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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: chrisgixer on 10 July 2013, 00:56:15
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A week the upstairs windows have been open in the warm weather, and I've been aware that I have not been bitten once at night, and not seen any in the house at all.
Tonight however, there's about a dozen of them in the bedroom. Immediately fried with the electric tennis bat... Mwaaahahahaaaa
...but who/what woke the little barstuards up? Is it turning more humid? :-\
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Do you or a neighbour have some standing water around, like a pond with no filtering or even a bucket of water just standing there. This will help the little blighters breed. Had similar problem a few years back.
Now my pond is filtered properly and I leave no standing water and very rarely get any mozzies.
Even bird bath type things if not cleaned out daily will help them breed.
If you find any standing water, tap the side and you will see the mozzy lavae swimming around.
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Ah Mozzies ::) ::)
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Yes, these
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito
::)
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Do you or a neighbour have some standing water around, like a pond with no filtering or even a bucket of water just standing there. This will help the little blighters breed. Had similar problem a few years back.
Now my pond is filtered properly and I leave no standing water and very rarely get any mozzies.
Even bird bath type things if not cleaned out daily will help them breed.
If you find any standing water, tap the side and you will see the mozzy lavae swimming around.
Absolutely to all of the above, I have a water butt collecting rain water in the garden.
In addition, they are attracted to light, so don't leave a light on with window open at night.
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Mmmwell, none of those things have changed in the last week or two to suddenly bring them in today.
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Mmmwell, none of those things have changed in the last week or two to suddenly bring them in today.
It maybe water that has been sat there for a few weeks, Any water butts that are uncovered ?
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Mmmwell, none of those things have changed in the last week or two to suddenly bring them in today.
It maybe water that has been sat there for a few weeks, Any water butts that are uncovered ?
Christine always has her butt uncovered.
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Mmmwell, none of those things have changed in the last week or two to suddenly bring them in today.
It maybe water that has been sat there for a few weeks, Any water butts that are uncovered ?
Christine always has her butt uncovered.
Little me is unsure which way to go on this. Does he head for the belt line or go into his winter hibernation ;D ;D
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Mmmwell, none of those things have changed in the last week or two to suddenly bring them in today.
It maybe water that has been sat there for a few weeks, Any water butts that are uncovered ?
Nope. No ponds, pools, baths or indeed, Butts. ::)
...windows, lights and general activity in the house is the same.
No water, no change in activity or weather Afaict. Slightly more humid maybe.
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Mmmwell, none of those things have changed in the last week or two to suddenly bring them in today.
It maybe water that has been sat there for a few weeks, Any water butts that are uncovered ?
Christine always has her butt uncovered.
And as for you, dirty old man... ::)
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Mmmwell, none of those things have changed in the last week or two to suddenly bring them in today.
It maybe water that has been sat there for a few weeks, Any water butts that are uncovered ?
Nope. No ponds, pools, baths or indeed, Butts. ::)
...windows, lights and general activity in the house is the same.
No water, no change in activity or weather Afaict. Slightly more humid maybe.
Not sure what else it could be then sorry. Did not think humidity had much to with it but I could be wrong (probably wrong)
Oh any kids paddling pools been left filled for a week ? When we had our paddling pool a few years (10 years) back we had to put chlorine tablets in it to stop the little blighters.
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There seem to be a lot of mozzies around this year. Unfortunately, I live about 100m from a balancing pond and the river Blackwater so there is plenty of water for them to breed in. :(
As I've got older my body has an increasing bad reaction to mosquitos bites, so I have to use anti-histamine cream. :(
Ukraine is even worse, where the mother-in-law's house backs onto a small river and pond. They are bigger and so is their bite. :( :(
Unfortunately, mosquitoes are attracted to me and my small girl so we both get lots of bites, but my wife never gets bitten! :( :(
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Marmite on toast every morning, failing that a vitamin B tablet..... summat in both that mossies don't like apparently, me, I love Marmite anyway and hardly get bitten over here, ants on the other hand!
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Are you sure there Mozi's, last night we had thousands of green fly flying about recklessly, landed up in mouth, eyes, little small badtards, had dig about 4 dead ones at of my eyes from an 5 min walk outside, yuk. >:(
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House flies here. Big bastards, 6 inch wingspan.
Not really, but I was beginning to feel left out. ;D
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House flies here. Big bastards, 6 inch wingspan.
Not really, but I was beginning to feel left out. ;D
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Nah, we got spiders round 'ere that have them for breakfast, plus anything else flying around. :)
(http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/images/upload/offbeat/OWE2NjI1ODdhZDY2MjAyYjZlOTk3YzEyMWJiN2Qz/760_450/PURPLE%20BLOOM%20BIRD%20EATING%20SPIDER.jpg)
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House flies here. Big bastards, 6 inch wingspan.
Not really, but I was beginning to feel left out. ;D
Esta, such a sensitive sole. ;D
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Marmite on toast every morning, failing that a vitamin B tablet..... summat in both that mossies don't like apparently, me, I love Marmite anyway and hardly get bitten over here, ants on the other hand!
Except it gives me gout :-[
Yes, I know, gay.
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Gayboy, and neighbours with stagnant water? I know nothing's changed, but the recent hot weather could potentially have caused a load of eggs to hatch...
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Hmmm, where's my petrol powered flame thrower...?
(All garden machinery must be petrol powered btw :D )
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I came back from the airfield in the Westfield last night in a fog of the 'stards. Most of them ended up on the windscreen. I noticed the wings were quite dirty with them when putting the gliders away too. The temperature has probably triggered them to hatch. Too bad for them that I emptied the water butt last weekend. ;D
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New batteries in the Tennis bat. Buuuuurn, burn them all.
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House flies here. Big bastards, 6 inch wingspan.
Not really, but I was beginning to feel left out. ;D
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Nah, we got spiders round 'ere that have them for breakfast, plus anything else flying around. :)
(http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/images/upload/offbeat/OWE2NjI1ODdhZDY2MjAyYjZlOTk3YzEyMWJiN2Qz/760_450/PURPLE%20BLOOM%20BIRD%20EATING%20SPIDER.jpg)
Holy sh*t ,what the hell is that thing :o :o :o
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A good trick to stop Mozzie bites itching is to put beer on them! ;) Something to do with the yeast I think, but it works!! :y :y :y
The beer goes on the bites not the Mozzies!! Just thought I'd clarify as you lot are easily confused!! :)
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New batteries in the Tennis bat. Buuuuurn, burn them all.
Got the UV unit on. Last night, a fly just wouldn't explode, and just sizzled a smoked for ages. Jeez, did it stink. Mrs TB saw the smirk on my face, and called me a sadistic bastard...
I hate flies. Disgusting things.
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New batteries in the Tennis bat. Buuuuurn, burn them all.
Got the UV unit on. Last night, a fly just wouldn't explode, and just sizzled a smoked for ages. Jeez, did it stink. Mrs TB saw the smirk on my face, and called me a sadistic bastard...
I hate flies. Disgusting things.
Ooh I rekon the tennis bat is fairly close for a hand held mobile device. Sparks and sometimes flames. Depends on the length of the fuses legs. ;D
Needless to say, Daddy long legs are most satisfying dramatic. And stink.
We have a halogen up lighter in the lounge. Occasionally there's that smell, if they fly into it, and fry. Proof being a wisp of up lit smoke. Its a pleasent effect IMO. ;D
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I'm constantly changing batteries in my bat. Actually, I think the bat may have suffered an ill judged swipe, I'll have to check :-[
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It doesn't need a powerful swing, you'll snap the head off. ;D
Just a touch is all it needs. There's a strange satisfaction from a minimal effort death. :y
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impatience. I hate 'em
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Hmmmmmm.....I like the look of 'The Executioner' on amazon. 8)
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House flies here. Big bastards, 6 inch wingspan.
Not really, but I was beginning to feel left out. ;D
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Nah, we got spiders round 'ere that have them for breakfast, plus anything else flying around. :)
(http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/images/upload/offbeat/OWE2NjI1ODdhZDY2MjAyYjZlOTk3YzEyMWJiN2Qz/760_450/PURPLE%20BLOOM%20BIRD%20EATING%20SPIDER.jpg)
Holy sh*t ,what the hell is that thing :o :o :o
at a guess I would say a bird eating spider :y
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Mosquitos, Mosquitos pwah...............Lakes 2011 Now there we had Mosquitos... :D :D :D
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Yep, no electric Tennis bat would have sorted that lot out. :o
The swallows and swifts are having a field day this evening. Btw
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Maybe they crawling out that dodgy tap ::) ;D
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Loads here as well :( Left window open with just TV on and a few came in ended up having to close the windows >:(
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Squashed one , eew full of blood from chewing flesh >:(