You just want to dine al fresco and then you re inundated and itchy.
Best way to keep mosquitoes away from your deck.
The best solution for that is to put sand down where puddles regularly form.
But with some thought this can be a helpful natural way to keep bugs away.
While it may not be possible to shield your yard and home from mosquitoes completely there are several techniques that can allow you to reduce their numbers dramatically.
The best thing to do is stay away from fancy smelling perfumes colognes body washes or lotions if you plan on spending time outside during high mosquito activity.
Even if you ve done your best to prevent mosquito breeding in your backyard it is inevitable that some mosquitoes hatched elsewhere of course will find their way to your backyard.
But there s a very easy way to treat your entire yard and eliminate these pests.
To keep mosquitos away from your patio or deck you can use.
Mosquitoes tend to rest in tall grass thick bushes and forests.
Mosquitoes love a good barbecue but this simple trick will have them leaving in a hurry.
How to keep mosquitoes away from your porch patio or deck.
Put mosquito dunks in any standing water.
Lawn and landscape insect killers are specifically made to counter this problem.
Throw a little rosemary on the barbecue rosemary will naturally repel mosquitoes.
Even if you keep your yard well trimmed there are likely still plenty of places for mosquitoes to hide lay eggs and hatch.
That means a little planning is necessary.
Mowing the lawn isn t just a way to keep your grass neat.
The more you can keep your grass short and your bushes trimmed the fewer places mosquitoes will have to hide.
Keep mosquitoes away from you.
It can also help keep mosquitoes away.
At least your deck will smell nice.
This will help to keep the mosquitoes from being able to lay eggs.
Now if sand alone does not solve the problem then you may have into install a french drain to make sure under your deck is dry.