Any reason I shouldn't use one to eliminate the mosquitoes nesting somewhere in my car?
Bug bomb?
May 27, 2009
7 Replies
Yes: mosquitos don't nest.
The smell is going to be pretty horrific, you'll have to set off the bomb, then close up the car.
Give it time to work then open everything up and drive around with the vents blowing on max, then the AC on max, then the heater on max. Repeat until the smell is tolerable.
I wonder if you couldn't get equal results by just spraying around in a few strategic spots. Does the car have AC? Is the condensate drain open? That might create a stagnant pool for mosquitoes to breed...
If mosquitoes are breeding, it's because there's undisturbed standing water. If you've driven the car at all in the past nine days, look elsewhere for the mosquito problem, 'cause they aren't pupating in your car.
The car is parked outside under a carport. There is no standing water nearby. I have never heard water sloshing around in the rocker panels. Nothing is wet that I have seen. When the AC is on, water collects under the car, so that drain seems ok. All I know is that there are many, many mosqitoes in the car every morning. I'll check to see the drains are working. I'm leery of the bug bomb, but I'm tired of the bugs.
Sounds like a job for "Jeep Hoods OFF".
(Ok, that's my worst one ever. Even I admit it.)
miker
I like it!
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