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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2021 8:49:29 GMT 1
Are you affected by mozzies ?
If so, how do you combat the nasty little buggers ?
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Post by Aardvark on Jul 22, 2021 9:00:01 GMT 1
Not a major problem here but the bane of my life is those nasty biting flies. They look like a little bit of broken twig. They don't give any warning like the high pitched "whine" of the mozzies. They just dive at you like a bird of prey and hit you biting tackle first. If you are quick you can brush them off but often still get the swollen itchy bite. They keep coming back and with real determination. Horse flies? I don't know what they are but the huge lump stays and itches for several days. Anyone watching me cut the grass with the rideon steering with one hand and swatting with the other must think I have Terrets.
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Post by annabellespapa on Jul 22, 2021 9:15:00 GMT 1
Are you affected by mozzies ? If so, how do you combat the nasty little buggers ? We use a product made by Avon, it is called Skin So Soft and is fairly cheap, it is a fine oil spray and mozzies don't like it, it was issued to the US military for that reason, it was a side effect of a moisturising product but mozzies love me and when I wear it they stay away. www.amazon.fr/Avon-Original-Huile-S%C3%A8che-Vaporisateur/dp/B00LSZ1PEQ/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=skin+so+soft&qid=1626941217&sr=8-1It is much cheaper in the UK if you can get someone to bring it over. The other side effect is that it is a good lubricant like WD40, spray it on hinges etc and it has a nice smell  Horse flies are a different matter... I am also the ride on mower man looking like he is on a bucking broncho clearing them away, they love laurel leaves and when I drive past cutting the grass they are attracted to sweat, I was bitten on the lip and looked like I'd had a trout pout for a couple of day, antihistemine (spelt wrong) for hay fever brought it down but they are evil and rip your skin when they bite.  |
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Post by ajm on Jul 22, 2021 10:00:11 GMT 1
We use a product made by Avon, it is called Skin So Soft and is fairly cheap, it is a fine oil spray and mozzies don't like it, it was issued to the US military for that reason, it was a side effect of a moisturising product but mozzies love me and when I wear it they stay away. www.amazon.fr/Avon-Original-Huile-S%C3%A8che-Vaporisateur/dp/B00LSZ1PEQ/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=skin+so+soft&qid=1626941217&sr=8-1It is much cheaper in the UK if you can get someone to bring it over. The other side effect is that it is a good lubricant like WD40, spray it on hinges etc and it has a nice smell  Horse flies are a different matter... I am also the ride on mower man looking like he is on a bucking broncho clearing them away, they love laurel leaves and when I drive past cutting the grass they are attracted to sweat, I was bitten on the lip and looked like I'd had a trout pout for a couple of day, antihistemine (spelt wrong) for hay fever brought it down but they are evil and rip your skin when they bite. Is that what was just called Avon Oil a few years ago it was very good. Now our stock has gone we use Marie Rose Répulsif which is also good |
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Post by Nifty on Jul 22, 2021 13:23:11 GMT 1
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Post by acr on Jul 22, 2021 15:42:04 GMT 1
They wouldn't work when driving a ride-on though!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2021 16:02:32 GMT 1
Don’t waste your money on one of these bracelets. A mosquito landed on my arm right next to it! fr.parakito.com/ |
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Post by ibis on Jul 23, 2021 19:05:22 GMT 1
Here is a good article with a few things to try and keep them away. FYI a "pop" bottle is a soda bottle, ie. coke, fanta, etc..
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Post by sw31girl on Jul 24, 2021 12:03:47 GMT 1
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Post by acr on Jul 24, 2021 14:04:54 GMT 1
That's interesting sw31girl ! I have one of these - acts by sucking out the poison (or sting if it's one of those sort of insects). To be honest, I have two of them, first discovered in Boots and used by military detachments overseas I understand... |
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Post by acr on Jul 24, 2021 14:14:03 GMT 1
Additional thought - these are easy to grow and are quite pretty on a sunny windowsill.....
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Post by Gigi on Jul 24, 2021 14:46:27 GMT 1
I have a number of those ‘clickers’ both in France and in the UK, bought at outdoor shops, I find them efficacious.
I won’t use anything containing DEET, so was happy to find Mrs White's Unstung Hero Mosquito Repellent some time back; mozzies adore me, so I’ve tried all sorts of anti-mozzie repellents.
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Post by acr on Jul 24, 2021 14:54:39 GMT 1
I have a number of those ‘clickers’ both in France and in the UK, bought at outdoor shops, I find them efficacious. I won’t use anything containing DEET, so was happy to find Mrs White's Unstung Hero Mosquito Repellent some time back; mozzies adore me, so I’ve tried all sorts of anti-mozzie repellents. That's worth knowing, Gigi - thank you. I carry around a batch of strong antihistamines in case.... Ghastly things, mozzies.
Although they are clearly not massively useful in the garden (except perhaps for sarracenias, which can be left outdoors in winter) I do find carnivorous plants help. The drosera varieties are pretty and just the right size to get mosquitos. Flies are too big, but sarracenias get those....
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