Mosquitos

[Dragon]

They always seem to pick me over almost anybody else. Garlic pills to no avail. Never found anything that works well other than covering head to toe.

To many's surprise, Phoenix/valley is loaded with them even with our low humidity 

Odd thing though; in Alaska where they swarmed everything they left me alone.

I do have an electric tennis racquet looking device that fries them up rather effectively     nasty buggers.

These are awesome!

[nrshida]

I found a great trick last night by accident. We were just drifting off to sleep and then I got disturbed and decided to check on Tiny Shida. When I came back Mrs Shida said she thought she heard one buzzing around. Quick flashlight search revealed the little bugger on the wall right above our bed tucking a napkin in it's collar and licking its lips. We merged three times, little shrecker kept diving to ack. But he burned up all his e and I got him locked in a rolling scissor right above my pillow and BANG, pilot kill!

Doesn't really help if there's a squadron of them but I infer they must be able to monitor your breathing to know when you are drifting off to sleep. Carbon dioxide maybe. Great way to draw them out.

Today I have aches in the joints near were I was bitten. Tiny little things are worse than finding a lion in your bathroom.

[Bizman]

How about some flowers on the window shell, in the balcony, in the garden?  In the buttonhole, behind her ear, crushed under your bedsheets or in your pockets? http://crabapplelandscapexperts.blogspot.fi/2013/05/10-top-mosquito-repelling-herbs-and.html claims some of them being ten times more effective than DEET, and most of them are even edible, so they don't even pose a threat to Baby Shida! So you'd better leave Pennyroyal and Ageratum out of your shopping list...

[nrshida]

How about some flowers on the window shell, in the balcony, in the garden?  In the buttonhole, behind her ear, crushed under your bedsheets or in your pockets? http://crabapplelandscapexperts.blogspot.fi/2013/05/10-top-mosquito-repelling-herbs-and.html claims some of them being ten times more effective than DEET, and most of them are even edible, so they don't even pose a threat to Baby Shida! So you'd better leave Pennyroyal and Ageratum out of your shopping list...

That's a nice ida, thanks for the link. I'll probably have forgotten by next summer. Look out for my next Mosquito - no not the wooden one post and remind me again 

[Bizman]

Why not get some at end of the season bargains now? There's plant lights for the winter if they'd need, and you'd be prepared right from the start. Just think about the appetizing scent of basil in the kitchen, or a whisper of lavender in your bedroom... Or having a glass of Lemon Balm Wine Cooler with Lady Shida  made out of ingredients of your living door window shell plant? That might even serve as a number on a "harvest night" with some friends.

[Cremator]

I live in Rice Country here in Arkansas which equals millions of acres of swamps and flooded fields. Our misquitos here could (have relations) with turkey's. You get used to em after a while. When I was a deputy we literally could not turn on our blue lights and get out of the car without being swarmed. They would get so bad I've accidentally inhaled them on more than one occasion. As I'm laying in bed typing this ones buzzing my screen.

Rice fields= misquitos
Rice fields= ducks

We'll worth it!!!!

[RotBaron]

I found a great trick last night by accident. We were just drifting off to sleep and then I got disturbed and decided to check on Tiny Shida. When I came back Mrs Shida said she thought she heard one buzzing around. Quick flashlight search revealed the little bugger on the wall right above our bed tucking a napkin in it's collar and licking its lips. We merged three times, little shrecker kept diving to ack. But he burned up all his e and I got him locked in a rolling scissor right above my pillow and BANG, pilot kill!

Doesn't really help if there's a squadron of them but I infer they must be able to monitor your breathing to know when you are drifting off to sleep. Carbon dioxide maybe. Great way to draw them out.

Today I have aches in the joints near were I was bitten. Tiny little things are worse than finding a lion in your bathroom.

 

[bustr]

Mosquito's track you by smell receptors in their antenna. Just cut down on foods that cause you to exude large amounts of ammonia, butylamine, or lactic acid.

http://www.livescience.com/10056-mosquitoes-find-tasty-host.html

[morfiend]

  2 things I swear by,citronella plants,we grow several of them in pot around our deck.

   And vitamin B complex,as I understand it those antennas dislike the odour our bodies produce when taking B complex and it doesnt do any harm that I know of.

  Pure deet is best but I wouldnt put any on little shida,well not before achieves black belt status!




   

[FLOOB]

Get with the times man. Laser mosquito repellent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKm8FolQ7jw

[Rich46yo]

I guess its up to me.


How dare anyone compare such an airplane to an insect!