Misquito Madness

So your looking for a private, treed backyard where you can lean back in your chair and relax on a summer evening. Well if you're from the Greater Lansing Michigan area than you know that this is all too inviting to those needle-nosed nagging mosquitoes. Just the thought of the endless scratching is enough to make someone leave their dream of a backyard paradise inside their head. But if there is one thing that us humans are good at, it is finding interesting ways to take care of pesky problems. Since the everyone has a different preference for how they avoid mosquitoes, I decided to compile a list. Some of these are simple and some are quite intricate, it is up to you to find what works the best for yourself.

1 - Bug Spray - Make sure your spray has about 25% Deet for hanging out outdoors. Companies have come out with great new alternative sprays that don't smell as bad and go on super dry.

2-Plant particular flowers and plants around your home- Planting marigolds, catnip, rosemary and basil can be effective ways to keep mosquitoes at bay. Many believe the strong odors of the plants mess up the mosquitoes sensors.

3-Dry Ice- Many of the methods for avoid mosquito bites is to attract them to something different. Putting dry ice in a bucket about 20 ft away from where people are gathering is supposed to keep mosquitoes far away. Apparently they are attracted to the CO2 we breath out so the CO2 produced by dry ice in water is a perfect detouring element.

4-Nets- If you hate the weird smells and don't want to spend too much money, buy mosquito net. These can be hung around your patio furniture and are an effective way to keep bugs out. Plus, this one time purchase is very cost effective.

These are just some of the great ways to keep mosquitoes off of your skin. Don't let pests control your home buying decision. For more information on finding a private, treed in lot, go to http://www.pmachomes.com