Mosquito’s in GB

Weymouth_Man

Is anyone else having problems with Mosquito’s in this country, if so is there a simple answer to zap the little !!!!!!s. :mad:

Which? Magazine has recommended Plug in vaporisers, Mosquito coils & repellent lotions. :cool:

Any sensible advice would be gratefully received.:beer:

:rotfl: I can feel a Nelly coming on? :rotfl:

crossleydd42

I read only today that they sniff you out and can smell perspiration. Also, they prefer those with group 'O' blood, which explains why they love me and leave my wife alone! Unfair or what?

I usually use repellent. It's useless using the blue lights - it doesn't work on them, but does keep moths etc away.

Weymouth_Man

crossleydd42 wrote:

I read only today that they sniff you out and can smell perspiration. Also, they prefer those with group 'O' blood, which explains why they love me and leave my wife alone! Unfair or what?

I usually use repellent. It's useless using the blue lights - it doesn't work on them, but does keep moths etc away.

Thanks for your information; I have also heard this problem with mosquito’s searching out body odours, perhaps a shower B4 going to bed might help.

Hillfly

Could be your wife that's smelly and you're suffering for it.
Make sure she has a shower too!
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Weymouth_Man

Hillfly wrote:

Could be your wife that's smelly and you're suffering for it.
Make sure she has a shower too!
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

:mad: Pirates Don't Have Wives Shipmates:p

Keldin

Mosquitos track you by detecting carbon dioxide concentrations. It is possible to create a homemade trap from a 2-litre bottle, yeats and sugar water that will trap them if you don't want to fill your house with poisonous vapours.
Google

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nikiyoung

ok myth time and no i haven't tried it... yet
listening to Steve Wright (i think, any way some one on radio 2) they said that if you eat Marmite you wont get eaten alive!
Niki

Weymouth_Man

Thanks Keldin, Just set one up, see how it goes.
Will post the outcome :rolleyes:

RoCas

Have you tried Jungle Formula lotion? Works for me.

Weymouth_Man

RoCas wrote:

Have you tried Jungle Formula lotion? Works for me.

Just purchased the Boots Repel Extra Strength Lotion, fingers crossed should do the job, both came out excellent in the recent Which? report. :beer:

tawnyowls

Insect screens over the windows and swatters in every room. Soon as I hear neeeeeeeeeeeeee in my ear, light on and splat! Caught one in my book the other night - very satisfying.

Outside, citronella oil and candles seem to work.

If you're getting lots, make sure you've got no standing water anywhere in the garden - even a pot saucer is enough to breed the little horrors. If you've got a rainwater butt, a bit of paraffin in the top stops the larvae breathing and the adults breeding.