Mosquitoes get indoors through the small gaps around doors, windows, and the garage, drawn by the cool shade, the carbon dioxide you exhale, and any standing water inside. The garage is a particular favorite because it's dark and cool compared to the hot yard, which makes it an easy daytime resting spot.
You shut the door fast and still end up swatting one in the bedroom, or you hear that telltale whine in the garage. They're finding ways in, that much is clear. But what do you do about it?
Getting in isn’t hard for mosquitoes. All it takes is a torn screen or a too-wide gap around doors and windows. The biggest opening of all is the garage door, which rarely seals tightly and gets opened many times a day. Once they’re in the garage, the interior door into the house is just the next step.
The garage earns its reputation as a hot spot for a reason. It's dark and cool compared to the baking yard, exactly the kind of sheltered, humid spot a mosquito looks for to rest during the day. Nature couldn’t do better if it tried. Raise the door on a summer afternoon and you both let a few in and give them a great place to hide.
Several things pull them indoors in the first place. The carbon dioxide you exhale and your body heat draw them toward you, and light at night pulls them toward windows and doorways. And any standing water inside gives them a reason to stay and even breed (floor drains, sump pits, houseplant saucers, etc.).
Keeping them out takes a few moves. Seal the entry points by repairing screens, adding door sweeps and weather-stripping, checking the garage door seal, and keeping that door closed when you can. Empty indoor sources of water if you have them.
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