How To Get Rid of Mosquitoes Without Electricity or Insecticide | Kills Thousands!
In this video I show you a proven and effective way to get rid of the vast majority of mosquitos around your house. It is very safe, does not require electricity, and does not use harmful insecticides. It is also a very fun, fast, and easy project to do!
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Excited to hear from you all as to how much this helps around your property! Have any of you already been doing this?
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30 day update video? Thanks
I've been doing this for a couple years now and it does a great job. Mosquitos are attracted to darker objects so I used a green Menards bucket. I also put a small handful of dried leaves and grass in to get the water real nasty and further attract the mosquitos. 4 of them on my 1 acre property has made a huge difference.
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@@oifish : for example if you have a Swimming pool, you can place 5 gallon buckets up and put the Mosquito dunks like in the video, they will be attracted to older water??? my Brother in-law cleans the pool, but this summer there got a bit Lazy and there where already doing there Life cycle... i Hope can work putting up buckets up B4 they use the pool next summer...
Just a thought - No need to drill tree. Take a length of cord / rope little over twice the diameter of the tree. Tie the ends together, wrap around tree and pull knot through loop. Take a branch or dowel (strong enough to hold bucket) and slide behind knot. Slip branch / dowel through handle of bucket and let weight hold it tight to tree.
I have used both these products in rainwater collection barrels, and they indeed kill mosquito larvae very effectively, but also creates a situation where, in our climate, the water sours quickly (Central TX). The solution we came up with (quite by accident) was to put live floating aquatic plants (that don’t need soil) in the water barrels, and keep the barrels in at least part sun. This created an ecosystem full of aquatic predators (mostly dragonflies and water beetles) that kept the mosquito larvae population so low as to be almost undetectable. The suite of mosquito species that occurred changed as well. More small, non-nuisance species. No more Asian Tiger Mosquitos at all. A bucket nearby with no plants (and no predators) would fill up with rain and within a week have hundreds of nuisance mosquito larvae, while the planted buckets have none. The plant species we use is Coontail, Ceratophyllum demersum, gathered from a healthy waterway. The catch is, you can’t ever let it dry out, or you will have to re-establish the system all over again
Do you use the product in conjunction with the plant ecosystem? I'm in central TX too and trying to find solutions
@@macauleywhite9407 wondering that too b/c w/o the pucks it would be a more natural solution, hopefully preventing mosquitoes from becoming resilient to this stessor and getting immune to it so to speak
@@macauleywhite9407 No. it kills off all arthropods, including the mosquito larvae predators like dragonflies. I wouldn’t trust the water to be safe for the visiting pollinators either. I prefer to encourage biodiversity as control. Fish alone as control doesn’t work well
After being stationed in NOLA and standing guard on the entry gate, wearing a BLACK uniform I found mosquitoes love that color. yes! Those bugs love dark colors.
@@macauleywhite9407if you attract dragonflies and water beetles, you’ll have no mosquitos to really worry about.
I've used the dunks for years. They do a good job of keeping the mosquitos down.
A black bucket works a lot better. They're drawn to black 🖤
Excellent idea. I currently have 4 dynotraps around my 3 acers and they have been a game changer. On windy days the population get shifted and they need a few day to thin them out again. This idea I know will make a difference.
Those Mosquito Dunks are a blessing for sure!😊
Thanks... Would have loved to have seen a follow-up, with the larvae filled bucket... Well done... Very helpful...
Been using the Bits and Dunks for years, they work great.
Great video! We’ve used those mosquito dunks for years, they really work. Thanks!
They really do! Thanks a lot for sharing your experience with them. Always good to hear when things are working for others as well! Thanks for the feedback!
Thank you!
I use the dunks in my rain barrel to spay around may garden for the fungus gnats. Be careful about touching your eyes. You can have an irritation reaction
Bucket should be dark. Also add some grass clippings/leaves. It will start to breakdown and release carbon dioxide which also attracts them. I also have buckets that don't have dunks but a few drops of dish soap (but don't use grass/leaves but sugar and yeast). Break the water tension and the mosquitos trying to lay eggs will sink and drown.
Thank you for all this awesome information and the research put into this idea. I can only wish people would only put this much information research into those that we plan on voting for as these people run our country. That person that not only runs our country but is the face of it and the mouth of our country. As for the info on what this video is about I’m definitely going to check this out and see how this can work because it does make sense but need to do some more research. 👍. Thanks again mate.
good video.. you explain how to use it and how to DIY the project, I going to follow your steps to build my TRAP..good idea to hang up in the tree i don't have to worry for my Dogs.
Just what i needed, another AD!!!
? Do you want to know what works or not? Can’t make most things out of dirt.
You have to chop up the dunks somehow if you live in a very rainy place like Alaska or Washington. Mosquitoes can lay eggs on wet grass!
How would these effect an aquarium pond?
Where can I get this product?
Goodness, woods with grass abd brush growth near the house...i get it w the sketter trestments. ( I would be brush killing for months and just have trees and mowing in that area.)
Thanks!
You are very welcome. Glad you liked it. Thanks a lot for the feedback and the Super Thanks Jennifer!
I just purchased the dunks, the bits and the buckets. So my only question is, when its been sitting for around a month, what then? do I dump it and start again? will the eggs that I dump hatch? dee
Ruby red minnows also work
question: if you find larvae in any standing water, can you just dump the water? won't that kill the 'skeeters?
Use black buckets
Real easy to make a home made umbrella to place above the bucket.
A commenter on another KZhead video suggested placing 3-4 holes around the sides of the bucket at the maximum level you want water to reach. When it rains the water will pour out the holes and never get higher than your holes. The only exception may be torrential rains that put more water in your bucket than your holes can handle.
But aren't you also diluting the water each time the water pours out? The bacteria (which is what the dunks are made of and are what is killing the mosquitos) floats on the surface, so it would seem that would pour right out of the holes.
Can they be used when i have tadpoles ?
try planting lavender around, made my life mosquito free
I may have to try that. Smells good too! Thanks for the tip!
Good to know
Paint the buckets black. Black or dark colors seem to attract mosquitoes more than any other colors. Just a thought
What are you do if you have a creek next to your house don’t they lay eggs on the bank of the creek or a very mushy yard?
What happens if a person forget those buckets in the forest?
Problem with mozzies is that they are always around and not necessarily anywhere near identifiable standing water.
Guppies works 100%
Is it safe for honey bees?
I keep hives and I haven’t lost any bees using this method. But it hasn’t worked well for controlling mosquitoes. I’m at the point where I’m thinking of selling my hives, just so I can fog for mosquitoes. They are big and mean in my yard!
A few drops of kerosene on top of stagnant water works too.
Don't the dunks prevent them from laying too? So makes buckets pointless?
Does not prevent them from laying.
Are they safe to use in a pool?
Per the packaging they are good for UNUSED swimming pools. There really is no need to put them in a maintained chlorinated swimming pool as the environment is not conducive for mosquito breeding due to the chlorine.
Mosquitos love dark colors so make the buckets black or dark green.
Why do you hang the buckets off the ground?
Just so my kids don't mess with it. More effective closer to the ground.
Adam what is your last name or how can we get a hold of you for questions? I’m trying to build a fire pit patio and need your help!!
I live in Florida and I kill billions of mosquitos every year without any of that stuff. Here's how. I leave buckles out with enough water, about a gallon so the mosquitos can lay their eggs. I check them all the time since they are always in my normal travels. Once I see the larvae, I dump the bucket on my hot driveway and they die. No chemicals nor any costs and simple as heck. Why buy something to kill them in standing water to then do what? Dump the water with dead larvae? I learned that as a kid in Puerto Rico where mosquitos are year round and worse than anywhere I have had a problem by a long shot. Sitting water was everywhere and the problem is so bad you can't open your mouth to speak or eat without a bunch trying to lay eggs in your mouth. The more scarce you make them, the less food for frogs, lizards and bats so they will help minimize the mosquito population. In other words, they help get rid of the ones that you didn't get and the helpers will fight for the supply that's lower. Others come but if everyone does this everywhere, we can eradicate this problem.
One should never keep standing water. I always do & check daily. Same dump when larvae, though on my garden/plants. Mosquitoes will find standing water, I want them to find mine.
Great job. Most people would forget and make the problem worse
@@MastaMoMo83 Many people, including me, don't want to take the time and exert the effort to dump the water often enough.
Good to know
@@jannh29 That's what I was thinking. Checking and refilling buckets almost daily vs once every 30 days. My time is worth way more than the cost of the dunks.
I liked your other build, trap thanks for making it a actual how to,not fake with stupid music, I'm in los Angeles, there's just not allot of options & I don't got patience to search on line find wiat for whatever to arrivebas u said, bait is the key, in my laundry room them bastards love my dirty construction clothes, I ripped up a sacrificed shirt, gonna put 2 traps in the garage 9ne in the yard, what was the spray u used in the other vid ive tried boric acid and a cheveron bran bug spray in la the mosquitos have goten smaller and they dont need much water the dew on leaves moisture under the washer, these tiny little suckers bite through socks and shirts, thanks again 👍
Whenever I found a puddle with mosquitoes I spray it with Raid. Works almost instantly. I change my bird water almost daily.
Kills other non target species. Is also illegal. And is pretty lame.
Is amazon the only place to buy it..? 🤔
Lowe's has it!
I use goldfish and guppies works 100%
Are they safe to use around honeybees?
Yes they are. The bacteria in the dunks don't affect bees at all.
why off the ground?
Just so it’s up out of the way and I personally don’t want any animals or my kids getting into it or knocking it over. The closer to the ground, in my opinion, the better it works.
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😂 what do you want? Do you want to know what works or not?
They breed in the dew, here.
Algorithm boost.
You forgot one important aspect of the mosquito life cycle. The female must find blood 🩸 to provide her eggs with the necessary protein. The males are only there to fertilize the eggs-they do not “bite”.
👍Cat control too 🤣😅
Or you could BUY 3 or 4 Mosquito fish.
tell me more!
This doesn't work because fish need oxygen and an aerobic environment. Mosquitos specifically look for standing anaerobic water.
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Just an advert for a a brand. Great 🙄 thought this was going to be a homemade trap.
What difference would that make? I would have to buy brands of certain ingredients to make it. Do you want to know what works or not? I’m not paid by them so how is it a commercial? 🙄
You will never get rid of all the mosquitoes forget it
You do an awesome Gary Shandling impersonation. You've got the gay, whiny voice mastered.
Is that a back the blue flag on your shirt if so I’m done with your videos
Hahahahahaha
No mention of back the blue, it’s just a flag. Maybe that’s too much for you too, though…
Uh oh a t-shirt hurt someone couldn't leave them feelings at home. I respect choice yet when not watching do to all I don't like wow I might be down to just a few videos. Not worth the hate.
What a sad, pathetic, brainwashed tool you are.
🤡 imagine living your live with such negativity. Stop spending so much time on social media. Cops aren’t all bad people. Grow up.
Anxious to see how well this works. Please keep us posted! 🦟 Thanks for all the great videos. Keep 'em coming!
Paint them black. And add an attractant.
Great suggestions!
Show the result. No body show results
How would you show the results? It doesn't trap anything to show.
@@HowToHomeDIY hahahahaha 😆 🤣 😂 with a white bucket
@@LandCruiserTEQ Again it doesn't trap anything. It would be difficult to distinguish dirt and debris from a tiny larvae.
@@LandCruiserTEQ What is your issue? It kills larvae not adult mosquitoes, so how can you show that?
@@blackmarketarmyEasy, showing the larvae.
Where can I get this product?
I found it at Home Depot