Mosquito season is back

[Johnny English 3,071]

These little ladies love me. Last summer the bites would actually wake me up in the night. Got done 3 times last night on the legs 'cos she who must be saluted left the window open. They get me almost every night if possible.

 

It is a known fact that the mosquito is selective when given a choice of victims. Indeed one of the safest ways to not get done is to share a dorm with 10 people - cos the mozzies will all go for the same one or two people.

 

So...I got a "fix" for the itching from the internet last year. If you apply heat (wet teatowel from the microwave) it breaks down the poison enzymes - but hurts like buggery when you do it.

 

Now kinda looking for a fix to stop them in the 1st place. Giving 'er indoors a slap for leaving the window open is not ideal, especially as it gets warmer.

[grtho 8]

Citronella plants and candles with the oil in.

[Guest]

JE - Lemon Balm. You can get it in the V-Markt. Plant plenty of it in hanging baskets near all the windows you wish to remain open. It's not failsafe, but the little buggers don't like the smell. I learned this from trying to keep the bastards from eating my strawberry flavoured son alive at night.

[Johnny English 3,071]

cheers folks - I can tell the bedroom is gonna end up smelling like a parisian whores workshop.

[Guest]

So no change there then huh? :lol:

[Keydeck 9,248]

You calling Sin & Grtho "Parisien Whores"?

[mightypies 7]

Sounds silly, but eating avocado keeps them a good few metres from them. Avocado creates a very faint gas out of the pores on your skin, which they can't stand to taste.

[Guest]

 

You calling Sin & Grtho "Parisien Whores"?

 

 

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Allo Keydeck cherie. So our little secret is out zen? From now on you must refer to me as "Fifi". ;)

[Katrina 4,522]

If you get really bad bites or are spending time in the Black Forest or something, then Mosquito Milk is the best deterrent I've ever used. Even works against Scottish midgies.

One stripe and you're covered, fantastic stuff. One bottle lasts me a year (and I must be strawberry-flavoured too).

[Johnny English 3,071]

My wife is not from France and gave up work years ago...

[Guest]

What has anything got to do with your wife JE? :P

[Johnny English 3,071]

I like the way this thread stayed on topic for...what 6 minutes?

[Keydeck 9,248]

You started it. ;)

[Guest]

JE - it's International Digression Day.

 

Now, about them horses what were trying to gallop into your brothel...

[interplanetjanet 177]

Uh, perhaps this is a bit too obvious, but buy a box of window screen for a couple bucks at the store. Run the velcro included in the package around the window, slap on the window screen, and bye bye mossies.

[Johnny English 3,071]

Regretfully the window is in fact a door out onto the balcony so fly screen route is gonna be too tricky I think.

[interplanetjanet 177]

Buy a screen door, maybe?

[Guest]

JE - sorry to digress again, again, again, but did I hear correctly that you are seriously in the ladies undergarments business?

[gills 88]

Bear grease. Failing that, Avon Skin-So-Soft.

[grtho 8]

 

You calling Sin & Grtho "Parisien Whores"?

 

 

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I don't do French...