Mosquito Control

[Anonymous]

They come in different sizes but I think I paid around $250.00 dollars for my 1/4 acre model . Mosquito Magnet is one brand of machine . Someone told me there was a test of these machines done recently and it so happens that the brand "Mosquito Magnet" was the best .

[Anonymous]

I looked it up. None of the ads had any prices listed. That tells me you would have to take out a bank loan to buy one. There are several models available. Looks like some of the propane dealers carry them.

[Anonymous]

We had a mosquito plane in the 2nd war, it was as popular with the Jerries as the blood suckers are with evryone these days. It was in and out before they knew what was happening and they left everything shot to hell. What's a 'mosquito magnet'? Sounds pricey by the talk.
Cheers,
Kim
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[Rastun]

Matt,

I have thought of that myself, even mentioned it earlier in my post. They seem to be a pretty straight forward build. If you check out this web site http://www.batcon.org/ there is a lot of information from plans to build bat houses to what color to paint them and best locations for them.

Jack

[Anonymous]

I was wondering has anyone every built a Bat house? I understand one bat can eat up to 3000 mosquitos in one evening or somthing like that. I thought of building one on the back side of my property.

[tangerine-jack]

Roger that, Troy! I've worked a little with the SAS and I sure wouldn't want to be on the recieving end of thier trade.

This battle is humanity against the skeeters, we should all band together for this one!


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[Anonymous]

Would you like us to lend you the S.A.S.
Obviously all U.S. troops would have to be out of the way to avoid any accidents![:D]

[tangerine-jack]

Gp-9, Tidewater, Va where I live is not just a clever name. In order to remove all standing water you would have to drain the Atlantic Ocean down about 15 ft or so. Not to mention the Great Dismal Swamp, another not so cleverly named area.

Our best bet is to rely on the F-16/F-14 fighter wings to clear the really big ones and I carry a 9mm sidearm for the smaller ones that get too close. From time to time we send a SEAL team or an SBU team into the breeding zones to perform sapper work on the nests and gather intel.[:D][:D]


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[ghelman]

"mosquito magnet" I heard they were good for a 1/2 acre. I keep trying to convince my neighbor into buying one. [:)]

[Anonymous]

Go out and get a mosquito magnet . Picked up one last year and haven't gotten bit yet .KNOCK ON WOOD !!! Gotta start it up early cuz it interups their breeding cycle . Had to get it cuz some moms dont like spraying 1 year old babies with chemicals .

[Anonymous]

The stake through the heart works, ....but you gotta have two guys to hold them down while you do it. Where do you get silver bullets? Got no silver to melt down since they took all the silver out of US coins.[(-D]

[GP-9_Man11786]

QUOTE: Originally posted by capt_turk

We even tried running over'em with the truck, but they kept poking holes in the tires[4:-)]

Have you tried driving steaks through their hearts? Or maybe even silver bullets?

[GP-9_Man11786]

I think this is one of those cases where an ouce of prevention is worth a pound of citronella. As long as water is't allowed to collect in things such as drainege pans and the like, there are fewer places for the little bloodsuckers to breed.

[Anonymous]

I never realized that mossies were metallic.
I'm going to build a mossie electromagnet.
Let's hope there isn't a power cut.They'll eat me alive !!!

[markperr]

Citronella candles and torches: Great for lighting their way when they are looking for something to eat.

Off smoke ring: Works real well if your standing directly downwind

Skin-so-soft: Seems to work okay

Any repellent with a greater concentration of DEET than 20%: Works best

Mosquito Magnet: WAAAAAAYYYYYY outta my price range.

Mark

[Tom The Brat]

One night at a Boy Scout campout, I was tenting with Chris and there was a commotion in the next tent. Two mosquitos were arguing over Mike, who was a heavy sleeper.

"Should we eat him here or take him home?"

"Better eat him here. If we take him hone, the big mosquitos will take him away from us."

[Anonymous]

We even tried running over'em with the truck, but they kept poking holes in the tires[4:-)]

[tangerine-jack]

Seems we have a lot in common, cpt Turk! The local F-16's from Fentress and Oceana Naval Air stations keep thier combat skills honed on the anti-skeeter missions- tough and dangerous work. I caught half a dozen blood suckers the other day practicing kung-fu and urban combat skills. I killed them, had no other choice.

Howitzers don't work, I spent 17 of my 20 years in the Artillery and it was quite a bloodbath battle against the "buzzbombs" and I think they won. Sprays don't work very well, I saw a platoon of skeeters in gas-masks giving first aid to the rest of the bunch. Killed one and the rest came to the funeral.

I've seen some in the Dismal Swamp with red-heads that nothing at all worked on. Those b-stards bite through your uniform and leave a welt the size of a quarter. We tried everything, diesel fuel, cintronella, exhaust fumes, burning gunpowder, cig and stogie smoke, nothing worked.

OK, so I'm getting a little silly, but hey, if we don't laugh at ourselves then we will be laughed at by total strangers!

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[Anonymous]

I agree with Troy, get pissed just in case one happens by. When I holiday in Greece I up my garlic intake before I go and eat plenty of local Tzatziki when I'm there, tastes bloody good, nobody comes near me because I reek of garlic and the mosi's leave the room when I walk in.
Cheers,
Kim
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[grandpopswalt]

Two things .... I use "Off" personal spray, this seems to keep the majority of them away and to create a mosquito-free zone I use the green "mosquito coils". The smoke is pungent but completely effective.

Walt

[ttrigg]

We only have about one "skeeter" every four or five years. No standing water of any kind within 30 miles. (Unless you want to count the Pacific Ocean, but its too salty anyway.)

Tom

[Anonymous]

Well...here in Florida, we use shotguns, howitsers, baseball bats, and the local naval base fighter aircraft. Haven't lost but a couple of the aircraft lately. Tried using brickbats, but they kept catching them, and throwing them back.
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[Anonymous]

I got a mosquito magnet last year. Works great, cleans out mosquitos, black flies and no seeums.

Gary

[Anonymous]

I don't worry about mosquitos in winter time.


ian

[GP-9_Man11786]

Incense is also effective and it has a nice smell.

[Anonymous]

Lucky this way. We have almost 0 skeeter population. I probably don't see 10 skeeters a year. My pond is the only water source in about a mile, and the gold fi***ake care of any hatched larve.

[Rastun]

If I have to use a repellent I usually find the one with the highest deet conent I can get. That being said our mosquitos here aren't all that big but those ones in Nevada, they need to call air traffic controll for landing clearances! [(-D]

I think I am going to build and put up a few bat houses this year and see if I can attract me some natural mosquito predators. [:D]

Jack

[Rene Schweitzer]

Ben has a good point--I use mosquito dunks in areas that have standing water (bird baths, etc.) They do last 30 days are are safe for pets, animals and people. I've seen these appearing in more stores in the last couple of years.

[Tom The Brat]

Around here, mosquitos have learned that where they smell citronella, there are people!