I don't know of plants, but my husband was just told that the Purple Martin bird eats tons of mosquitos. AFter reading on the internet that this is an established myth, and PM's eat no to very little mosquitos, listen with caution to anybody advising you to attract purple martins. I was so excited about getting flowers and birdhouses to attract them! But, ah, reality is not so friendly...

You might install a bat house or two - bats eat mosquitoes. Some sort of water garden (pool plus a few plants) should attract dragonflies.

Skunk Cabbage is a native plant that attracts insects that dragonflies eat. You may not care for the smell but you get used to it (at least I did as a kid).

That site also recommends yarrow, which is native.

Claire

I toss mosquito dunks into our wetlands. Completely organic and nonchemical, they contain a bacteria which infects mosquito larvae and only mosquito larvae. It doesn't completely eliminate the mosquitoes and they are relatively expensive, but I figure that once the population gets going for the season, it will self-regenerate. The years I haven't used them the mosquitoes have been much worse.

I would second the recommendation for bat houses and add the suggestions of homes for insect-eating birds. I see the swallows consuming many insects and also the flycatchers like phoebes and kingbirds, but I don't know what kind of insects. They are out early morning and late afternoon when there are mosquitoes out and about. You can find directions on the internet for making bluebird houses, and the tree swallows will nest in them as well. Or you can find them ready-made.

A pool is a good suggestion for attracting dragonflies...we have a swamp nearby and I love watching them swarm in the summer. I don't have the woodline to grow skunk cabbage or I would in a heartbeat!

Barn swallows are wonderful mosquito predators. They love open fields and nest in and about barns and other buildings. We have a couple who nest in the eaves of our front porch every year.

I'd also echo what others have said about bats. Unfortunately their populations are way down due to the "white nose" virus.

singleton - the problem with the pool attracting dragonflies is that the pool also attracts mosquitos.

I also use mosquito dunks. I need so many that I usually buy them wholesale. I've tried to find a place to buy dragonfly larvae online, but no luck.

Try putting up bat boxes high in a tree. Bats eat lots of mosquitos. The problem is that even with lots of mosquito predators you will still have more of the pesky biters than you want. The predators require a certain amount of prey in order to stay local. I would try the BT dunks if the swampy area is on your property. Don't under any circumstances get a bug zapper. Those things kill lots of beneficial insects.

Steve