"The mosquito bucket of doom works" by dominicq
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"The mosquito bucket of doom works" by dominicq
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I tried this method, and it has been unexpectedly effective.
Background
I live in a really wooded area. It's not swampy, but we have a lot of mosquitoes.
I didn’t take the baseline measurements in the previous years, but on hot months like June, July, August, and partially September, it would be quite literally impossible to spend any time out in the yard – in the morning, while the sun is not super strong yet, you get bitten by dozens upon dozens of mosquitoes. Then the sun is super strong and it's impossible to be outside. Then, in the afternoon or, god forbid, evening, there are swarms and swarms of mosquitoes, which make it impossible to be out and about.
According to my own guess, I would, at all times, be surrounded by at least 20 or 30 mosquitoes. Killing 30 mosquitoes per hour was not uncommon. That's one mosquito every two minutes!
Nesting and proximity
Mosquitoes lay eggs in [...]
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Outline:
(00:28) Background
(01:21) Nesting and proximity
(04:13) Bucket of doom: pro tips
(05:00) My setup
(05:56) Safety concerns
(06:42) Buying Bti
(07:47) Results
The original text contained 4 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.
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First published:
July 8th, 2026
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/d56vd7yhFGxBQnoEk/the-mosquito-bucket-of-doom-works
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