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-   -   Mozzie Misery (https://britishexpats.com/forum/trailer-park-96/mozzie-misery-611570/)

meauxna May 28th 2009 5:14 pm
Re: Mozzie Misery
 
Originally Posted by tonrob (Post 7612904)
I find that getting drunk is a great way to avoid the unpleasant sensation of mosquitoes biting you if you're sitting outside on a summer's evening.

Edit: Thought I'd add that you actually need to stay drunk for two weeks to avoid discomfort altogether.
And thus, the British holidaymaker is finally explained. :p

robin1234 May 28th 2009 5:38 pm
Re: Mozzie Misery
 
Up here in the far north, we are having a cold, wet spring (early summer?) and the mosquitoes and black flies are about average .. but the deer ticks are really bad this year. Fortunately I'm getting quite skilled at pulling the little buggers out intact..

Bob May 28th 2009 9:01 pm
Re: Mozzie Misery
 
Deet...nothing else works really...as for bites, After Bite, or anything with ammonium hydroxide so you could slag it up and use plain ammonium...

MrEmjoy May 29th 2009 1:16 am
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I guess I slag it up with my Walgreen brand ammonium. Works well, smells like a ginnel.

SpaceProg May 29th 2009 3:16 am
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Am I the only one that likes to watch birds and bats?
:(

Kar98 May 29th 2009 3:18 am
Re: Mozzie Misery
 
Originally Posted by SpaceProg (Post 7614373)
Am I the only one that likes to watch birds and bats?
:(
No? But it's much nicer when you don't have to slap at mosquitoes all the damn time. There's still plenty of them left to feed the birds and bats.

robskatie May 29th 2009 12:47 pm
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We went camping this past weekend and I bought the new "OFF" clip on insect repellent and didn't get bitten once, usually they get only me. It has refill cartridges that last for 12 hours.
As for relief, tea tree oil or gold bond itch relief cream.
Damn mozzies!

Jerseygirl May 29th 2009 1:12 pm
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Originally Posted by robskatie (Post 7615534)
We went camping this past weekend and I bought the new "OFF" clip on insect repellent and didn't get bitten once, usually they get only me. It has refill cartridges that last for 12 hours.
As for relief, tea tree oil or gold bond itch relief cream.
Damn mozzies!
Saw those advertised on TV last night...I wondered if they were similar to the clip on one I use.

meauxna May 29th 2009 3:50 pm
Re: Mozzie Misery
 
Originally Posted by robskatie (Post 7615534)
We went camping this past weekend and I bought the new "OFF" clip on insect repellent and didn't get bitten once, usually they get only me. It has refill cartridges that last for 12 hours.
As for relief, tea tree oil or gold bond itch relief cream.
Damn mozzies!
You knew I've been eyeballing that commercial didn't you....

Good to hear it works. I like that. My own personal fog of keep-the-hell-offa-me.

cindyabs May 29th 2009 3:53 pm
Re: Mozzie Misery
 
Originally Posted by SpaceProg (Post 7614373)
Am I the only one that likes to watch birds and bats?
:(
No, I do, living on the farm we had tons of barn swallows and a few bats and I don't remember bugs ever being a problem, well except for bot flies for the horses.

Now I live next to a marsh, and while I do not use chemicals and don't wish to the bird population seems to be songbirds and that's about it, :(

meauxna May 29th 2009 4:01 pm
Re: Mozzie Misery
 
Originally Posted by SpaceProg (Post 7614373)
Am I the only one that likes to watch birds and bats?
:(
Hey! I *said* hummingbirds from the get go. :p Been trying to get DH to make me a bat house but he's too busy with his mason bee project.

Bluegrass Lass May 29th 2009 4:06 pm
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Originally Posted by meauxna (Post 7615984)
Hey! I *said* hummingbirds from the get go. :p Been trying to get DH to make me a bat house but he's too busy with his mason bee project.
http://www.backyardbird.com/naturalchalet.html

Why wait, just go buy one. :p

meauxna May 29th 2009 4:25 pm
Re: Mozzie Misery
 
Originally Posted by sunflwrgrl13 (Post 7615994)
lol, you don't *buy* things around here that can be *made*! Letting down the team and all. They just go on the ever longer 'honey do' list. :D


That one is cute though....

robskatie May 29th 2009 6:48 pm
Re: Mozzie Misery
 
Originally Posted by meauxna (Post 7615984)
Hey! I *said* hummingbirds from the get go. :p Been trying to get DH to make me a bat house but he's too busy with his mason bee project.
Bats scare me....I have nightmares of being bitten by a rabid bat!! In fact when the bats come out at night I come in......true!!

meauxna May 29th 2009 9:09 pm
Re: Mozzie Misery
 
Originally Posted by robskatie (Post 7616282)
Bats scare me....I have nightmares of being bitten by a rabid bat!! In fact when the bats come out at night I come in......true!!
And no mosquito bites on you, so it works! :D


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