Piff Poff

Been bitten on my cheeks, so enoughs enough, got to get rid of those pesky bity things so looking at bug control and in particular skeeter vacs. Has anyone got one? Do they work? What should we look for in a skeeter vac?

Much appreciated.

bats

Iaink has one, send him a pm.

mandymoochops

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...er+vac+picture

scroll down to post 10

Piff Poff

Thanks

Thanks, cant do searches on the tablet and we are watching the arctic monkeys at glastonbury on the lappy

Just showe OH the pic, he went eurgh, then what do you do with them? Eat them?

bats

Mix 'em up with chocolate and raisins maybe?

Little D

We've just bought one that you plug in outside and is supposed to cover half an acre. Seems to be a drastic reduction in the number of mozzies in the yard, and OH and my son are being bitten a lot less....plus there's that satisfying buzz when one flies right into it! So far so good! Got ours from Walmart.

Piff Poff

Would we need one for the front and one for the back of the house ?

BristolUK

There's a thing on Canadian Tire for $50.

The reviews say it's good but then there are complaints it won't work (battery charge problems) the following year - although someone is trying a replacement battery.

But if it works well, $50 a summer seems to me to be a good deal.

$50 to allow everyone to sit out on the deck and be pretty much bug free for summer? Yes please.

I remember using a lamp that burned a pad at $2 or $3 a time but only for 3 hours and didn't have much of a range.

Piff Poff

Yeah we've got that sort of thing already (in a box somewhere still) but we want something a bit more heavy duty now we are out of town, still thinking of spraying chemicals to keep the blighters down but that's not great for the dog. When they bite through clothes and you have sprayed ALL over with repellant and they still get you it's not fun being outside anymore.

mandymoochops

As an aside Piff my advice would be, don't sleep bare arsed.

caretaker

Mix 3 parts white vinegar and 1 part lemon dish soap and you can spray it right on the dog.

Piff Poff

Lol, i was wearing shorts that are two big now ive lost loads of weight and the cheeky blighter got down through the waist

Piff Poff

Hmm, maybe a dog that would allow such a scary thing as a spray being waved above him, ive tried for years to get him used to a detangling spray, i gave it up for a lost cause, he is such a wuss sometimes.

caretaker

If he isn't too timid to let you pet him all you have to do is pour it on your hands.

Piff Poff

Good God, there is no way you can describe Henry as timid He just knows that being sprayed is not something he wants to happen Can I use real lemons or does it have to be soap?