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Re:Mosquitoes Changed Everything by oh_sigh on Sunday August 04, 2019 @03:40PM (#20608773)
Certain species of plants are naturally mosquito repelling. I don't provide recommendations because they depend on your zone but it should be easy enough to find. They are not as effective as chemicals, but you just need to make your outdoor living spaces slightly less desirable for them for it to work.

I'm not sure about the co2 traps - you may just be attracting mosquitos from nearby, where only some of them go into the trap and the others find different targets.

The co2 system might work well if you can have it on your property but 50'+ away from where humans hang out.

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Re:Mosquitoes Changed Everything by felipemnoa on Sunday August 04, 2019 @04:42PM (#20609109)
>>They are not as effective as chemicals, but you just need to make your outdoor living spaces slightly less desirable for them for it to work.

So basically make your place a bit less desirable than your neighbor's backyard.

Reminds me of this joke:

You don’t have to run faster than the bear to get away. You just have to run faster than the guy next to you.

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