p.s. I just read that they are attracted to light. If you can, keep the outdoor lights off.
When we first moved into our present home in Vermont, we had nothing but woods across the street. It was a cul de sac with only four homes on it. We looked across at trees, wildflowers and mountain views.........
We had an electric bug zapper from our other house (in the same neighborhood) which we kept by the pool out back........so we plugged it in on our front porch in this new home.
We were hearing the "zapping" of the dead electrocuted bugs constantly.........
We finally realized that we were drawing all of the bugs in the forest across the way; species we had never ever seen before............
Once we unplugged the bug zapper, no more bugs. Strange but true.
Where we are in Vermont does not have mosquitos but some parts have black flies in the springtime......we always have had hornets, wasps and bees. Always something.
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