Re: Controlling Mosquitos
This is just anecdotal but I've never had a mosquito problem around my pool in the summer, and in GA they are everywhere. I think the secret is that we have bats that live near the house (probably in one of my neighbor's houses, no caves around here as far as I know). They are harmless to people and unless you know what to look for most people think they're just birds. You can mount bat houses to attract them. I think it's pretty cool, especially when I'm swimming at dusk and watch them zooming around and then diving down to grab a drink of water from the pool! And from what I know about them they eat a ton of mosquitoes and other flying insects. Then again, it could also be the tree frogs. Or both. But I've never felt like I needed anything else to stop skeeters.
My pool: 30,000 gal, in ground, Gunite (concrete/plaster) pool, Hayward sand filter 250 lb., AO Smith "Centurion" 3/4 HP pump.
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