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Here are instructions for reducing the population of mosquitoes which transmit dengue:
www.makemosquitotraps.org. You can purchase the supplies at Home Depot. The traps are well reasearched and have been shown to work to reduce mosquito populations.
Home Depot is also selling some small complete traps you can install around your house. They are located by the outside garden door.
"skip the crap and make a trap"
Ugh ... What am I missing ... Is there a single photo to reference ???
aloha,
pog
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I got an email today from an HPP neighborhood watch organization which included a newsletter from the Hawaii County police. In that newsletter, it was recommended to light camphor in a room for 15-20 minutes with windows and doors closed, and this was very effective.
Not doubting this might work, I want to try it, but where do you buy camphor and how does one light it? Yes, looked it up and I see lots of stuff about camphor oil, and have a good idea about its molecular structure (!), but know nothing else, so do they mean lighting camphor oil and where do you buy it?
Thanks.
ETA: Replaced Puna police with Hawaii County police. My mistake.
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I'm using a tablet and can't copy and paste from the attachment, so will type it. Apologies for typos, and yes, this is from the police:
"Using camphor as a repellent also works wonders. Light camphor in the room and leave all doors and windows closed. Leave it this way for about 15 to 20 minutes to have a mosquito free environment."
This is from the Nov 15 "HPD Community Newsletter for the Puna Community". I don't know if it's online yet.
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One thing HotInHawaii didn't mention on the site, but pointed out to me (and I found it was very interesting) is that when you hack down a papaya tree, the inside is hollow and quickly becomes a breeding ground. So when you clear your property of breeding sites, be sure to look at any potential vegetation that pools water. Not just the obvious bromeliads. Great site HIH!
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Yes I agree HIH, great site and thank you for your efforts!
I'm dealing with mosquito-proofing extensively landscaped areas and the large bromeliad clusters in the lower forty are all being pulled out. I'm seeing evidence of them being little vector headquarters. Mosquitos even where dunks are on the top which do not filter down to the inner or lower parts of the bromeliad, African snails and what looks like rat leftovers.
Perhaps single bromeliads are ok but clusters are not. I had some great varieties but oh well, sometimes you gotta let things go.
*edited for spelling
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Regarding bromeliads, I'm having great success using Mosquito Bits in them. It's essentially the same product as Mosquito Dunks, just in tiny granola-sized "bits". I toss handfuls on to each plant, making sure each pocket gets at least one. I've gone from getting bit several times a day to not having even SEEN a mosquito in weeks.
The obvious question: why not just rip 'em out? My (admittedly unsubstantiated) notion: I'm surrounded by mosquito-friendly jungle; so the little monsters are going to find a good place to lay their eggs SOMEWHERE. Might as well be in my larvae-killing Mosquito Bit bromeliad deathtraps!
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Pog, it is not my site, but when there is a different color type in a sentence, that is often a direct link which you can click on. In this case, clicking on the red word, "trap," will take you to a page about building traps.
