This is the oldest product of this type on the market and it is something professionals imagine when you speak about mosquito prevention. It comes in nicely packed tablets that are tested on water bodies up to the size of 100 square feet per tablet. If you have a larger body of water, the solution is fairly easy, as you only need to place more dunks until you put more than one for every 100 sq. feet.

Mosquito Bits by Summit answer to the mathematical problem of what do you do with areas smaller than 100 sq. feet as one bit is tested to treat 3 sq. feet of water. As many homeowners have multiple standing water sources on or around their property that is fairly small in size, it becomes a problem to cut down the original dunks as to make the most of one packaging.

Chasing away mosquitoes is not a modern invention and there were ideas, concoctions, and contraptions that were promoted as effective against mosquitoes for as long as people could communicate. On the market today, there’s everything from all kinds of oils and creams, which are more likely to soothe the skin than to prevent bites, to hyped-up, high-tech solutions such as the “ultrasonic repellent,” which can be also listed under oils.
However, is much better to use a solution that is proven to work than to go with devices that promise a lot but deliver very little or nothing. Some items, like mosquito traps, might work in a small space and for a limited number of mosquitoes, but then there are things like the anti-mosquito wristband, which not only lack any effectiveness when repelling these bloodsuckers and also makes for a very poor fashion choice.

Mosquito Dunks are a very straightforward product and it is strange how they weren’t on the market sooner. A mosquito dunk is a small tablet of pesticide that slowly dissolves in water, breaking the watery shells of mosquito larvae and killing than before they even become the bloodsucking critters we have come to hate. This is an easy, reliable, and cheap way to devastate mosquito populations and make them unlikely to ever come to bite you.

Once a dunk is in place, it lasts for 30 days preventing any mosquitoes from developing in that standing body of water. After that period, just put another dunk in and do the same until the mosquito season has passed. This is much more effective to do before the mosquito season starts, as dunks will not kill adult specimens. It will kill all mosquitoes in the water, but you will already have adult specimens that can bite you in the meantime.

Mosquito Dunks are made from pesticides that are not harmful to humans or animals, including birds and fish. The active substances include Bacillus thuringiensis (Bti), subspecies B. israelensis solids, insecticidal toxins, and spores. Bti is a very strong pesticide that is made up of microorganisms that produce the toxins that kill mosquito larvae. It is only toxic to mosquitoes, as well as a few other annoying insects, including flies, beetles, and moths.

The three products that we have tested all work on the basis of this formula as it has been the one that has shown consistent results for all types of mosquitoes and in all environments. There are some differences in how they are handled and it is good that there are multiple choices to keep the other manufacturers in line, but these are the three that are guaranteed to work as described. Even though the products are described as dunks, plunks and bits, they are based on the same formula with the only difference on how you are planning to apply them to the water on or around your property.

Sprays and similar products will only kill the few mosquitoes you can see and neglect the millions more hatching in the pond outside your house. What you need is something that is going to keep the larvae from hatching and maturing in the first place, which is where Mosquito Dunks come in. They are easy to use and work perfectly—as long as you use them according to the manufacturer’s directions using the correct number of dunks for the amount of standing water that you have on your property.

It is best to start using Mosquito Dunks just before mosquito season or when you see the first mosquito larvae in standing water. If you find any larvae, use Mosquito Bits first to kill them and then use the Mosquito Dunks to make sure that any new larvae die immediately for up to 30 days. Replace the dunk after 30 days to ensure that they work continuously. It is important to use dunks for all sources of standing water on your property. If you only treat one source, the mosquitoes will simply move to another water source and you will have no relief.

Depending on where you live, spring can start between February and April and it is best to start using Mosquito Dunks just before the start of spring. Treat all areas of your property that have standing water, so there is no opportunity for mosquitoes to breed and hatch.

Reapply the Mosquito Dunks every 30 days or so, to ensure that you have no mosquito problems for the entire spring, summer, and fall. Use according to directions. One dunk will treat an area measuring approximately three square meters. If you are using Mosquito Bits you will need to reapply every seven to 14 days. Do not use more than the directions call for, as it is not going to give any added protection, and you will just be wasting the product.