Hello, I’m Amanda McNulty with Clemson Extension and Making It Grow. Sadly, we have a lot of vacant lots nearby that collect litter – perfect places for mosquitoes to breed. Now we know that those yard treatments for mosquitoes are ineffective and are harmful to lots of beneficial insects. But for many years, the health department would come by at night and blast whole areas with mosquito spray. Of course, if the attic fan was on, the upstairs where we were all sleeping was filled with that pesticide. It got to where even with the noise of the fan I could hear that truck and would jump up and cut off the fan. Fortunately, the nice man in charge said he would call me the nights they were coming and we had to sleep in a hot room but weren’t subjected to that treatment.
How do you solve a problem like mosquitos?

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