I recently purchased this sign from a group in my city and have noticed that all of the salesman just keep on walking! I have people rather frequently, attempting to sell some sort of bug or mosquito or weed spray. Since I’ve put the sign in my yard I have watched them just keep going!
by Klutzy_Addition2762
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Do they offer any alternative for dealing with mosquitoes?
That would make it worthwhile for sure. I just always say ‘we don’t kill the bugs outside- that’s where they belong.
Mosquito spraying also doesn’t work. Plus, the the chemicals used are all carcinogenic neurotoxins. It’s an expensive, dangerous, and ineffective practice. Mosquito spray companies are LYING to their customers while making the problem worse (they kill all the skeeter predators while not making a dent on the pest population).
Sidebar, if you want an environmentally friendly way to curb mosquitoes, befriend your local bats. Mosquitoes are their favorite food, they’re native, and they’re great pollinators!
I had a bug-spraying guy come up to my front yard a couple years ago. When he asked me if i was interested i was like “yeah, no we have a garden here, man, we like bugs” and he swore up and down that what they do only kills mosquitos.
This is what I use as well as a few buckets with dunks in them. Our deck also has a couple fans to use when needed. You’ll never be mosquito free, but there are non-harmful chemical ways to greatly decrease the threat.
https://us-shop.biogents.com/products/bg-mosquitaire-co2
Reminds me of the time I had just gotten over being sick and somebody tried to sell pesticide control I told them how the spiders were my friends and did my bidding.
He left soon after.
I had a guy cold call me to tell me I needed to have spraying to get rid of my bugs. I asked him to leave me a brochure/pamphlet of his company and to let me know what insects he was targeting and pesticide names and concentrations he uses. His reaction was shock… he just repeated the term “brochure?” A bit of silence and he hung up. I never did get that information.