Mosquitoes Concerns when Looking at New Property

Hello Everyone,

My wife and I have been looking at a 14 acre piece of wooded land we really like. The first time we looked, not a bug to be seen. We went back two days later, mosquitoes everywhere. What I'm wondering is, has anyone looked a piece of property and been concerned with a potential bug problem?

This property is close to the top of a ridge, so I'm wondering if clearing a home site would take care of a lot of the bugs. This prpoerty is bordered by farm fields on one side and open hardwoods on the other side. The farmer sold all of his cows recently(which makes me concerned that there might be more development in the near future, but that's a different discussion).

So what do you guys think, should I worry about the bugs?

It makes sense that some places will have more ticks/termite/ant/mosquitoes. But at the same time I think that everywhere in your county will have similar amount.

I think that you can reduce the levels on your 14acres by getting some purposeful standing water (pond) and add alot of mosquito eating fish/minnows.  Get a few farm dogs, that roam the 14 acres. And finding the other sources of standing water and adding mosquito eating fishes or getting rid of the standing water.

I live in arid mountains partially because of my hatred for mosquitoes. Everything else i can manage, but mosquitoes buzzing for months of the year is a non starter for me.

Tony Hawkins wrote:I live in arid mountains partially because of my hatred for mosquitoes. Everything else i can manage, but mosquitoes buzzing for months of the year is a non starter for me.

I like arid climates for a variety of reasons, but we are "stuck" in VT due to family.  I don't mean it to come across as stuck, it's more of a love for family.

Anyway, thanks for the advice.

I wonder if you should question whether or not the property has been sprayed in the past. In my experience, if your area has sufficient natural predators for mosquitoes, it's not so much of an issue. Our pond has large amounts of dragonflies, damselflies, etc., and while we have mosquitoes, it's less of a problem than public areas that are sprayed. But my climate is much different than yours, so take my experience for what it's worth.