Screening Materials for No-see-ums and Mosquitos

QUESTION: We live in Shreveport, LA...lots of mosquitoes and no-see-ums. Just finished building, and have back porch ready to screen. We have an amazing view, so we want the most transparent, but effective screen. Any suggestions on type/where/cost?

ANSWER: Great question especially since spring arrives soon!

The smaller the insect the more holes per square inch of screen you need. The mores holes you have the smaller they have to be which tends to make the screen darker and less transparent.

To keep no-see-ums at bay you need no less than 20/17 screen; preferably you need 20/20 or 20/30. Technically, that means in a square inch of screen you have 20 holes across and 17 down (thus a 20/17 screen).

You will still have good visibility but the trade off is worth not being bit by the little buggers! I've included a link to Metro Screenworks below (we are not affiliated with them in any way).

Another excellent option are no-see-um netting. An advantage of the netting is that is has even more holes (keeps 'em out) and you can remove them when not needed. I included a link to them below also (Mosquito Curtains.com).

Here's a source you may want to check out: Metro Screenworks

MosquitoCurtains.com


Hope this helps and good luck with your project.

Dave