Your periodic reminder that mosquito “dunks” are a vital weapon in the war on mosquitoes. Add them to standing water (especially after heavy rains) to suppress proliferation of mosquito larvae. They’re safe for wildlife and pets.
Is this a seasonal thing? Put out mosquito dunks in th spring and summer?
@QueenOfEverything I do it whenever there’s standing water regardless of the season.
Even in winter? Don't mosquitos freeze in the winter?
@QueenOfEverything Here in North Carolina we can have winter warm spells, but I mostly use these in the other three seasons.
I miss North Carolina. Loving Washington state- daughters live in Seattle.
But the weather does get colder here- I'm worried about the animal critters in the winter- but I think the mosquitos here fly to Hawaii for the winter. 😎
WA also gets LOTS OF RAIN- so I'll start putting out the mosquito dunks in the early spring.
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ETA: Sorry for assuming where in WA you live. But the west side has a lot of rain and the east side doesn't. My bad if I guessed wrong.
May I suggest that sometime you visit the east side of the state? Night/day for rainfall, etc.
I've lived in the far northeast and also the southwest. Very, very different climates. And people. And scenery.
I see Spokane on the east side. What other towns do you recommend? Love to visit... but I'm staying on the RAINY side because I've never ever been able to grow FLOWERS like I have the past 2 seasons here. I have dozens of gorgeous dahlias that I give away because my crazy cats live to stalk flowers inside the house.
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I don't know what you like but here are some things I loved about western WA. Not a big city gal but Spokane is lovely. The river falls through the middle of the city and the walks, so nice.
The amazing scenery the farther north you travel, up to the Canadian border. Mountains and valleys, rivers and quiet streams.
If you make a big loop, either direction, across the northern part of the state on Highway 20, you'll pass through stunning mountain passes.
travel it in the summer - Snoqualmie pass has big snowfall during the winter 🤣