Posted by Tony on July 22, 2010, 11:43 am
Big stinky farts are a mosquito's greatest enemy. Eat plenty of beans and
chicken for supper and fart in the wee hours of the morning and i guarantee no
mosquito will ever come back.
john hamilton wrote:
> A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly at
> night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some immovable
> cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.
> Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?
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Posted by brooklyn1 on July 22, 2010, 12:47 pm
wrote:
>>A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly at
>>night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some immovable
>>cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.
>>
>>Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?
>>
>>
>Olde fashioned flypaper's, do they still exist?...
Yes, they certainly do exit, but it's highly unlikely that mosquitos
would be attracted to fly paper. Fly paper attracts house flies and
gnats. The male mosquito feeds on plant sap, only the female seeks
blood. People having a mosquito problem inside their home probably
have standing water somewhere, in basements, eave gutters, even sink
drains. In today's modern homes many have several bathrooms, some
with drains that rarely get used yet contain standing water, that
guest bathroom toilet tank is excellent for mosquito breeding and
other creepy crawlies.
http://www.mosquitoes.org/LifeCycle.html
Posted by Billy on July 22, 2010, 7:45 pm
> >
> >> A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly at
> >> night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some
> >> immovable
> >> cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.
> >>
> >> Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?
> >
> > You have a chance if you have light colored walls and ceiling, which
> > make them more visible when they land. But if your room is wood paneled
> > or darkly painted, you'll never find them. Fly paper near your head is
> > probably the best choice.
> > --
> > - Billy
>
> Yep, I'll second that: the only bedroom wall for me is smooth and painted
> white. Even then the buggers are so thin you don't know they are there
> until you turn the light off and, shortly after, hear the whine in your ear.
> Turn it back on and they vanish instantly.
>
> They zero in on CO2, but I've also heard they like sweaty feet too. I doubt
> if they would be enticed by either light or flypaper: on the contrary, they
> hide till it gets dark. When you do try to swat them, come from behind or v
> slowly from above, with something wet. Or, if you don't mind the noise, a
> vacuum cleaner with the 'behind the sofa' attachment on is favourite. Get
> them first time or you will be up all night.
>
> The ones that sit with their back legs up and the body at an angle to the
> surface are the malaria carrying ones, and, yes, we do have them in the UK.
>
> S
Ours are supposed to be carrying equine encephalitis. Anyway the skeeter
season is almost over here. To the best of my knowledge mosquitos are
attracted by CO2 and water vapor. We have light colored walls and
ceiling, and when we flip on the light, skeeters usually land somewhere.
Ours are pretty visible, and a judicious swing of a fly swatter is all
that it takes to bring them down.
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Posted by David Hare-Scott on July 22, 2010, 11:00 pm
john hamilton wrote:
> A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly
> at night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some
> immovable cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.
>
> Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?
Get a gecko.
D
Posted by brooklyn1 on July 22, 2010, 11:09 pm
wrote:
>john hamilton wrote:
>>> On 22/07/2010 16:11, john hamilton wrote:
>>>> A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly at
>>>> night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some
>>>> immovable
>>>> cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.
>>>>
>>
>> we get just the one or possibly two bites between us, per night. The are
>> very itchy and swell into a red blob. The remain itchy for two or three
>> days. That seems just like a mosquito bite to me. Would fleas or bed bugs
>> not tend to bite with a lot more smaller bites?
>>
>>
>Bedbugs are a possibility, particularly if you have been traveling recently.
>Look also to spiders. Here are some photos comparing bedbug to spider
>bites:
>http://www.badspiderbites.com/
It's pretty easy to tell a mosquito, those other bugs don't buzz in
your ear... just as easy to find the sucker... when you hear it
buzzing in your ear in the dark of night get up and turn on the light
and look for it. If it's flying about you will hear it before you see
it. If you don't hear any buzzing look about on your walls and
ceiling with your trusty Dust Buster in hand.
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> night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some immovable
> cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.
> Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?
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