[whirlwind123]

Where i live they are putting in a restaurant next to my home well they decided to put in a retention pond right up against my property. I am very concerned as I have MG and RA and am on prednisone and methotrexate. I know this will be a mosquitoe haven.................any suggestions

[suev]

Yes you're right about retention ponds and mosquitoes. My county sprays with trucks that fog the neighborhood between midnight and 3 am. They also aerial spray the marshes. I'm not crazy about the pesticides - but we are West Nile positive most of the time - so this is the 'solution'.

My point is your choices are limited. I believe Terminex offers a mosquitoe spray package that is supposed to protect your property well enough for you to be able to sit on your porch without getting attacked. I don't know the cost or frequency.

There are some plants that supposedly repel mosquitoes - a mosquito plant and citronella - but I have never had much success with them.

You might check with your city to see who is responsible for retention areas and if there are any codes that have to do with insect control around those areas.

[southblues]

If it has enough water in it to support fish, they can eat the mosquito larvae. Goldfish, mosquito fish, baby brim, whatever.

[SoftTalker]

Eucalyptus is a natural mosquito repellent. I bought

http://www.amazon.com/Repel-94109-Eu...ent+eucalyptus

Last year. Worked okay for me.

Also I bought
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PBS0IGC?psc=1

These are similar to incense. Smell is not bad at all.

Mosquitoes love my blood. They avoid everyone except me.

This has the way for me since I was a child.
Even now, though my blood is MG tainted!!!


West Nile Virus was in my area last year; people died within miles of where I live;


I took other MAJOR precautions.
Long sleeves, long pants at night when outside. Lightweight clothing, though.
Try to avoid being out at dusk.

Good luck to you.