Mosquitoes

[multiweb (Marc)]

Aeroguard works for me.

[Barrykgerdes]

I hide all the aeroguard then the mossies attack someone else.

Baz

[allan gould]

Well i tried a few solutions to the mosquito problem and found a simple solution. A small fan blowing past me keeps them all off and I haven't been bitten once tonight and NO rid or aerogard used. Go figure.

[M54 (Molly)]

Originally Posted by allan gould

Well i tried a few solutions to the mosquito problem and found a simple solution. A small fan blowing past me keeps them all off and I haven't been bitten once tonight and NO rid or aerogard used. Go figure.

That sounds like a reasonable idea. They are light and fragile little suckers so probably cannot deal with the air current from the fan.

Might get a bit cold though, coming into winter.

[DavidTrap (David)]

I've taken to burning sandlewood sticks - seems to work. I also douse myself in Tropical Strength Aeroguard, but I don't hear them buzzing around with the sticks burning away.

DT

[rogerg (Roger)]

On the weekend I got some Rosemary and Leptospermum 'Mozzie Blocker' to plant around my observatory in an attempt to keep the mozzie numbers down. Will be interesting to see if they improve the situation.

[supernova1965 (Warren)]

I have just heard that Listerine can repel even kill mosquitoes aparently it really works


http://www.ehow.com/how_5086250_use-...o-control.html

[Wavytone]

Listerine doesn't work - tried it.

One thing I tried - and works well - are the old blue mozzie coils - at Mt Bowen I used to place about 6 or 8 in a circle around me, and light the lot. Several hours of pest free observing results.

What does work though - very well too - is the stuff that is sold in little refill bottles for electric Mozzie Zappers - about $5-6 a bottle.

Putting that stuff on your skin is another matter - I suspect there is a very good reason why its sold in a sealed bottle.

[peter_4059 (Peter)]

Allan - have you tried "OFF". That's all I use and it works well. Active ingredient is Picardin.

[GTB_an_Owl (Geoff)]

well you know that old story about how to keep the flies out of the kitchen ?
no you don't have to go that far

place a "blue" light some way away from where you want to be left alone

insects are attracted to blue light

yellow lights will not attract them

geoff

[Jen]

Originally Posted by allan gould

Thanks guys and Gal - Ill try them all and report back to see what is the best. The wife didn't think strapping her to the outside of the observatory as a decoy was a real goer