Anyone else noticing how bad they are this year?
Can't do anything without getting swarmed by them!
Golfing, playing tennis, going for a walk.
Why are they so bad?
Anyone else noticing how bad they are this year?
Can't do anything without getting swarmed by them!
Golfing, playing tennis, going for a walk.
Why are they so bad?
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City hasn't been spraying.
You noticed how it was raining the past few weeks...?Originally posted by dezmarez
Anyone else noticing how bad they are this year?
Can't do anything without getting swarmed by them!
Golfing, playing tennis, going for a walk.
Why are they so bad?
... for years.Originally posted by A790
City hasn't been spraying.
THIS. the larvae develop in pools of standing water, which is why you see more when it rains like it has been all year. try to get rid of any standing water (bueckets, etc.) around your yard.Originally posted by D'z Nutz
You noticed how it was raining the past few weeks...?
I just heard about this a few days ago.
Apparently, you can spray Listerine and the mosquitoes won't touch you.
I checked with a couple of people and they said its true, I haven't tried it personally.
Last edited by DENZILDON; 06-28-2011 at 09:52 AM.
the landscaping company in my townhouse complex sprays our area, idk if its legal but it helps a bit i noticedOriginally posted by A790
City hasn't been spraying.
we just bought a few venus fly traps from crappy tire for the heck of it and we've put one at every level of the house with positive results lol, the traps open up with a shriveled mosquito carcase - always get a kick outta that.
I Got destroyed on saturday golfing haha.. even with two different kinds of bug spray
I fucking HATE mosquitoes. It's unbearable, the golf courses are infested with them. Any other magical repellents other than listerine? I'll try anything!!!
Try biking in fishcreek :p
no kidding,
was at baseball lastnight and had to COVER myself in bug spray and they still were going through my clothes..
they are so big they are like little helicopters !
What about just using OFF?Originally posted by DENZILDON
I just heard about this a few days ago.
Apparently, you can spray Listerine and the mosquitoes won't touch you.
I checked with a couple of people and they said its true, I haven't tried it personally.
^^^ You can shower in OFF and they'll still swarm you this year...
You guys should move to Winnipeg.
I still have yet to see one and its almost July.
http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/b...trapcounts.stm
Really? even with deet? I hate mosquitos with a passion. Just hope the dragonflies are out in full force soon. I remember last year I had a HUGE dragonfly on my backyard window.Originally posted by Aniki
^^^ You can shower in OFF and they'll still swarm you this year...
Hang this on your neck and you will be good to go!
http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows....jsp?locale=en
Last edited by interlude; 06-28-2011 at 10:34 AM.
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+1 for Winnipeg, too bad the net score is still -198,000.Originally posted by sputnik
You guys should move to Winnipeg.
I still have yet to see one and its almost July.
http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/b...trapcounts.stm
Originally posted by rage2
#1: don't ever question me.
If mosquitoes are still biting you and you are wearing repellent, get better repellent.
Nothings bites through this: Bens Wilderness repoellent- 30% DEET Be careful though. It'll take the tint off your sunglasses and dissolve polyester shirts.
30% is the legal maximum for DEET in canada. I've heard stories that you can get high concentrations in the US, but that's probably not healthy.
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I've diagnosed myself with mosquitophobia. Out walking my dogs last night in Tuscany, I was flailing my arms and walking as fast as possible. They are just horrible. It also doesn't help that they like to feast on me. If I am out with my family, the *only* go for me.
I personally *hate* putting on insect repellent cause I hate the waxiness of it on my skin plus the smell usually makes me gag. My wife has a homeopathic remedy that's supposed to repel them. I'll give that a try tonight and see how it goes. You can also get a bug jacket:
http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows....jsp?locale=en
This will keep them away from your head/face but won't do anything for the rest of your body and I find they can easily just bite though even 5 layers of clothes.
You have a couple of photos that are great... you must be very good at photoshop!
Any beyond geniuses want to go ahead and genetically engineer a self-destructing mosquito that will enter the gene pool and take out all mosquitoes?
Thank you.
Originally posted by clem24
My wife has a homeopathic remedy that's supposed to repel them.
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