Yard foggers kill more than just mosquitoes

Hello, I’m Amanda McNulty with Clemson Extension and Making It Grow. Since 1970, we’ve lost three billion North American birds, and experienced declines in native bees, other beneficial insects, and our recycling decomposers. Lots of factors are to blame but pesticide use is a big one. One way to limit pesticide use is to avoid fogging yards to control mosquitoes, which only targets adult mosquitoes, not the larvae or eggs, but does kill other insects, good and bad. The larvae will continue hatching day by day. To target only the larvae, check out the mosquito buckets Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home, is promoting. Cheap, easy, and super effective, just look up 'Tallamy mosquito buckets.' Some dark green or black spray paint makes them blend into your landscape.