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[nocturn]

i keep my 5 year old near by. she is a far sweeter target

[zzaa09]

Smokers are less affected.

Something to consider.....

[TAWP]

Get a woman that mozzies love. I am left alone while she is eaten by the hundreds in the evenings. Smoooooth...

[joe84330]

haven't had a chance to read this thread yet but as someone who has whatever type of blood that mosquitos love the most, i have formed some opinions.

i don't use anything electric to kill mosquitos except for the electric rackets. don't just buy one, buy two. one should always be charging while the other is being used to kill them. don't shock the mosquitos excessively, you will only waste the charge very quickly. instead, one quick shock, only a fraction of a second, and then gently tap the side of the racket on the floor/table leg/your dog and then step on or find another way to kill the mosquito from there. i always seem to have 5 or 6 around my house so they are charging and being used in different rooms. one of these days i'll buy 10 of them, charge them up and invite some friends over for a few beers and deal a significant blow to the local mosquito population.

outdoors i use something called a mosquito pheromone trap, it's a very simple small jug with a small hole in the side for mosquitos to enter. the jug is filled with a few cups of rainwater, preferably with some organic material in it. add a pouch of "mosquito pheromone" intended to let the female believe it's the best place to leave her kids and you add a couple drops of kitchen/dish liquid soap (non citrus scented).  theoretically, the mother chooses the jug, lays her eggs and they are either not going to form correctly due to the soap or if they are at least functioning, they can't fly out because of the soap coating. whether it works better than a simple jug of rainwater left outside i can't say but it is highly effective at being a home for larvae.  i have a large yard so i keep several of these in different places around the perimiter to at least think i'm making an effort.

burning some yard waste on a weekly basis is also very effective if you have the ability to do it. that smoke is devastating to them.

wear lighter colored or white clothes.

when you are indoors, just sit still for ten minutes with an electric racket in a room with no fan. if there are any mosquitos in the room they will come to you, so kill them and then turn on the oscillating fan.

i have lemongrass around my yard, looks nice but does nothing about controling the mosquito population.

if you are an adult and choose to use a spray or lotion, choose the lemongrass spray. the plant is only effective when the leaves are broken or crushed. no matter where i go mosquitos flock to me and i swear by lemongrass spray. it isn't very effective for me after an hour or so but at least it's not DEET.  please don't put that stuff on your kids, it's the most effective thing there is for a reason, it's a nasty poison. never put it around your face, eyes, hands etc.

[wally1k]

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Edited by wally1k, 2012-02-03 17:32:59.

[wally1k]

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[F1fanatic]

The mossies loved me for the first year or so after I arrived here.

After that I didn't have any problems, until recently... 1) they seem to have been back with a vengeance over the last couple of weeks or so and 2) the bites are getting inflamed and itching for DAYS...

It seems to me that at the end of the day everyone finds their own solution.

I found that mossies laugh at citronella spray, the only thing that keeps them away is a deet formula or the cheap mossie coils. But then again, I know people that are still bitten even when a mossie coil is by their feet.

[Totster]

wally1k, on 2012-02-03 17:36:05, said:

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I think you meant to do this...



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[zzaa09]

Off-season mozzies should never be a problem...

Something to look forward too - the variety that have their way during the first two months of the raint season.

Larger and more painful nasties.

Edited by zzaa09, 2012-02-03 19:45:32.

[veryruay]

What sort of theory is this?? (

zzaa09, on 2012-02-02 21:15:42, said:

Smokers are less affected.

Something to consider.....

[cardholder]

hellodolly, on 2012-02-01 20:58:51, said:

Try spraying a little Listerine around the door way and window frames it will stop them from entering your residence and a little on you will keep them at bay out side.

Buggers up your 'pulling' chances !


Try taking a B^ vitamin supplement - works for me.

[F1fanatic]

cardholder, on 2012-02-06 13:40:23, said:

hellodolly, on 2012-02-01 20:58:51, said:

Try spraying a little Listerine around the door way and window frames it will stop them from entering your residence and a little on you will keep them at bay out side.

Buggers up your 'pulling' chances !


Try taking a B^ vitamin supplement - works for me.

And, in my experience, Listerine only works for an hour at best - so ends up more expensive than the deet sprays.

I wondered if it was taking Vit B that had protected me from mossies - until a few weeks ago when they were back with a bloody vengence!

[thaibeachlovers]

veryruay, on 2012-02-02 17:55:32, said:

Keep some lizards at home! Alternatively you can spray yourself some repellent!

Don't bother. Our house is over run with them, and they make no difference.
I even leave the cobwebs but ditto.

Sorry, no way I'm using repellent every waking moment.

[thaibeachlovers]

joe84330, on 2012-02-03 17:18:55, said:

haven't had a chance to read this thread yet but as someone who has whatever type of blood that mosquitos love the most, i have formed some opinions.

i don't use anything electric to kill mosquitos except for the electric rackets. don't just buy one, buy two. one should always be charging while the other is being used to kill them. don't shock the mosquitos excessively, you will only waste the charge very quickly. instead, one quick shock, only a fraction of a second, and then gently tap the side of the racket on the floor/table leg/your dog and then step on or find another way to kill the mosquito from there. i always seem to have 5 or 6 around my house so they are charging and being used in different rooms. one of these days i'll buy 10 of them, charge them up and invite some friends over for a few beers and deal a significant blow to the local mosquito population.

outdoors i use something called a mosquito pheromone trap, it's a very simple small jug with a small hole in the side for mosquitos to enter. the jug is filled with a few cups of rainwater, preferably with some organic material in it. add a pouch of "mosquito pheromone" intended to let the female believe it's the best place to leave her kids and you add a couple drops of kitchen/dish liquid soap (non citrus scented).  theoretically, the mother chooses the jug, lays her eggs and they are either not going to form correctly due to the soap or if they are at least functioning, they can't fly out because of the soap coating. whether it works better than a simple jug of rainwater left outside i can't say but it is highly effective at being a home for larvae.  i have a large yard so i keep several of these in different places around the perimiter to at least think i'm making an effort.

burning some yard waste on a weekly basis is also very effective if you have the ability to do it. that smoke is devastating to them.

wear lighter colored or white clothes.

when you are indoors, just sit still for ten minutes with an electric racket in a room with no fan. if there are any mosquitos in the room they will come to you, so kill them and then turn on the oscillating fan.

i have lemongrass around my yard, looks nice but does nothing about controling the mosquito population.

if you are an adult and choose to use a spray or lotion, choose the lemongrass spray. the plant is only effective when the leaves are broken or crushed. no matter where i go mosquitos flock to me and i swear by lemongrass spray. it isn't very effective for me after an hour or so but at least it's not DEET.  please don't put that stuff on your kids, it's the most effective thing there is for a reason, it's a nasty poison. never put it around your face, eyes, hands etc.

So where do I buy the perenome stuff, please?

[Semper]

If anyone would know the aswere to the question asked by the op, he/she would be a billionare. That is, if he/she patented the solution to this question.

[astral]

SKETOLENE

Available in big supermarkets like Tesco

I sometimes put some on the pillow to keep mozzies away whilst I sleep.

[Heimdallr]

I'm confident no one has mentioned this before. Employ spiders, they love to make nets that catch those bastards. Enjoy watching them savor your enemies.

[RubbaJohnny]

Having tried most of above methods with carying success over the decades here may I add 2 observations.

New Falangs do sem to attrct more bites a good friend always gets double the bites I do at same table etc when on tour.
I believe scent is part of the issue so avoiding all colognes aftershaves or scent for the ladies helps esp at the cocktal hour,loacl diet including aromatic spices dry chilis lemongrass etc seems to help not sure if residual on breath or other reason.

One drawback to the bat and any "hunting methods inclusing a ceiling well stocked with Gekkos may seem counter intuitive but is sadly true as part of Mendeleefs heriditary reversion to the mean in biology.

IF YOU ZAP THE SLOW YOU INEVITABLY INCREASE GENE POOL OF THE SWIFT DODGERS

[theblether]

Like me live in Glasgow........it has a 100% success rate when it comes to dodging mozzies.

I think the day of the mozzie is numbered though, there are several trial taking place which will neutralise the reproduction of this little pest, the big companies know that the first to provide workable solution will get a $billion return.

[Somtamnication]

BIG C has an advertisement for an orange light bulb, similar in shape to the new bulbs out now, coiled. They call it the mosquito repellent bulb. Wonder if it works?

When I sit outside, I turn on the 16mhz mosquito app thingy on my smart phone. Between 16 and 21 is the magic number for noise that they hate to be around in.