or they couldn't breed. They can't lay their eggs in the trees, LOL! They have to have the water. You just must not be aware of whare the water is, is all.

@pamelav.5699

2 жыл бұрын

A couple of years ago when I had a broken down mower, I seen some thing that I never knew before, my grass in my backyard was probably at least 8 to 12 inches tall, there were thousands and thousands of big mosquitoes in the grass flying everywhere. When I seen this in my backyard it was early in the morning when the grass was all wet with the morning dew, it had not rained the night before, but my backyard had probably became a breeding ground for mosquitoes, Thankfully this has never happened again!

@TheLoneMitten

2 жыл бұрын

@@MaryAnnNytowl they can use water captured on leaves in a damp area

@TheLoneMitten

2 жыл бұрын

@@pamelav.5699 that's fucking terrifying

On a program I saw, the cemetery caretaker used stripped copper wire pieces in the flower vases to control mosquito larvae.

I live in a tropical jungle and this is one of the best way to control them.

I live in north central Wisconsin. In the last 10 years we have all of these mosquito spraying businesses that have been spraying everywhere.....they are killing off birds,bees,dragon flies and butterflies and making people sick.Your ideas need to be presented to these businesses poisoning the area.I am amzed that the Dept. of natural resources allow this spraying. Thanks for your info. Cheers

I bought some carnivorous plants for inside the house so that has helped. Now I gotta do this for the outside. Thank you

Also, I read that 1 Bat eats thousands of insects a night, including mosquitos, so if you can, put up Bat Houses on your land and try to get a colony on your land.

@johnwolf1475

2 жыл бұрын

Skeeter are like flying rattlesnakes 1 bite.

@pamelav.5699

2 жыл бұрын

It could be dangerous having bats around in colonies because when they bite humans you can’t even feel it, I have a friend that she found a bat in her house so they had to give her rabies shots because they don’t know if she got bit by the bat

@Snailmailtrucker

2 жыл бұрын

@@mr.robinson1982 That was started by Hillary and Nancy Pelosi... *Survival of their Species !*

@omokaroojiire

2 жыл бұрын

@@pamelav.5699 I agree!!!

@scott4981

2 жыл бұрын

Rats eat snails , opposum eat snails 😁

I'm so thankful! We just sprayed 15 big mosquitos after dinner tonight. I saw your video & just ordered the "mosquito dunks " on Amazon! They'll be here tomorrow 😃

You can also build a bat house and grow a colony of bats! According to the forest service, one bat can eat 1,000 mosquito sized insects in one hour! The easiest way to build a bat house is just nail a sheet of plywood onto the side of a barn or the back of a billboard using some spacers. There are plenty of tips online, some are pretty fancy.

the In2Care trap is much better, because it coats the mosquito with a larvicide that it spreads to other egg laying sites in your yard, and a few days later kills the same mosquito. This way it stops the mosquitos breeding in puddles elsewhere in your yard, not just the traps you set up.

@paytonj2620

Жыл бұрын

Where can I buy this?

I enjoyed watching this video because I imagined myself already getting rid of my mosquitoe problem. Thank you very much!

Yes, makes perfect sense! Great tutorial. Thank you. I am going to do this! And, from one Air Force Veteran to another, thank you for your service.

@ThatKiltedGuyDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service as well.

This is a great idea, ordered some today!

I’m retired & live in Bangkok, Thailand. We turn on the outside strip light throughout the night, initially for security but we noticed that it attracted mosquitoes & also lots of tiny gecko’s feasting on them. There is a lot of water here & it’s tropical so lots of mosquitoes. I like how you deal with them so I will be looking out for mosquito dunks the next time I’m in town.

@hmw6237

2 жыл бұрын

Saw the same thing in Orlando Florida. Hundreds of anoles clinging to the outside of the motel's brick walls under the soffit lights that attract the bugs during the night. I was amazed at how many of the little lizards there were and how many bugs they eating!

@TheNevarLaW

2 жыл бұрын

Gecko lifehack😂

@MrEagleeye58

2 жыл бұрын

The BTI bacteria in the MOSSIE DUNKS can be replicated in large numbers by pouring some of the pellets into a COCONUT then sealing it up. Two weeks later the BTI in the dunks have multiplied multiple fold - The dunks are very expensive and using coconuts to multiply them saves a lot of money

@johnnylee187

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrEagleeye58 do you have a video or article about this? Do I use a fresh coconut or old coconut?

@MrEagleeye58

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnnylee187 Fresh coconut, you can check youtube plenty of videos from Kerela

Thanks for the tips. I’m a licensed exterminator in Southern California and we have a product called In2care that uses similar buckets. Placing one bucket at each corner of the property. Seems like a great method. I’ve only been placing one and haven’t been getting much results. I’ll also have to try that product and compare it. Thanks again and God bless.

I came to this realization this spring when I saw hundreds of skeeter larvae in a bucket... I put 4 white buckets with water/dunks in them in the shade around my property. I've been using dunks for my outdoor sump pump for a couple years. The traps seem to work!!! Skeeters are way fewer!!! The dunks work a long time.... I used white buckets so I could see any life in there and check them a couple times a week. Now going on the third month and still NO skeeters in the water!! Kudos on a great idea that works!!!!

Just bought a house in central NY, a pretty rural area. We share the roads with the Amish, there are actual horse and buggy signs up. My land has a creek that runs through it and the mosquitoes and other things are a big issue because I am allergic. I can’t wait to try this, thank you.

@oneofakind5668

Жыл бұрын

I really hope you are not going to put them in the creek an if you do use buckets just know birds bees and other critters will drink that water and yes can die. Chemicals are no good for any living thing.

@TickleMeAmber84

Жыл бұрын

@@oneofakind5668 Did this gentleman say to put them in the creek? Thanks for your “concern” or whatever that was supposed to be. I’m aware that birds and bees drink water as well.

@oneofakind5668

Жыл бұрын

@@TickleMeAmber84 He suggested using a bucket but i am sure there are people who would just throw them in the creek. Glad you know better. I care much about our planet and the critters that dwell on it so wasn't having a go was just giving a heads up. Sorry if that offended you. Everything seems to offend everyone these days. Bt yeah Chemicals are no good and should be banned. Don't forget the frogs who eat the mozzie lava who will also lay eggs where mozzies lay theres. better of breeding frogs up using the as a natural way to kill the mozzies and chooks will eat them too. mozzie nets, drinking apple cider vinegar and rubbing lavender oil on work well for me as I to am allergic to their bites. I am currently making a natural product that helps reduce the itch and swelling of the bites. Works wonders for me. all-natural ingredients and can also be used as a face mask.

@TickleMeAmber84

Жыл бұрын

@@oneofakind5668 Who said I was offended? I was annoyed by you who came to my comment to make sure I wasn’t putting anything in the creek. I never said I was going to put anything in there. The man in the video didn’t say to put anything in there. So why would you assume I would put anything in there? The reason is you think I’m unintelligent or you think you know everything and you run around giving out unsolicited “advice”. Either way enjoy your Sunday.

@oneofakind5668

Жыл бұрын

@@TickleMeAmber84 Apart from being rude no I did not think you were unintelligent but the more you comment back the more you prove to be, Good luck with that, Don't kill too many critters with ya toxic crap. Sorry once again for offending/annoying you. Thanks for your “concern” or whatever that was supposed to be.

I retired in the Philippines I have a resort on the beach and my God there is mosquitoes but there never seems to be standing water just rains a lot I’m gonna try this 🇺🇸🇵🇭

I place egg shells in a bucket, which attracts the laying of mosquito larva, and when I see them swimming around, I just dump the entire bucket out onto the hot pavement at noon and they all die. I use 3 buckets around the 1/2 acre, and check them every few days. Works great!

Thank you so much, Sir!! I'm so excited to try this! And so grateful that it is non toxic to wildlife! 🙏 ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

Thanks so very much! Years ago I used those in my pond but it never occurred to me to use them this way. Best wishes to you and yours❣️

I have been using this product for years on the farm in the animal water tanks. Works great

Stock your ponds with mosquito minnows. It's cheap to do, considering the big picture. Plus your other fish will feed on those minnows when they get overstocked. You can feed them fish food or bread occasionally during the dry season, to help suppliment their food supply.

Fantastic advice. Thank you.

The gene modified mosquitos were released in a few small villages in South America as a test run and the residents of the villages came down with strange ailments that were incurable, ranging from joint & muscle aches to seizure fits. (Of course, this incident was quickly erased from the news and victims were silenced.) Smh... I believe we need to do much _much_ more testing on the unintended effects of using any genetically modified living species before releasing them upon unknowing societies. 🙏😊 Thank you for the mosquito control info! Will definitely try it. ☺️👍

@kidvinie6491

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I believe Bill Gates funded DARPA to genetically modify them. It wasn't to kill the mosquito's though, it was to spread disease and or see how effective mosquito's could v ax inate the public.

@fuckcensorship69

Жыл бұрын

They've been released in Florida

@Natedoc808

Жыл бұрын

They tried the same thing in cali by where I lived... worst dang mosquito season ever and a bunch of people admitted to hospital with west Nile

@thersten

Жыл бұрын

Why do conspiracy nuts like you love spreading misinformation without posting a source?

@fuckcensorship69

Жыл бұрын

@@thersten they released them in florida. Look it up. It's been reported by cnn and npr

I have a zapper, dynatrap, 2 spartan mosquito eliminators, and 2 of the traps he describes here. I also now spray my tard monthly with cutter backyard bug control. I still have mosquitoes, but now it's bearable to go outside. I live in rural Florida so it's rare to get that much mosquito relief. I'm also looking at investing in a skeeter vac or the equivalent.

Thank you in June 2023 from North Texas! I will try this om my mosquito ingested property and get back to you. Thank you for your service.

I used baking soda with water in a five gallon bucket, it works great 1/4 cup per Five gallons.

I learned years ago to take vitamin B2 before mosquito season or if I was going to go any place that had a lot of mosquitoes, and it reduced the experience of being eaten up by mosquitoes by quite a bit. I actually heard it from a friend of mine because he knew I was going into South Africa to do some work. It did work quite well.

@roxyrockster

2 жыл бұрын

I have heard that...and I take loads of vitamin B complex...and mosquitos don't bother me near as much as they do everyone else.

@barryblackwood6050

2 жыл бұрын

In Australia we eat Vegemite.....vitamin B salty spread.

@armandiamondsetter8098

2 жыл бұрын

I use a few drops of dishwashing liquid in buckets full of water to catch the mosquitoes . Soapy water traps all flying bugs and insects and kills them.

@chloemartel9927

2 жыл бұрын

My body oozes B vitamins because I take a B50 every day. The mosquitoes still swarm and bite when I go outside.

@Diganotherwell

2 жыл бұрын

@@chloemartel9927 not enough B2!

Simple and easy. Can't beat it!👌

Now that's a very effective approach, a workable DIY for these pests. Thanks.

Got my buckets ready. Thanks

Thanks man appreciate your advice... very useful tip, I'm gonna go to home depot and buy me some buckets now.

The dunks sound like the way to go - we're getting some tomorrow!

I have used the mosquito dunks and they work awesome, thanks for posting. "KEEP ON KEEPIN ON"

I've been using this product for years... it works great.

Never heard of mosquito dunks but I'll try my garden centre thank you for the information, all the best to you and your loved ones

Makes total sense to me! Going and try that now 👍

First, thank you for your service, Sir. Second, thanks for this info, it is about to be mosquito season for me here in the northwest. They like to live in the long grass and the rocks where it is moist. If I give them an easy answer and remove them, hey it's a win.

Really clever solution. Liked and subscribed. Thank you.

I live in Houston. Mosquitoes are everywhere here. Those bits work really well. I throw those around my yard where it floods. Under the house. Around the plants

@mldurham4

21 күн бұрын

How large of yard does this cover? I have 10 acres but I would like to cover at least an acre

Thanks! Yes, mosquitos are always a problem and I'm always looking for safe and better ways to get rid of them.

@ThatKiltedGuyDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to help

@debbiedolphin784

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!!!!!

Solution so simple its brilliant, many folds on your brain thank you

Birdfeeders and bird houses help a lot.

Thank you so much for this info!!! I have resorted to a mosquito service that I actually cannot afford each month! This gives me another option!!!!

Works good I also put a teaspoon in a gallon of plant water every couple months stops gnats great !

@ThatKiltedGuyDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your input Shirley. Www.Thatkiltedguy.Com

Totally worth a shot!! Thanks man!!!! Liked and Subscribed!!

In the UK those dunks cost a fortune, cheaper to buy a load of guppies from my local tropical fish shop. They love mosquito larva. You'll need to bring them indoors autumn time.

One thing he didn't mention keep the grass mowed. Tall grass is ideally a great place for the female mosquito to lay eggs that lay dormant until Just Add Water (rain) .Them little leaf bowls where grass leaf fork off the stalk hold water after a rain.

Probably the most innovative video this year. Sweet and simple just the way I like it. Thank you!

Thank You for your time. I do live in the Country and your help is great 🙏

The county in michigan I live in, uses this stuff by the semi truck loads. They hire a crop duster company to spread this in the swampy or standing water areas. I believe what it is, is a bacteria that the larvae feed on, and this bacteria destroys the insect's digestive system thus breaking the reproductive chain. I think it makes quite a difference for mosquito control. You'll never get rid of them all, but a 50% reduction is significant. A place I used to live, there was a few standing stagnant ponds that would only flush during a heavy rain. I used to toss chorine pucks made for swimming pools, into these ponds a couple times a year. That helped too

Sounds like good wisdom to me, thanks for sharing!

Thank you! It can be just one in my yard and it will bite me. Great info. I’m gonna try it!

This is a brilliant idea!

Thank you, we just ordered both. They both come together from Amazon.

Thank you for your service Sir! My son just got out of the Air Force. I so appreciate this information greatly! I have a farm where I grow food and mosquitoes are everywhere they showed up a week ago it’s so hard to garden due to the mosquitoes. I will go pick these dunks up and some new buckets and try this! Thank you so much! Have a blessed day! Again Thank you very much for your service! Wendy🌺🌸🐞🦋🌷

@estatebrokervirtualtours5778

2 жыл бұрын

I love this ‘ thank you 🙏 for your service ‘ we can all learn Graciousness from This ‘gent ‘

@JamminClemmons

Жыл бұрын

@@estatebrokervirtualtours5778 Agriculture is destroying the planet. It is very frustrating how much misinformation there is on this topic. Grazing can actually sequester far more carbon than forests at a much, much faster rate. If we grazed animals on a large enough scale, we could actually mitigate all human emissions. Growing plants can not do this. Plant agriculture uses massive amounts of fossil fuels and unlike grazing cattle, it doesn't mitigate its own emissions. The soil microbiome is killed with chemicals and that dead soil is lost rapidly, causing complete land infertility and desertification. Grazing animals is the fastest way to replenish these lands, bring the microbes back, give nutrients back, rehydrate, break up impaction, and build soil faster than any other process. It would take nature decades to build the amount of soil made in a couple of yrs of Grazing.

@LBizKid04

Жыл бұрын

How did it work out?

@hardnackfarms1736

Жыл бұрын

@@LBizKid04 I haven’t been able to find the mosquito dunks so I have not tried this yet. Seems supplies aren’t hard to get. I want to.

@LBizKid04

Жыл бұрын

@@hardnackfarms1736 I see there's some at our local menards. Where do you live?