How To Attract DRAGONFLIES For A MOSQUITO FREE Yard And Garden!

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They will communicate too. I was harvesting carrots into a water filled bucket when I discovered a lovely little red dragon fly with it's wings swamped in the water. He couldn't break the water tension. I slipped my fingers under him, scooped him out and sat him on a nearby plant continuing to harvest. Soon I heard a persistent buzzing by my left ear. I froze and slowly turned my head to see him hovering very near me. He stayed there for several seconds as my heart swelled. I said "you're welcome" and he went on his way. I'll never forget the encounter.

Shortly after my mom died I was in my pool feeling the weight of my grief. I noticed a dragonfly hovering over the water and I reached up gently and held my hand up. The dragonfly came and landed on my hand and looked directly at me with the cutest little smile. I greeted it and wondered at it's beauty. It started on my hand for a few moments and flew off. A moment later it returned and landed on my hand again. It was really special and sweet and brought me a few moments of comfort and amazement.

I had a foster daughter that was Doritos for the mosquito's. I swear she was their favorite snack food. So along comes June and the Dragonflies start flying around my yard as they do every year. She was sitting out there wearing my straw cowboy hat and petting the dog one day and there were 20 Dragonflies making a killing. Literally. They were landing on the hat and the tree's around her. I dubbed her the Dragonfly queen.

Upon seeing your video, I went out and bought some bamboo sticks from Lowe's. We have a pool that went a little green this summer. Naturally, mosquitoes have taken advantage of the situation. While we're trying to return the pool to its former glory, the mosquitoes have swarmed. It's Houston. I'm in a wooded swamp of a neighborhood with bayous nearby. We do have some bushes and flowered landscaping in the backyard by the pool, though. I figured that all I really had to do was buy some bamboo and see what happens. After planting the sticks, I simply went inside to grab a camera and before I was back outside to possibly take pictures of any dragons flies that I might see, we already had dragonflies landing and hunting over the pool! Thank you for this video. I want to find a way to make bamboo a permanent and decorative feature around the backyard now.

Fun fact: Dragonflies are the most accurate hunters among all all species of insects, animals, birds, fish, reptiles ect. They have about a 98% success rate catching prey. For reference, a Lion is about 30%

In northern Louisiana we had a cabin near a large lake with lots of dragonflies. Mosquito populations were indescribably low, but we would get horseflies on occasion. One day we had an aggressive horsefly that was elusive to our sprays and attempts at swatting it out of the air - until it was suddenly and unexpectedly snatched out of mid-air by a huge dragonfly! It was amazing!

My wife loves dragonflies, and since I work around bodies of water, it’s become my duty to take as many pictures of them as possible for her. Once they get used to someone being around, they’ll hold still for a nice close up. There have been a couple times that they “hung out” with me while I was working. I was replacing a water line that was buried around 5 feet deep. Whenever I would take a water break, I would sit on a pile of rocks that were in the ditch with me. On one of those breaks, I noticed a lil green dragonfly flitting down there with me. It would land and fly, land and fly. I was trying to get a pic and that’s when it landed on my hand…and stayed there as long as I didn’t move too quickly. I brought it up to within and inch of my nose and it just looked at me. (I think) Eventually I had to get back to work, but it didn’t leave the ditch for very long. Much of the time it would land on the side of the ditch or sit on my hat. But whenever I stopped, right back on my hand it would go.

I once saw a dragonfly take off from its perching spot only to return with a housefly in its mouth. It was astonishing to watch the dragonfly go om-nom-nom on its meal. Previously, I thought I scared it away when I got closer. There was also a time I brought in a dying dragonfly that wasn't doing much at all. I knew there was nothing I could do for it, but I wanted to keep it safe in my room until that moment came. Then I buried it in my backyard like it was my pet. I still have digital photographs of the dragonfly the day I took it in; its blue and green colors were absolutely gorgeous.

Dragonflies 'scary?!' Fell asleep in the long grass next to a 'pot hole' lake in eastern Ontario, years ago, and woke up blanketed, head to foot, in dragonflies. A moment after I opened my eyes, they were already in flight, again, and I wasn't scared, but sad that they'd taken off before I could check them out. I took it as an extreme honor that they'd rested on me : )

I was just reading an article about how humans are causing the insect population to collapse because of issues like overuse of pesticides and habitat destruction. Fostering a garden that dragonflies want to visit is so much better than dumping pesticides everywhere trying to keep mosquitoes away!

I am definitely grateful for them. I’m in Arkansas and my garden is sitting next to a wet creek. Just a minute outside and I’m covered with mosquitoes. Now that my garden is in full bloom. Dragonflies to the rescue. There are tons of them flying overhead. As I’m typing this. They also kept my cats from wandering outside my yard. 😂

My Dad and I had just got back from running errands, due to his temporarily being in physical therapy. I was helping him get started on his walker, and I looked over and saw the most beautiful dragonfly - as if it wanted to be seen! I commented on its gorgeous colors and he hovered below our feet. Then, it flew and rested on my Dad’s walker twice. Afterwards, it flew inside my Dad’s truck and hovered around behind him. I helped him in the house, so he could get situated and left the truck door open for the dragonfly to exit. I was inside the house at least 10/15 minutes and as soon as I got back outside, the dragonfly exited the truck. I thought it’d already left, but it waited for me to get back outside so I could see it leave. I stood in my garage in amazement wondering who it was that came to visit … I believe this was truly more than a dragonfly, in our presence. I felt like we were blessed by an angelic/ancestral presence there to bless me and especially my Dad🤗💛✨

I have a screened in porch without a door. The Dragonflies sometimes get stuck on the porch. I have a net out there I use to take them off. I always know if I’m moving one that has been on the porch before. Because they are very smart. The first time I have to catch one it’s afraid of the net so they make me work for it. The second time I just have to put the net up next to them and they jump on and I take them back out. The first couple times that happened I was shocked. Now I’m just impressed. They are my very favorite insect

It's ironic you put this out today, an hour ago I had a dragonfly perch on the top of my phone and I sat and observed him for awhile. Definitely one of the coolest bugs.

The ending was so cute ! I can’t believe you can pet a dragon fly! That was so cool.

Another way to keep tons of unwanted insects from your yard without insecticide is to plant flowers. Specific ones repel specific pests. You can even rub some of those on your skin, (as long as you aren't allergic to them) as a personal insect repellent

I was trout fishing in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan, and I met the most accommodating Dragon fly! It would sit on my fishing pole and attack every Fly, Wasp... whatever, keeping me bug free. In the Deepwoods I was in, this is almost considered a Mirical, that a festival should be declared and practiced with awe and joy.

I've got an army of dragonflies around my home lately. And I love watching them zip around. Knowing that they're gobbling up the mosquitoes makes going outside a much more pleasant time.

Years ago I used to ride my bike around the countryside where I used to live. At dusk, the biggest dragonflies is ever seen would come out in the hundreds and fly around. They were beautiful. Good memories.