Around dusk, temperatures drop, humidity rises, and the wind calms down. These are the conditions that mosquitoes need to feed, and they happen to line up with outdoor events timed around dusk.
If every outdoor dinner or event you've hosted in the Hamptons turns into a battle with mosquitoes right as the sun drops, the timing isn't bad luck. You're scheduling your gathering during the single hour of the day when mosquitoes are most active, and they won’t respect that you have guests over.
Deep down in their biological programming, mosquitoes are hardwired to be active around dusk and dawn. They don’t do well during the day because sun exposure, high temperatures, and low humidity threaten to dry them out. All these issues are much less of a problem when the sun is low. The wind also dies down, which makes it easier for mosquitoes to fly around. It’s the perfect time for them to seek a meal.
During the day, mosquitoes have no choice but to rest. They do so in the shaded, sheltered spots across your property. This includes hedging, beneath decks, inside shrubs, and along fence lines. The microclimates in those areas are cooler and more humid.
The other major reason why mosquitoes make trouble at outdoor events comes down to breathing. Humans exhale carbon dioxide, and the more people, the more CO2. A group of people eating, drinking, and talking produces a concentrated plume of carbon dioxide and body heat that mosquitoes can track from over a hundred feet away. This is why fans on the dining area can often help—it scrambles the signal.
If you are a homeowner in the Hamptons and you don’t want mosquitoes giving your guests trouble at events, Mosquito Squad of The Hamptons can help. With barrier treatments applied to the daytime resting areas across your property, mosquitoes can be controlled on a population level. And you can enjoy up to a 90% reduction in mosquitoes for up to 21 days at a time with regular re-treatments so your protection never lapses.
