<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">second the fan recommendation - there was a recent web article somewhere that reviewed anti-mosquito tech and found that a strong breeze was pretty effective<br>
</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div>Pete Hardie<br>--------<br>Better Living Through Bitmaps</div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 6:54 AM, JD <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jdp@algoloma.com" target="_blank">jdp@algoloma.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
30% deet. There is no substitute or there wasn't until Picaridin. I've been<br>
places that are famous for flying insects, including mosquitoes. At one of<br>
these places, even 30% deet wasn't enough to keep a horse fly from biting.<br>
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Picaridin has also been proven to be effective. Doesn't have the negatives of<br>
Deet from what I read, but it is harder to find in the USA.<br>
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Also, remove all sources of standing water to limit the breeding area for the<br>
little buggers.<br>
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I have given bug zappers as wedding presents. Enjoyment for the entire family,<br>
but I have doubts about total effectiveness. The NYT article confirms.<br>
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I would check Consumer Reports for any non-standard solutions.<br>
Google on "consumer reports mosquitoes" showed some interesting results.<br>
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On 07/30/2013 01:22 AM, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:<br>
> Hi Guys,<br>
><br>
> You've been warned, WAY OT.<br>
><br>
> Don't flame me for posting this, but you guys are my geeky brain trust, and you<br>
> had a gardening thread going on recently, so I figured I'd try it.<br>
><br>
> I live on a wooded property and there are huge numbers of mosquitoes around in<br>
> the summer, particularly lately. I think the main species active in the day<br>
> time may be the Asian Tiger Mosquito. If we go outside for more than 1-2<br>
> minutes, they're attacking with a vengeance. I don't know for sure if they're<br>
> Asian Tigers, since I'm too busy shewing, slapping, and moving to look closely<br>
> at their appearance. But I do know those are much more active in daylight hours<br>
> than others; and I know I've occasionally seen their distinctive striped<br>
> appearance.<br>
><br>
> I'm not a big outdoors person, but this just reinforces my stay inside or in a<br>
> car mentality, even in fair weather. I have to make it a point to try to never<br>
> leave the front house door or a car door open more than 5-10 seconds.<br>
><br>
> I'm posing this to you to find out if you've had personal experience with exotic<br>
> solutions, some of which I'll mention. I don't want to put pesticide /<br>
> repellent on my skin. I don't want to spray large parts of the yard with<br>
> chemicals. So, I'm wondering about some of the less invasive technologies.<br>
><br>
> I've read enough to become convinced that ultrasonic devices don't work at all;<br>
> and bug zapper devices don't primarily work on mosquitoes.<br>
><br>
> I am interested to know if anyone has had experience with the mosquito magnet<br>
> brand of propane / attractant driven trap. According to Amazon reviews, they<br>
> seem to work, but cost $ 300 to acquire and $ 40+ or so per month to run. Some<br>
> reviews say they're not durable.<br>
><br>
> I would also be interested in the new OFF devices with a fan that you clip on<br>
> your belt. They've been advertising them like they're the shields around the<br>
> starship Enterprise. Let's just say I'm skeptical.<br>
><br>
> Another thing that crossed my mind is those fans you can mount over the door<br>
> which blow air downward. At least that could keep the critters out of the house.<br>
><br>
> The subject of bats may come up, and I'm glad to discuss it. I did do some<br>
> reading though that said bats will prefer other food sources where they can get<br>
> more of a meal for less work.<br>
><br>
> This is not a critical problem, and, truth be known, I probably wouldn't spend $<br>
> 300 to fight it. But it is extremely annoying. I just hate the idea of my<br>
> blood being sucked to help create more of the #$#$%#$% stinking bugs. There is<br>
> also the remote chance of them carrying dangerous diseases. Also, not being<br>
> able to go outside hardly at all, is annoying even for me.<br>
><br>
> Anybody have any suggestions that don't involve putting toxic chemicals on<br>
> myself or the property?<br>
><br>
> Any help is always appreciated. Can't say I would implement any given<br>
> suggestion, but I'd certainly consider them, and would enjoy learning about<br>
> options. I always learn things from the discussions here. My reading has<br>
> convinced me there is no silver bullet, as with so many real world problems.<br>
> I'd settle for just about any usable and affordable bullet.<br>
><br>
> Sincerely,<br>
><br>
> Ron<br>
><br>
><br>
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