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Let us introduce you to mosquito buckets, an easy, effective, and targeted method of mosquito control! Safe for pollinators and other wildlife, they are designed to use a naturally-occurring bacterium (Bti) to eliminate mosquito larvae before they become biting adults.
We want to make bucket kits for you — or guide you to make your own.
Mosquito sprays are harmful to pollinators and other beneficial insects. Please explore our information & resources & safer alternatives.
We want to make it easy & simple for you to choose buckets. We have sourced, tested, and chosen our favorite components. We make them minimal, informative, attractive.
Get them delivered in metro Atlanta or shipped throughout the US.
About Us
Mosquito buckets are a safer option than chemical insecticides. The pyrethroids used by many mosquito abatement companies (in both sprays and buckets) can affect beneficial, non-target insects, not just at the time of application. And they only kill a fraction of adult mosquitoes. Depending on conditions, these sprays can drift to neighboring properties during application and persist for weeks; they contaminate waterways, and disrupt food chains.
This photograph of a Bee-autiful Bucket, Decatur GA, by Holly Vanderbilt.
We provide individual consultations and group workshops; we speak about supporting pollinators, throughout and beyond Decatur.
Please visit us frequently, check out our events page, blog & social media posts, sign up for our newsletters & announcements. Reach out to us if you have interest or questions. We’d like to connect.
Our services
Advocate
We choose ecologically-sensitive & wellness-forward solutions, whenever possible. Help us reduce mosquito bites and preserve pollinators (& pets & people & the planet).
Build
We make three types of effective and eye-catching buckets — and deliver or ship them to your yard!
Connect
We keep expanding our networks and know-how. We’ll put you in touch with others who share these values. As educators ourselves, we are always happy to exchange information. Visit our Resources and Stories.
Options
We have B-asic, B-old & Bee-autiful Buckets
What people are saying
“My BBuckets are really making a difference! I have 4 in my yard and they are doing a better job than spraying. I hate to admit it, but I used a mosquito fogging service in the past. There’s a wonderful video on the B Buckets website by an entomologist [Doug Tallamy, see our Buckets page] that really landed with me. Watch it to get inspired by some science on mosquito control. B Buckets work!” –Nathan, Decatur
I can’t believe how effective these buckets are. We put 6 in our somewhat small yard, put in new dunks every month, and, for the first time ever, my husband could mow the lawn without bug spray all summer. We didn’t put any in the front yard, and that’s where we got bit. We could also tell if we were late on replacing the dunks [B Buckets sends reminders!], because we’d get a bite or two. Also, this is so easy! We never even changed the water in the buckets, just added a new dunk [half usually works!] every three to four weeks. And our yard is full of happy, healthy butterflies! Win win win!.” –Kate, Decatur
“I love my B Buckets. They are very easy to use. And, best of all, I can once again enjoy being in my yard!” –Angie, Decatur
B-asic
$25
- 5 gallon black bucket
- black hydroponic lid (regular or kid/dog proof)
- overflow holes
- pond stones (optional)
- you add dunk, grass clippings/leaves and water
B-old
$30
- 5 gallon black bucket
- black hydroponic lid
- stickers with messages about SAVING pollinators
- overflow holes
- pond stones (optional)
- you add dunk, grass clippings/leaves and water
Bee-autiful
$40
- 5 gallon black bucket
- black hydroponic lid
- decorations with native plants and pollinators
- overflow holes
- pond stones (optional)
- you add dunk, grass clippings/leaves and water
