Beautiful summer holidays in the country, as a rule, marred by hordes of mosquitoes. Blood-sucking insects sometimes simply drive summer residents inside the country house, and a welcome outdoor dinner turns into an extreme event. But there are enough reliable means of dealing with mosquitoes. We will talk about them.
Folk remedies
Before you start fighting mosquitoes with all sorts of means, you should take some simple preventive measures that will reduce the number of bloodsucking flyers. 
First of all, you need to attend to cover with a cover or a film of all open tanks with waterlocated on the summer cottage, because mosquito larvae feel great in the stagnant water. It is also good to change the water in such tanks once a week.
Did you know? Only mosquito females feed on blood, they need it for the reproduction of offspring, but males adhere to an exclusively vegetable diet.
Another attractive place for mosquitoes are puddles that do not dry out for a long time and waterlogged ground. The elimination of dense thickets of weeds and thinning of overgrown shrubs will also reduce the number of bloodsuckers, because it is in the thickets that they sit out, waiting for their victims.
Directly from mosquitoes protect some species of plants. For example, the smell of tomatoes is unpleasant for these insects. But since rest among tomato beds will look somehow strange, then rest areas can protect plantings of such plantslike tansy, wormwood, mint, lavender - they also scare off bloodsuckers. 
The shores of decorative summer reservoirs can be decorated with planting castor beetle, which is also a good natural repellent.
Important! It should be remembered that castor oil, tansy and wormwood are poisonous plants.
A certain effect is given by mint leaves or juniper twigs thrown on the ember. As a repellent still use cedar oil, as well as essential oils of anise, eucalyptus, cloves. They are applied directly to the skin.
Excellent mosquito repellent wheat grass is a decoction that is so undesirable in the country.
It is very easy to make it yourself: 100 g of crushed plants are poured with boiling water and boiled for 15 minutes over low heat. 
The finished decoction can be applied to the skin, and you can wet them with a piece of cloth, which will serve as a repellent.
At home you can also build simple trap, which, although it does not help get rid of mosquitoes, but will contribute to a significant reduction in their numbers. To do this, take a plastic bottle, cut off the upper part, and sugar and a spoonful of yeast fall asleep in the lower part, pour the mixture with warm water. Next, cover the bottom of the bottle with the cut off top, using it as a funnel (the connection points need to be fixed with adhesive tape).
Mosquitoes are attracted to the emitted carbon dioxide, they penetrate into the bottle through the funnel and die there. For greater efficiency, you should wrap the trap with something opaque, such as a newspaper. 
Did you know? The most effective fighter mosquito larvae in water is a small fish gambusia. During the day, one fish can kill several hundred mosquito larvae.
Modern technologies
The simplest modern mosquito repellents are repellentswhich are widely represented on the market. They are available in various forms: lotions, sprays, gels, aerosols. The latter are good in that they can handle not only open areas of the body, but also clothing. There are also repellent bracelets which are worn on the hand. The validity of such funds is usually from two to six hours.
The modern analogue of char-smelling fragrant plants are pyrotechnic open air fumigators. They are made in the form of a candle or a spiral. When you ignite the tip of such a spiral, it begins to glow, and the emitted smoke deters insects. 
Ultrasonic repellents can be quite effective, or, as they are often called, “scarers”. These devices generate ultrasound that keeps mosquitoes away from the area covered by radiation. Repellers can be stationary or individual. In the latter version, the devices are attached to a belt, clothes or a keychain and provide the owner with personal comfort. Stationary models can protect up to 50 square meters. m open space.
Important! There are many types of mosquitoes, and many perceive ultrasound vibrations differently. Because of this, repellers can be effective in one area and ineffective in another. Therefore, the more advanced models of these devices provide for the possibility of changing the radiation frequency (manually or automatically).
Chemical processing
In ridding the summer cottage of mosquitoes, one can trust the achievements of modern chemistry. In this case, first the treatment is carried out of the place where the mosquito larvae develop: tanks with stagnant water, garden decorative ponds, ditches, storm sewers, etc. 
Then proceed to the residential and non-residential premises, with particular attention paid to the basement, where mosquitoes feel particularly good. Trees are also processed, fences, shrubs.
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For such a procedure, it is better to attract specialized companies, since the complex treatment of the dacha from mosquitoes is carried out by various chemical means, and you need to know the features of their application. In addition, special protective suits and masks are used in the processing, as well as special equipment - all this is available to the professionals.
Used chemicals selectively act on mosquitoes and are practically safe for people and animals. Of course, this only applies to certified chemicals that comply with safety standards. Integrated treatment helps to get rid of mosquitoes in the country quickly and for a period of one to 2.5 months - it all depends on how often it rains.
Pest Control
The simplest trap that destroys mosquitoes, has long been used special adhesive tapethat attaches to the ceiling of the porch or gazebo. Insects, sat down on the tape, firmly stick and die. Its effectiveness, in general, is very low, because an insect will sit on it or not - a matter of chance. Of the benefits of the tape, you can specify only its low cost. But there are much more effective traps.
According to the principle of action, antagonist of ultrasound repellents are ultraviolet lamps, luring and destroying insects. The principle of operation is simple: mosquitoes (like other insects) fly to a source of ultraviolet radiation, fall on the grid, which is under a small voltage, which surrounds the source, and die there. Such lamps are effective only in the dark, they can have a different radius of action, in the summer cottage you can install several such lamps.
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Mosquitoes are lured not only by ultraviolet light, but also by thermal radiation, carbon dioxide, and propane combustion products — all of which imitate the vital activity of a living organism. There are complex traps that use several factors to lure blood-sucking, including attractants (substances that attract insects). 
Methods for the direct destruction of mosquitoes in such devices are also varied. They die not only from electric current, but also drown in containers with water, are sucked in by the fan inside special containers, become victims of insecticides.
Complex installations are able to protect an area of several thousand square meters. Such devices lure and destroy bloodsuckers with all available methods and in the coverage area provide absolute comfort. However, these super traps are expensive, massive, need to be set up, refilled with consumables and service.
As we can see, the choice of means to scare away and destroy mosquitoes is huge. You can build a biological protection site, planting certain plants, use essential oils or decoction of plants as repellents.
You can attract professionals to handle the dacha with modern, effective and safe chemicals. And you can scare or exterminate bloodsuckers with the help of modern electronic devices. Therefore, you should not give up before a mosquito threat, because you can always find a suitable way to combat them.
