CONTROL MOSQUITOES RESPONSIBLY
INVEST IN HEALTH AND NATURE
Decorative, Functional, and Cost-effective Larvae Trap Kits
RESPONSIBLE MOSQUITO CONTROL STARTS AT HOME.
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
being decorative and garden worthy
Invest in Health & Nature
Whether you DIY with information at the Northern Virginia Bird Alliance Wildlife Sanctuary Program site, order Mosquito Jill Kit or detailed mini trap instructions, order Larvae Trap Maintenance Tracker and Spreadsheet for essential maintenance, you will support our health and our environment.
Environmentally Responsible
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.
As a mom, 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. Learn more about me.
I wanted a way to manage mosquitoes by targeting mosquitoes. The "natural" chemicals used for broadcast spraying for mosquitoes also kills butterflies, bees, caterpillars, dragonflies (mosquito predators), and many more insects. Not my style for sure; I take those spiders in my house outside; always have and I always will, just ask my Mom.
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. Poisoning our environment is bad, right? See the Why page for more information on mosquito fogging.
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. Homegrown National Park is doing a great job of spreading the word about the “bucket of doom.”
I wanted something a tad cuter in my gardens when I couldn’t find an appropriate spot to hide that bucket.
Decorative, Functional, and Cost-effective
I learned to love gardening from my Mom and I have become a native plant gardener to support wildlife. I go to curated native gardens as well as botanical gardens to get design ideas. No big buckets in the middle of those gardens. I needed a smaller, garden worthy mosquito larva trap. Mosquitoes only need a water bottle cap full of water and a bit of organic material to breed, so small sounded doable.
I recently created a mini trap that I feel complements each of my garden rooms at home. Sourcing the parts is a little tricky though. The parts are much easier to clean than the large buckets - a real win.
I love watching critters in my Certified Wildlife Sanctuary, especially the butterflies over my Joe Pye and New York Ironweed in the summer. Our yard hosts several bird nests each season and I enjoy seeing the bluebirds, woodpeckers, wrens, and finches finding food, finding shelter in the layered gardens, and bathing in our birdbath.
When I see the Mosquito Jill Hanging Trap in amongst the foliage, it looks like a decoration - more garden art and chic than a bucket.
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. I want to make it easier to be environmentally responsible. 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.
“What you do makes a difference,
and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
- Jane Goodall
