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Help! Mosquitos ransacking my camper

Damdifino
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The camper is parked beside my house on acreage. There aren't any mosquitos outdoors or in the house, but there are clouds of them in the camper. I slapped and smashed them all one time, but now a few days later they're back. I've plugged all the drains and heater vents; the A/C is on all the time; there's no standing water nearby. Where could they be coming from, and why would they meet up in my camper?
2014 Arctic Fox 22H.
2009 Toyota Land Cruiser URJ200 Series
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Harvey51
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We are having a mosquito epidemic. I think they get in through the door on people and dogs. After our last trip I used a vacuum cleaner to suck up the many live mosquitos in our MH. It beats cleaning up squashed ones.
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Damdifino
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OP here: Thanks for all the suggestions. I poured bleach in all my drains and the commode, then set off a Hot Shot fogger overnight. Skeeters are gone!
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2009 Toyota Land Cruiser URJ200 Series
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S_Davis
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One other place that comes to mind is the A/C drain pan, might be too cold for them but worth checking.

guidry
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We have a bug zapper from Amazon. Works great.

cyntdon2010
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1995brave wrote:
Bug bomb time. In the evening(sundown or later) open all cabinet doors, turn off A/C, and turn on one or two overhead lights (to attract the mosquitos), set off a bug bomb or two and leave for several hours. Come back, throw the bug bomb cans in the recycle bin and clean up the dead mosquitos.


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1995brave
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Bug bomb time. In the evening(sundown or later) open all cabinet doors, turn off A/C, and turn on one or two overhead lights (to attract the mosquitos), set off a bug bomb or two and leave for several hours. Come back, throw the bug bomb cans in the recycle bin and clean up the dead mosquitos.

Turtle_n_Peeps
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Yes, there are mosquitos outside. You might not see them but they are there. Window weep holes is how they get in mine.
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coolmom42
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Flush all your water lines, run a bunch through the traps, and then pour vegetable oil in the traps. Put some in the toilet, too, so you have a seal but with no available water.
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SDcampowneroper
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still stagnant fertile water breeds bugs. Even a sink trap can breed hundreds. . Chlorinate , flush your water system. Have you taken supply a water sample to a lab to ascertain its quality and sanitation?

Jerrybo66
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Any standing water in the commode? A little veggie oil on top to seal it ??
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Damdifino
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2chiefsRus wrote:
did you check the slide out seals?

No slideouts on this model. And last year I crawled around underneath and caulked all openings because I had a few mice. At least they're gone ๐Ÿ™‚
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2chiefsRus
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did you check the slide out seals?
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It's cool in there and out of the Sun. Great place for vampires.
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