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I am not trying to be difficult or argumentative, but I think it IS bigger than that.
It's like littering: "I just don't want to be bothered, what's the problem with throwing one small piece of paper on the ground?"
In both cases, someone's comfort, in isolation, will not make a huge impact on the world, but if everyone has the same mindset, 8 Billion on earth, or 1 Million-ish in the triangle area, and they all want to spray their entire yard for "comfort", then yeah, it really does impact things, just like if every person only threw one piece of trash out their window each day. It adds up.
Your logic could be applied to lots of things.
If everybody in the Triangle went out to Jordan lake and kept a limit of crappies, there wouldn't be any more. But not everyone fishes, and not every fisherman keeps all their fish, and of those that do they don't all regularly keep their limit. Eating a steak dinner. If all 8 billion people ate steak dinner regularly that's not sustainable. But I eat steak, and not every week, probably once a month if that, and I'm not going to buy that my meat consumption is doing notable environmental harm.
If everyone sprayed their yard regularly then it might be a problem depending on what was applied, in what concentration, and in what manner. But everyone doesn't spray their yard and not everyone that does it does it regularly. Some people in the triangle don't have much of a yard. Some people don't spend time outside. Some people have drier lots in windier spots. Some people don't want to pay for it. Some people like the propane mosquito traps. Some people like Thermacells. Some people prefer bug spray.
I haven't sprayed my yard in a few years. I made some landscaping changes, and more helpfully a neighbor did too, that greatly reduced them. But, if I were hosting a memorial day cookout that followed a very wet period, I might do it again.
But more certainly, I'm not going to judge a neighbor if they spray their yard.
Been using these services for years. They sorta work, but also kill too many other beneficial species like bees, so I'm not doing it any more.
I recently tried these small pods that are rechargeable from ThermaCell and they seem to work really well, better than I expected actually. I think I may buy their "whole yard" system if I can find someone to help me install it.
Been using these services for years. They sorta work, but also kill too many other beneficial species like bees, so I'm not doing it any more.
I recently tried these small pods that are rechargeable from ThermaCell and they seem to work really well, better than I expected actually. I think I may buy their "whole yard" system if I can find someone to help me install it.
I know thermacell makes a patio model or something but I haven’t tried it, I’m sure it works well. They use allethrin, a pyrethroid like the spraying companies. Actually it’s the same thing used in raid. But I don’t think it kills much unless it lands on the housing. I do use the original one and I can be hunting in a swamp in 80 degree weather where they’d normally carry me away and not be bothered.
Been using these services for years. They sorta work, but also kill too many other beneficial species like bees, so I'm not doing it any more.
I recently tried these small pods that are rechargeable from ThermaCell and they seem to work really well, better than I expected actually. I think I may buy their "whole yard" system if I can find someone to help me install it.
Good info, I like the idea of just dousing the area that I need, and nothing more. My wife suffers from Mosquitos so I'll let her know about this one.
...and yes, to each their own. Not trying to tell others what to do, but I think it's good for people to have the discussions, and then make informed decisions, whatever they may be. Nothing but love here. :-)
Been using Mosquito Joe and I just call whenever I want them to come. It's very easy to set up and they just bill automatically. It's around $85 a treatment. I still see bees working around the yard, but I'll monitor.
Saw some fat bees that I've been trying to figure out if they are carpenter bees vs bumblebees - I'll need to take a closer look. I know carpenter bees are still pollinators, but I don't have time for house damage. Don't care if those go away.
For those who are curious, called Mosquito Joe and the chemical they use is:
Brand name Bifen - bifenthrin is the generic name. It is used to kill many insects and found in broad spectrum insecticides. If you want the gnat-killing open, they mix in imidicloprid into the fogger tank and spray it. Imicloprid is one of the most widely used pesticides in the world.
A 2015 study by American Bird Conservancy and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found bird- and bee-killing insecticides in nearly every food eaten by the nation’s Senators, Representatives, and others who dine in the cafeterias of the United States Congress. Read the report.
A 2015 study by American Bird Conservancy and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found bird- and bee-killing insecticides in nearly every food eaten by the nation’s Senators, Representatives, and others who dine in the cafeterias of the United States Congress. Read the report.
Been using Mosquito Joe and I just call whenever I want them to come. It's very easy to set up and they just bill automatically. It's around $85 a treatment. I still see bees working around the yard, but I'll monitor.
Saw some fat bees that I've been trying to figure out if they are carpenter bees vs bumblebees - I'll need to take a closer look. I know carpenter bees are still pollinators, but I don't have time for house damage. Don't care if those go away.
I've always thought bumblebees were carpenter bees. Those are easy to trap though. Also you can hang a paper bag stuffed full of paper or whatever and hung from the eves the carpenter bees see it as a wasp nest and avoid the area.
If you have standing water on your property, mosquito dunks work and only kill mosquitoes (more specifically, their larvae in the water). You can even put a piece of one in a bird bath and they don't harm the birds. They also make Mosquito Bits.
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