Hi! We have an outdoor patio we love and would be using constantly, but the mosquitoes and other bugs make it really undesirable at the moment. If we can’t solve it, our fallback is building a screened gazebo or enclosure, which would run tens of thousands of dollars. So -- I’m open to trying pretty much anything first. Considering anything up to roughly $10k.

What we’ve already got going:

A pest company sprays regularly. It helps a little.

No standing water we can find on the property, and no pools or ponds nearby.

The yard is pretty well manicured. There are some trees and a little brush, but no tall grass.

Citronella candles didn’t do much.

So, two questions:

What’s actually worked for you outdoors? Fans, traps (CO2 / propane traps like Mosquito Magnet?), Thermacell, misting systems, specific plants, a different spray company or treatment, anything else...?…