Effective Way to Deal with Mosquitoes?

Definitely address any standing water on your property, make sure anything that can collect rain is turned over, covered, or dumped.

I haven't tried this yet, but will next summer:

https://www.northcarolinacharm.com/how-to-kill-mosquito-larv...

Yes. Burn some incense or sage to add a cloaking layer to the air. First walk around like to a ritual and wafe the smoke under ledges or surfaces they like to hide, then let it burn anywhere they accumulate.

Also coconut oil masks the body. As long as you haven’t sweated your smell through your close a light oil topping may buy you several hours of concealment.

Use fans. They don't like flying around in wind and they don't know where to fly to anymore because the fan disperses the CO2 you produce so quickly that there's no gradient for them to follow to the source (you).

We have effect mosquito control and have had for decades.

We have genetically engineered mosquitoes that breed with wild types that reduce the life span of adult mosquitoes to reduce the spread of disease. We have biological agents that do the same. We have chemicals that stop the larva from developing into adult mosquitos. We have chemicals that can be vaporised to deter mosquitoes. We also have chemicals that you can apply that will stop mosquitoes from biting you (and will melt plastic).

Or just use a fly screen. I built one recently for my awning style window.

Look up thermacell devices and methoprene pelletes

There’s actually a YC startup that tries to address this question: https://tornyol.com/

There are some YouTube videos out there where guys attach a screen (or net) to a high powered fan and catch/kill insane amount of mosquitoes.

https://youtu.be/6BhV-o77RqQ

For rooms with closed windows this stuff has in my experience a 100% success rate. (they always manage to get in somehow). Spray the room an hour before bedtime and it eradicates them. Guess it's similar to that stuff they spray on airlines.

https://www.peacefulsleepsa.co.za/products/in-room-solutions...

repair window screens. mitigate standing water, even sippie holes, or derelict party cups. but save your effort if you live near a pond slow stream, or lake.

door discipline, dont keep it open, sweep yourself for piggybackers.

electric mosquito racket.

hunt blood engorged mosquitoes with extreme prejudice. each such kill prevents hundreds more.

door/window nets and spray

We used a blue light thing to attract and kill insects. It worked to certain extent.

Whatever happened to that Microsoft project that would use a lazer to destroy the wings off female mosquitos?

My solution is to live in an area with mosquito control: https://mmcd.org/

Fun fact for Twin Cities residents, the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District covers the same counties as the Metropolitan Council but was formed over a decade earlier!

When I have to leave comfort of this area and deal with nature, I use DEET spray.

$5 electric anti-mosquito "tennis" rackets.

I'd install a device if there existed one: say something 2 meters high from the ground that can throw lasers but only on the vertical part of the wall (so above human eye level). A high res camera. Detect mosquito: fire laser.

These little fuckers shall, invariably, fly and land on the upper part of the various walls.

Maybe just a wide (say 2 feet / 60 cm) dual-sided tape: I'd tape happily that to the upper part of the walls in my room. Mosquitoes are bound to land there.

I agree it's insane we're in 2025 and this hasn't been solved yet. The company to solve the mosquito issue is going to be richer than NVidia.

Just invent these things: I'll buy them all. Just as I bought several of these anti-mosquito electric rackets and they're honestly a godsend compared to the "roll a magazine and try to squish the mosquito" from my youth.