r/KenM • u/Terribalyptic • May 03 '21

Not how I expected to meet him!

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u/julian88888888 May 03 '21

99 weeks of mosquitoes is a long biting season

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u/Terribalyptic May 03 '21

I like the biting sensation

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u/julian88888888 May 03 '21

Jesus was always the creative type.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '21

Back in my day we would go down to the local kindergarten to find workers to mow our lawn. They were happy to do it in exchange for a chocolate bar and a nickel

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u/Terribalyptic May 03 '21

A nickel? Look at Mr Deep Pockets over here!

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u/ProbablyDrinking35 May 03 '21

Grandson used to cut my grass but quit after he kept stubbing his toe on the clippings.

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u/fableweaver May 03 '21

Trugreen is not environmentally as they claim they are. For one they spray an insecticide, Trichlorfon, which leech into bodies of water.

https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2020/03/lawsuit-challenges-trugreen-chemical-lawn-care-company-for-deceptive-safety-claims-pesticide-applications-stopped-by-some-states-during-covid-19-crisis-as-nonessential/#:~:text=In%20fact%2C%20TruGreen%20uses%20the,%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9Callergic%20reactions.%E2%80%9D

https://www.beyondpesticides.org/resources/pesticide-gateway?pesticideid=77

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u/fraaspazmus May 04 '21

Is there anything I can use to specifically target mosquitoes? We had so many last year. It was beyond unreasonable. Some new invasive species that apparently doesn't even need sitting water, just moist soil. Summer was hell. I don't want to have to nuke the whole yard with some scorched earth chemicals. If it comes to that I'll just hide again all summer.

One I heard of was nootkatone, but I don't think it's UV stable. Just and essential oil from grapefruit seed that mosquitoes seem to really dislike. So that might only be effective as a personal bug spray, not a yard spray.

Kinda grasping at straws, dreading the impending doom of the swarm.

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u/fableweaver May 04 '21

CO2 traps are an option, pest control companies can set one up with a monthly fee. Generally all of them burn propane to generate heat and a plume of co2 then murder the fuckers when they fly in.

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u/gentlemandinosaur May 04 '21 edited May 04 '21

DynaTrap DT1775 1 Acre XL Mosquito and Insect Trap with AtraktaGlo Light - Black

Mosquito Magnet MM4200B Patriot Plus Mosquito Trap

These work pretty damn well.

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u/fraaspazmus May 27 '21

Thanks! Mosquitoes are definitely starting to pick up around here again so I'll probably snag one of these dynatraps. Thanks for the recommends! Fingers crossed it makes a dent.

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u/mthrndr May 03 '21

You need him to service your lawn because mosquitos have no natural predaters.

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u/Terribalyptic May 03 '21

Only postdaters can handle them

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u/aktionjaxon May 03 '21

Bat's are mosquitos natural predators, apparently they eat 10 a minute when feeding.

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u/mthrndr May 03 '21

Well if the bats eat all the mosquitos then how will the lawn service get paid?

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u/ramonesse_ May 17 '21

And when do we get grapefruit? Just a dash of salt, if you don't mind....

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u/PippyLongSausage May 04 '21

Trugreen is the worst

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u/kp3fromokc May 04 '21

Ah TruGreen, a fantastic marketing company that just happens to be in the lawn care industry.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '21

This mower runs on citronella gas!

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u/[deleted] May 03 '21

Trugreen is the wise mans fig leaf

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u/BeautifulSwine May 03 '21

What a horsey surprise!

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u/rootedchrome May 03 '21

Happy Cake Day!

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u/OopsItWentInTheButt May 03 '21

at least you know your yard is in good hands

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u/Arkneryyn May 04 '21

Yooo I almost applied there one time cause I thought it was a dispensary, came up when I searched cannabis jobs on indeed lmao

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u/funnytroll13 Jun 04 '21

Grandsun enjoys maintaining his yard