Mosquito Bucket Challenge Toolkit

A project by Homegrown National Park®

Resources to help you share the challenge

Mosquito Bucket Challenge - This bucket saves bees! - Homegrown National Park

Thank you for helping share the Mosquito Bucket Challenge. This toolkit provides resources to promote the challenge, from simple ways to share it yourself to materials for organizations, community groups, and partners.

Ways to Share

Share the challenge on your website or social channels
Send an email or newsletter
Encourage people to build their own mosquito buckets
Host a local bucket-building event or demonstration
Share photos and stories

Social Media

Instagram
• Share a photo of your own mosquito bucket
• Use one of the sample captions below or adapt it your audience
• Include #MosquitoBucketChallenge and tag @HomegrownNationalPark

Facebook
• Use one of the sample captions below or adapt it to your audience
• Include the full link to the Mosquito Bucket Challenge page

instagram post with a blue mosquito bucket - Mosquito bucket challenge - Homegrown National Park

Profile Graphic

You can also use our Mosquito Bucket Challenge image as your temporary Facebook or Instagram profile picture!

Download Graphic

Email and Newsletters

You are encouraged to share the Mosquito Bucket Challenge by Homegrown National Park with your members through email or newsletters.

Use the sample copy below as written or adapt it for your audience.

Keep the attribution: “Mosquito Bucket Challenge by Homegrown National Park”
Include the link to the main Mosquito Bucket Challenge page

Short Message

Many mosquito control methods rely on fogging sprays that can harm pollinators, fireflies, and other beneficial insects.

The Mosquito Bucket Challenge by Homegrown National Park offers a simple alternative that homeowners can try in their own yards.

By placing a small bucket with organic material and a mosquito dunk containing Bti, homeowners can help intercept mosquito breeding without harming wildlife.

Learn how to build a mosquito bucket and join the challenge:

HNPark.org/mosquito-bucket-challenge

Longer Message

Mosquito fogging sprays are often used to control mosquitoes, but they can also harm beneficial insects such as pollinators and fireflies.

The Mosquito Bucket Challenge offers a practical step homeowners can take to help reduce mosquito breeding without relying on fogging sprays.

Participants create a simple mosquito bucket using water, organic material, and a mosquito dunk containing Bti, a biological larvicide widely used in mosquito management.

While no single method eliminates mosquitoes entirely, mosquito buckets can help reduce mosquito breeding around homes while protecting wildlife.

Learn more and join the challenge: HNPark.org/mosquito-bucket-challenge

Facebook Message 1

We’re sharing the Mosquito Bucket Challenge by Homegrown National Park — a simple way to help reduce mosquito breeding without relying on fogging sprays that can harm pollinators, fireflies, birds, and other wildlife.

By placing a simple bucket with organic material and a mosquito dunk (Bti), homeowners can help intercept mosquito larvae where they develop.

Learn how to build your own:
HNPark.org/mosquito-bucket-challenge

Facebook Message 2

Instagram Message 1

Instagram Message 2

Graphics & Downloads

Program Flyer

An introduction to the Mosquito Bucket Challenge by Homegrown National Park and how it supports mosquito management while protecting pollinators and other wildlife.

example of mosquito bucket flyer printed - Mosquito bucket challenge - Homegrown National Park

Download Flyer

Sponsorship Opportunities

The Mosquito Bucket Challenge sponsorship offers brands a chance to support and scale a widely engaged, science-backed campaign while gaining meaningful visibility and community impact.