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Solving Your Mosquito Problem With Dawn
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- Опубликовано: 19 июл 2019
- This video explains why Dawn dishwashing liquid will keep your property mosquito free.
Experts say to remove the standing water from your property the mosquitos need for breeding. Finding all this standing water is impossible. The Dawn carried by the mosquitos from your lawn will render all the standing water unusable for breeding. This is how your mosquito problem is solved by Dawn
All I can say is that I have lived in my current home for over 18 years and from day one, come June 1st, I was unable to even go in my backyard without getting covered in mosquitos. I tried so many different solutions and nothing worked. 3 weeks ago, I put an ounce of dawn in my sprayer with water. I waited until the lawn was dry and misted all around in my garden and grass and within a few days, I have not been attacked by mosquitos! There have been a few random demons, but I just get the sprayer and spray some more. It works! Thank you so much for your video!
1 oz of dawn per 1 gallon of water?
@@ahnguyen1 use two to three ounces of dawn ultra per 1000sqft and it will green up your grass as well. It's a surfactant that breaks down the hydroscopic layer on your soil.
@@Richard-nb4iv wow! great information! Could you explain that process a bit further?
@@ebrelsford Hi, there are quite a few youtubers that have videos covering this topic. Last year I tried it out using Johnson and Johnson baby shampoo. This year I'm using Dawn Ultra because it's a better buy at Walmart. On the back of the Dawn it also states that it's a surfactant. That is important to look for. Don't get anything antibacterial, that may kill off all your important microbes in your lawn. The soap ( surfactant) helps breakup the top layer of oils in your lawn's soil to allow the much needed water to reach the roots of the grass.
I have used a hand pump sprayer at 2-3oz per gallon for 1000sqft as well as a scotts/ chapin garden house style feeder with about 5oz mixed with water. I used less with the pump sprayer because the limited water. The garden hose sprayer I used more and just gauged how much the level went down with the total square footage of my total lawn. I prefer the garden hose style because your giving your lawn a good watering at the same time.
Hope this helps!
Seems like about half the world's problems can be solved by Dawn.
If Dawn doesn't fix your problem, try duct tape 😄
The other cure all out there is apple cider vinegar.
Vicks has left the Chat 😂
...and the other half can be solved with duct tape.
Or any generic brand dish soap with those two chemicals in them, like my bottle of Kroger store brand soap does.
I had hundreds of the swimming larvae in an old kids pool. My local wildlife agent came out and told me to put dawn in the water. The larvae must break the surface of the water to breathe but the Dawn prevents them from doing that. Essentially they drown. It works great.
Yep. We used to keep dawn in our rain barrel (not for drinking).
Just to consider IF kids using pool, sodium laureth sulphate is not the best chemical on them and really not be used without gloves for washing dishes its best to use natural soaps or SLS free formulas. These industrial grease cutting detergents disrupt protective oils throughout your biology creating accumulative issues (auto immune issues) down the line. Use bi-carbsoda for pools keep them alkaline and stops fungal strains as well as mosquitos. Mosquito Dunks are safer than petrochemical products sold for home use.
You could've added some bleach too
@@altruismfirst6489 Is it true that most detergents don't have anything in them that acts as a disinfectant? They just help cut through the gunk.
@@altruismfirst6489 I was my hands with dawn dish soap all the time it’s ain’t gone hurt nothin
Mosquitos use standing water in ponds, marshes, puddles, tires, buckets, etc... to lay and hatch their eggs into nymphs that later turn into mosquitos. Spraying Dawn on your lawn will kill the grass, but putting a few drops in buckets of water around your property to encourage female mosquitos to lay eggs and drown in those buckets is the right approach. Spraying your lawn is the oddest suggestion I've come across.
I've successfully solved our mosquito problem by using Mosquito Dunks in five gallon buckets of water at the corners of my property. They contain a natural ingredient that keeps the mosquitos from reproducing without endangering any other organisms. They're made for large ponds, don't effect cattle or fish, and you only need a quarter of a Dunk for a month in the bucket. Just make sure there is no other standing water around for them to breed and they are forced to use the buckets. WORKS GREAT!
good grief how could you possibly make sure there is no other standing water? sounds impossible
@@sashanealand8315 Sounds impossible? Not if you're not too lazy to walk around and look. We live in a wooded area on top of a hill. The only standing water we have is buckets and containers filling up...
I tried mosquito dunks, don't work.
@@littlemissy8356 Then you had hidden standing water somewhere. We still had mosquitos this year after starting the buckets, and only when we moved an overgrown big flower pot did we find standing water in the big tray underneath....
@@littlemissy8356, the key is to attract the mosquitoes to lay eggs where you will apply the dunk in. If they don't lay eggs, the dunk will not work obviously. Try putting in grass or hay in water to get them to outgas CO2 as it decomposes. That will attract mosquitoes for sure.
For those of you who are interested. Soap breaks down water particles. In layman terms for example: it takes a drop of water and turns it into hundreds of finer water particles. Like crushing a grain of salt into finer granules. That's what soap does to water. The irony of soap is that it doesn't actually clean. It's the water that cleans because it has been broken down so small it can get under and through the crud that is there. You might say it's a water thinner, and that is how it works.
Soap DOES react with grime and grease to make something that is soluble in water. If your theory were correct, then we could have used the same soap again and again several times.
@@user-hs3rp6ri4x It's not a theory, it's fact. Years ago I watched a program that showed the molecular level of water before and after the implementation of soap, and they showed that soap doesn't actually clean as we have been lead to believe.
But what it does is break water down enough that it can penetrate and go through and under objects like dirt and grime which allows the water to do the cleaning.
I told my co workers about it the next day, and they suggested I "get a life" and not watch programs on soap and how it works.
Yet here it is many years later, and I still haven't forgot. It's not a theory.
@@antichrist_revealed rubbing alchohol is what i use to clean and wash my hands with, i dont trust soap lol
I did this at my job site, I put mine in a spray bottle. When the soap water hits their fragile wings they can't fly and also the soapy water suffocates them. Quite effective!
So you're saying you didn't watch the video ? 😏🥴
I use the kiddy pool gardening system promoted by Larry Hall. Plants in grow bags in kiddie pools. Saves water, gives the plant just what it needs, and gives you a buffer against plants dying because you forgot to water. Also oxygenates the roots, etc. It's perfect for hot Southern California. The only problem is the standing water that mosquitoes love. There are a number of ways to deal with it, but I just use dish soap (not antibacterial and with the least unnecessary ingredients) in a similar dilution in the standing water. No mosquitoes and the plants seem to love it too. You need to reapply the soap as needed.
Dawn also contains methylisothiazolinone and 1,4-dioxane. The first is toxic to marine organisms, the second is a ground water contaminant.
A better, safer and cheaper method, take some used vegetable oil that your going to toss anyways and throw it out on to the standing water. This prevents the larvae from going to the surface and breathing. It requires a very thin film and it doesn't effect anything else but the larvae. Been doing it for decades and it works great. No Dawn and no sprayer.
And your information is why RUclips is a great source of information. Thanks. I may use it in the woods around my house and find another method around the pond. Thanks.
And you saved me from listening to the rest of this video
Your stomach contains hydrochloric acid but you haven’t died of chemical burns. Relax. They clean oil covered animals with Dawn and they’re just fine.
Great information. In the bullet point summary, I think you meant to write "Put WATER in the misting sprayer first to avoid foaming."
Just leaving some containers with water out and dumping them 1x a week works becuase they lay their eggs then you dump it BEFORE they hatch.
@@NoNORADon911just sit the bucket of water far away from where you are because you’re attracting more mosquitos to your living area and those mosquitos will be attracted to you, not the bucket of water
Nope he actually wrote it one hundred percent correct...you just jumped to that conclusion without completely reading the whole statement wich in turn would have made it make sense! Almost got me too.... Millennials always jumping to conclusions before getting the story ....LOL you're probably not even a millennial...Ive just always wanted to say that since I see people say that constantly and how they cause all the problems nowadays haha😂😂😂
@@juanjimenez2267 Why did you have to include the dig about millennials? Why are people so darned nasty?
Haha-ing it didn't make it any better. I too thought it was an error. It doesn't make sense to me. Maybe you could do us a favor and explain it a little better?
I honestly felt like I was in school I actually raised my hand to ask him a question
in school they dont teach u topics like these
306BlownNotch (can you believe other comment) ?
@@BlackMamba-lt8oe you must be something for not knowing about sodium lauryl sulphate. Its taught in... you guessed it. In School
What an incredibly easy to understand and informative video. Thank you!
It was! Everything Buzz said was informative and true, to a point!
You're a Rare 🏆 Great video producer. No stinking music, but important advice on a vital subject. Thank you.
Dawn works! I once told a NYS DEC employee that I advised a tavern owner if he wanted to get rid of misquote problem in the pond behind his place was to squirt it on the pond. Presto problem solved. Well that advice sent said DEC employee into orbit.
Windex kills them dead on contact. They literally fall dead as soon as the spray hits them.
? must try that - thanks!
Really? Is it because of the ammonia?
@@georgesedeno7891 Yes and ammonia is much more cost effective
@@PrissyTomboy so, clean and dead mosquitos!
Works on ants as well.
The algorithm leads me to learn some pretty useful shit sometimes.
I know right! Very handy
You can put a couple drops of dish soap on top of any standing water (rain barrels, small pond, etc.) It will have the same effect. Easier than spraying your whole yard. The standing water is where they go to lay the eggs anyway.
True. If you're like me however and have neighbors who don't look after their yards because they never spend time outside then spraying your yard will (hopefully) keep them from breeding in other people's yards and coming back to plague your exposed ankles.
'"Plague" your exposed ankles' LOL So true!
@@TW---
I have a solution for the ankles. Just cut them off. No more itchy ankles! :D
so you can use any dish soap, not just Dawn?
@@ahnguyen1 yes. It creates a thin "film" on the top of the water.
Thank you for providing a clear and to the point explanation on how to use Dawn to control mosquito problems and telling us the number of days for mosquitoes life span. Other videos I saw only mentioned a shot life span I didn't know if it was day's or weeks . I'm going to give this a try, thanks for posting.
ruclips.net/video/A17FjJZ2YHU/видео.html
Good luck!
Surfactants that keep the surface tension are also available as Finish Jet Dry. I used this on a bucket that had been filled with the little critters, and it took care of the problem. I could have just dumped the bucket out, but you know, science.
I'm pretty sure any kind of dish soap would work. It doesn't actually have to be Dawn.
It never dawned on me this product is so good
This comment deserves more likes 😠
Brilliant, this what RUclips is for!
@Rob Mintz .
What about when the sprinklers come on everyday????
I thought it was for watching a monkey drink his own pee?
This IS what RUclips was supposed to before until kids took control of it
No, youtube was invented for cat videos......😐
I once had a girlfriend named Dawn and she wouldn’t let me reproduce either..!!
I vote for this comment to be pinned as the top comment 👍🤣
Yes, they found Tony Orlando who was lost, finally found at the crack of Dawn.
LOL!!!!!!!
Hey Me Too, Lol
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA
For the record, I use dawn and any regular dish soap and both do kill mosquitoes. Have been doing this for over 3 years.
dawn kills many bugs even bed bugs not kidding
Ok so you do your yard... What about your neighbor's yard? Ya know what I mean
Ants, too. Dawn stop will stop them in their tracks. Soap is one of the most common insecticides used by many farmers.
Good way to wash your lawn too 😄
Also makes a fun slip n slide park for the kids
Thank you RUclips for recommending a video I didn't know I needed. What great information!
Right
This is a good idea, but probably won't work very well unless you get all of your neighbors to mist their lawns too. You'll certainly cut down on the number of mosquitoes since the ones in your lawn won't be able to reproduce, but the ones in your neighbor's lawns will be able to reproduce just fine. I'm pretty sure that mosquitoes don't have a "this yard is mine" policy, and they can fly 1mph.
Maybe this combined with the mosquito dunk bucket method?
Hey at least it will cutdown on some
Mosquito's stay within 50 yard of where they were born. Just do your yard and your neighbors on every side to cause a colony collapse. I'm not saying a few strays won't blow in but you at least won't have an infestation. Also don't live next to my next door neighbor with her wanna be Koi pond that has had standing water in it for as long as I remember. I have to throw dunks over the fence into the water because she is an idiot.
I've done it. You don't need to treat the whole neighborhood.
Imagine being in Florida and remisting after every rain. It would look like a never stopping foam party.
Mosquitoes drink it down here in florida.... I put it in my pressure washer and sprayed like crazy. They still eat me alive
Do you have to spray all your neighbors lawn as well? Last time I checked they fly. So let me get this right, Buy enough property with a pond on it. Spray all grass with dawn around it for 1/4 mile diameter around the pond. Rinse wash repeat when it rains, and no mosquitoes?
It would be a giant race, just add techno. Oom pec, oom pec, oom pec, oom pec. Lol. The skeeters would join in. Those bitches are brutal down here and relentless.
@@shane400 that's because they run on gator-blood.
Thanks for your kindness of teaching us good things.
Surfactants are compounds that lower the surface tension between two liquids, between a gas and a liquid, or between a liquid and a solid. Surfactants may act as detergents, wetting agents, emulsifiers, foaming agents, or dispersants
Cool how molecules can be engineered
Yes what they spray in the skies to percent it from raining.
Ordinary dish soap and water in a spray bottle kills most wasps, carpenter bees, mud dauber, palmetto bugs, sugar ants, and yes mosquito’s. I live in the south, I have about a half dozen spray bottles around my yard and house. It works.
Thanks for the info! Much needed help! 😂
And it kills roaches almost instantly...
@@juliusdarby6662 Wait, What?! 🤯 I'm buying stock in Dawn
I have dusted various bugs and especially those big Texas water roaches with with gold bond extra strength medicated powder and I think it did something to the nervous system, but they sure 'nuff croaked!
Same here. It definitely works!
I like Dawn and water and a pressurized spray container to kill wasps. Totally different mechanism, as it kills them from suffocation. Highly effective and no harsh chemicals. Thanks for the mosquito tips. I’ll do it and let you know next summer.
I do this too- and use a supersoaker to get under the barn & house eaves. Makes wasp patrol a fun activity.
Misting your lawn every time after it rains it an impossible task in Florida summers 😭
Yeah it sucks lol
Most Florida localities spray for mosquitos on a regular basis.
Use a hose end sprayer.
Not where I live they spend all there resources spraying the beach area they might spray other areas maybe once a year
@@jamesrichards9921 it's odd that I've lived here 20yrs & only seen 'them' spraying twice.. (btw, they don't spray near the ocean for several reasons)
I have a spray bottle at home with dish soap and water in it and when I see a mosquito I spray it and it falls right out of the air dead. This works
From south Australia when I was a kid it was my job to once a week in mozzie season put a cup of kerosene in /on top of the water in our tanks it floats on top of the water so no taste but it affects the surface tension of the water drowning the mozzie wrigglers
A little Dish soap in water in a spray bottle will zap them out of the air by providing a wetting agent that sticks to there wings and down tay go.
but wouldn't mosquitoes from other lawns populate your yard?
Start with a big enough yard. Not sure how far they fly but I think 100 acres should do.
Mr., You are the man ! Thank you so much for taking your time to research this and post it on your channel .
That was an excellent video. Short, clear and concise.
You could put DAWN in 4 buckets & set on 4 corners of your property. Would it that work too?🤔
According to another commenter who put a bunch of buckets underneath some trees, yes, it does work.
At 4:40 in the written instructions I presume you mean to say put the Water in the sprayer first, to avoid foaming. 🙂
I’ve also had success with buckets filled with dawn+water placed under trees. Mosquito apocalypse.
How much of dawn and water mix?
@@SoulSeeker770 I’d say a Dixie cup full of dawn for a 5 gallon bucket would be the bare minimum. I like there to be foam once I mix it up because I’ve seen mosquitos land on the bubbles and die that way too.
@@ZombieHunter1776 Thank you for your reply. I capture rain water for my garden. Mosquito bits seems like a cheaper solution.
@@SoulSeeker770 ooo I didn’t know about mosquito bits. I’ve only seen the large doughnut shaped ones. I’m gonna have to wrangle up a bag of the bits!
@@ZombieHunter1776 curious what were taking about here. What are mosquito bits and large doughnut shaped? Just curious, the mosquitos here in south Fl are keeping us from cookouts and gatherings in the evenings. Don't want to spray insecticides with my pets. Thx
Thanks a lot for the great info. I wonder if just leaving some buckets of Dawn-water in the yard would be easier.
Dawn is great for cleaning windows also. Just put it in a bucket of water or spray bottle and use a squeegee to scrape it off. You don't need to even rinse it.
Jet dry does the same if not better. We use it for panning for gold to break the surface tension and to drop the light gold
I mix Dawn with mouthwash in a hose fertilizer sprayer and spray the lawn. The bugs hate it and the grass loves it.
Works like a hot dam, I put some in the swamp at my back door every 2 months, no mosquitoes at all. $2 fix, thank you :D
Sounds like a great plan. If your lawn is the only lawn in the neighborhood.
exactly right, i do this at my home in mission bc and at my cabin in the cariboo, 200 feet from a slow draining lake in conjunction with dynatraps and we have very few mosquitoes compared to neighbouring properties.
Backyard picnic planned ? A couple hours before, sprayer with dish soap all over picnic area, low leaves, bushes, lawn, especially under picnic tables. Those mosquitos are resting there waiting, the soap dries hard on their wings, can't fly for days.
great video! Athough....does it also affect butterflies, bees, spiders and other beneficial bugs?
Wonder what these chemicals do to us
Thats why I cover myself in dawn every time I go outside. That way they can sting me but they sure as hell arent laying any eggs.
Well I’ve never even heard of this but I’ll give it a try and let you know if it works for me! Thanks
Did it work?
Ajax dishwashing liquid cuts my roach problem way down. But I think they just don't like walking on it. I just spread it all over the kitchen undiluted and redo it every couple of weeks. It's way better than spraying poison all over the place. I keep some diluted in a spray bottle and get the strays that ocassionaly show up. It slows them down so they're easy to squish.
How about tiny signs that read "no trespassing" at strategic places throughout your lawn???
Great tip, professionally presented. Thank you. Now for the important question, what is all over the garage floor? :)
Does it work on politicians?
especially the dirty ones
Its also great for doing laundry. i use the 4x one ...1.5 tbsp/large load; works wonders on collars n cuffs too!
Dawn is also GREAT for cleaning your glasses too.. Most of the problem is grease from your face and hands and Dawn cuts through it nicely.
My mother ( born 1927 ) used Palmolive if my memory serves me right. I have always loved cleaning and finding better cleaning methods/products. My first was Prell Shampoo that was the best to clean my oily hair. Then I started using Cheer Laundry Detergent for cold water. Next I used Mean Green to melt away cigarette smoke on walls/windows/etc. Also for glass and more I use Sprayway. PB Blaster Penetrating Rust Busting Spray. The big discovery has been Dawn. I wash my dishes/glasses/silverware/pots & pans, my whole body, my walls, stove, anything. Now I am going to spread the words of this video to rid the world of as many mosquitoes as possible. Thank you sir and God bless you richly.
#thereisnogod stupid
your text at the end of the video needs editing, you say put dawn in the sprayer first to avoid foaming then squirt in the dawn
I had this hypothesis for a while but (as Im about to impliment) it's neat to see it confirmed. My thinking was that since feuit flies are treated with a similar technique, it should work with mosquitos. I'll be adding a squirt of dawn to the rain sewer drains that wont drain and crossing my fingers
Could this impact other insects, like bees?
I put a little dawn in my pressure washer and sprayed my yard like a wildman! No more skeeters!
I thank you for the video. But since I live in Florida behind a canal and it rains in the summer time almost every day I don't think I'm going to be using this every single day to spray my front and backyard. But thanks for sharing the video
I imagine this works too but in Australia there is a brand called Fairy. If you wash your dog with it it does the same thing with fleas. Also for those that think it will be bad for dogs skin remember where they hang out and dish liquid is made for safety in humans.
No, I used Dawn on my dachshund once, and it irritated the mess out of her skin. Dogs are like humans, in that they can have reactions to different cleaning agents and chemicals. For flea removal, I wouldn't dissuade anyone from using it, but for regular baths, I would stick with all natural products.
I've used it with about 15 different dogs on numerous occasions for no dramas at all. Other thing I use is human conditioner as it's same thing made to be safe for us. It's much cheaper, works better and smells better.
Dawn also helps to remove mold
Does it harm/suffocate/burn the grass?
GREAT INFO THANK YOU FOR GOING IN DEPTH WITH THE EXPLANATION AS WELL! : )
Dawn absolutely kills 🐜 I haven't bought ant granules in years thanks to Dawn..5 gallon bucket water, when almost full, keep hose under the water and squeeze Dawn until lite blue. Does not take a lot but too little is a waste. Red ants, carpenter and mud divers, wasp and the list goes on.
Do you dump the bucket over your property or just leave it for them to crawl into?
@@derrickmartin9027 you find the ant hills in your yard, go over to the little sob's and their little anti-bodies and pour a 5 gallon bucket water mixed with about a tablespoon of dawn maybe 2 tablespoons. I never knew this worked until I was washing my car with dawn dish soap. I poured the leftover water onto a fire ant bed and the next day I remembered there was a fire ant bed in Yard and I needed to put some poison on it. I got my poison and went outside to the ant hill and seen about a thousand ants on top of the hill dead. I was like no effing way!
This absolutely works! I have used this on several huge ant hills and they all left or died. No more buying poisons for me.
Does it work for brown fly outbreaks?
Good to know! Here at 7,000 feet in Wyoming we only get mosquitos for a month or so in midsummer, but ants on the property is a real problem. Ant granules work but I worry about birds eating it or my dog. Will try Dawn. Does this also work for moths?
Omg this video and the comments
Thankyou 👍
It’s been raining heavy in Australia recently
Great insight, unfortunately our houses are so close together, every neighbor would have to do same thing.
ARIZONA MOSQUITOES THANK YOU FOR GETTING THEM SQUEAKY CLEAN...THEY'RE GANGSTAS!!!
JeUs, mosquitoes are our State bird in South Carolina! Haha 🐦 Just kidding 😂 They are brutal and huge!🙋
Can confirm. Last night there was a report of a stabbing in south Tucson, turns out it was mosquitos. Turns out the dude was trying to shoot dope but they thought he was moving in on their hood.. shanked that fool.
That's funny.
@@wadebradley7388 why you think the homies wear tall socks? I mean we all know the higher the socks the downer the Vato but where it comes from is trying to keep the off in your socks just in case you’re out with your ruca and them suckahs try and jump a MF
Dude...they gang up on you with the several roach gangs from different rooms in your house. The roaches from the baño and the ones from the kitchen spy on you when you're in bed with your Ruca. "Watcha vato!", I hear them exclaim! Fisgones they are!
According to Readers Digest:
How long do mosquitoes live?
According to the American Mosquito Control Association, the lifespan of these insects really varies by species, with the majority of mature female mosquitoes living just two to three weeks. However, some female mosquitoes can live up to 100 days. And some types of mosquitoes are known to survive in places like garages and attics for up to six months.
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Following along with all the Dawn, vinegar and whatever else solutions spanning the internet.
Mosquitoes love dawn water mix when they're flying.
What ab incredible and forthright explanation .. well done sir!
Does it have to be Dawn or will any dish soap work ?
Most any dish detergent will work, not just Dawn.
All dish detergents alter the surface tension of water.
If your neighbors do not treat for mosquitoes, you will still have them.
Now I have clean mosquitoes
That's really funny Mr Grumpy!
Omfg. Hahaha
😄😄👍
@Rob Mintz you okay?
Ive used listerine on my skin works great
Say works for them too some say not. But its worked for me. But if your in swamp. You pretty much screwed
Well done. Haven't tried it yet, but you sold me!
Very informative and well explained video. Great job!
Which/what kind of mosquitoes? The real one or the GMO (genetically modified mosquitoes)?
LolOlol 😆😆😆
Was wondering if this question might come up! 🤣 Also, if I recall correctly, Sodium Laurelsulfate is believed to be cancer-causing which is why I no longer use shampoos with it listed as an ingredient. Maybe the amount (i.e. 1 ounce per pump sprayer full of water) might not be the end of the world, but what is the half life on that stuff? Probably don't want to do it if you are trying to stay organic or are applying for certification for organic farming, etc. if that is being applied generally to your yard's overall landscape. I'd be curious to know what other beneficial insects it might be killing at the same time and thus how that might be affecting the desired bio-diversity as well as long-term soil health. Again, in those amounts, maybe not a big deal. But I'd sure want to do more research before proceeding with what sounds like a potentially awesome alternative cost-wise to all what else it out there mosquito-spraying-wise. Blessings to all here! 🙏
I put a couple drops of Dawn in a white pan of water then hang a light bulb about 6” above the water. It catches fleas, knats and other insects that get in the house. Same surface tension theory drowns anything that touches the water.
There is no water where I live. Yet there millions of mosquitos around. How do I use this method here? I live in a desert.
I get it now. Dawn soap can save lives and actually take life as well 🤣😂
Sounds good but it turned my lawn into a big slip and slide! JJ
I rent, and the head of maintenance is a dick. If what you say is true, I look forward to spraying this at night, and watching him fall on his ass the following day.
Sounds like a great idea but would that minute amount of detergent be able to destroy the mosquito to stand on water? Have you ever prove that?
What about all of the mosquitos coming over from your neighbors unsprayed lawn. You think mosquitos just stay in one yard? Especially if you have a "party" of people breathing out C02 (which attracts mosquitos).
I don't have standing water on my property, but there is a still a ton of mosquitos, where would they be breeding?
Try looking in your rain gutters! If not clean can hold water! Good luck!
Interesting will have to do this next year
Thank you
Great information, how about a little B-roll next time. 3 minutes of a backpack sprayer balancing a bottle of Dawn on it's head?
Just brilliant. And well explained.
It doesn't have to be dawn, any dish detergent will work. and it works well. you can even put out a bucket of soapy water in the shade somewhere and mosquitoes will flock to it and drown.
Great information.
Can you put a few drops into standing water that cannot be eliminated with the same effect? Seems like you could.
What quantity is needed? How frequently we will need to re-spray over the pond?
At work we have sumps filled with water. we put a bunch of dawn in them every time doesn't stop anything. Maybe its because I live in Florida.