A mosquito goes from an egg to an adult in less than seven days, and with this summer's drought, we've accumulated a bushel crop of eggs. It seems like we weren't the only ones yearning for a good rain. The explosion of mosquitoes here recently is due to the rains that we've had in the last couple of weeks. The rain that we got a couple of weeks ago has now made all the eggs hatch, and now we've been inundated with mosquitoes. Keith McCoy with Solutions Stores has these tips. Well, one of the ways we control mosquitoes is use Cyonara. We mix in a hose-in sprayer, go out in the heat of the day, spray this product. Mosquitoes are down resting in the heat of the day, and so that's the best time to spray. Another alternative method is to use foggers. If we're going to use a fogger, we need to make sure we fog early in the morning or late in the evening when they're up flying. While Houston is home to 55 varieties of mosquitoes, getting rid of any of them means taking the fight to where they live. It's been a very dry year. Mosquitoes have been laying eggs, and they can't hatch out unless there's a water source or a stagnant water pond for the larvae to reproduce at. Maybe you prefer sending a hired gun. We offer a couple of different solutions. Yard foggings give about 21 to 27 days of relief from mosquitoes. The mosquito misting systems are something that's permanent. They are installed in the backyard and they give 24/7 coverage. Well, actually, mosquitoes are good for many things. They serve as a primary food source for many types of fish, and the male mosquitoes actually are very effective at pollinating many types of plants. That may be true, but do you want them in your backyard? You have two choices-- take care of them yourself, or have them taken care of professionally-- but don't let them run you out of town. For homeshowradio.com, I'm Tom Tynan.
