Control Mosquitoes Responsibly
My hope is that you'll be inspired to try out environmentally responsible mosquito control
safe for children
safe for pets
safe for the environment
safe for wildlife
All the while:
reducing mosquito populations
less expensive per season than spraying
more effective than spraying
Save Money, Save Nature
As a mother, dog mom, gardener, birder, nature lover, and Virginia native wildlife transporter, I have learned some best practices for managing the health of our family, our pets, wildlife, and our environment.
The "natural" chemicals used for broadcast spraying for mosquitoes also kills butterflies, bees, caterpillars, dragonflies (mosquito predators), and many more insects. Plants and insects are the base of the food chain and we need them for many environmental services. The chemicals build up in plants and our water supply and have a lasting impact on the ecosystem.
In my role as the Wildlife Sanctuary Program Assistant at the Northern Virginia Bird Alliance, I have been testing out traps since 2021 and documenting how to set them up. I learned from Dr. Douglas Tallamy that larval traps are an effective control element for mosquitoes.
Whether you DIY with information at the Northern Virginia Bird Alliance Wildlife Sanctuary Program site, or order Mosquito Jill Kits, you will support our health and our environment.
Why Mosquito Jill
Because of our shared environment, I believe that I should be a good environmental steward and learn how to coexist with wildlife. No one likes mosquito bites, I sure don’t. I wanted a way to manage mosquitoes without killing off the pollinators, the insects that support birds and many other critters, and poisoning our plants.
I am a native plant gardener to support wildlife and I love watching critters in my Certified Wildlife Sanctuary, especially the butterflies over my Joe Pye and New York Ironweed in the summer.
I recently created a small trap that I feel complements each of my garden rooms at home. Sourcing the parts is a little tricky though. I want to make it easier to be environmentally responsible.
Mosquito Jill supplies kits for as a part of an integrated pest management solution to control mosquitoes. Mosquito Jill Kits come with the hard-to-find components to get started setting up your traps. Invest in some easy to maintain traps that can be used season after season. New Mosquito Dunks, water, and dried organic material is quite affordable compared to fogging.