Any advice or tricks needed for warding of mosquitos

[YarisSedan]

So i live in california in the bay area. Today and the rest of this week its going to be hot. I just opend my window and i kid you not there are about 50-60 baby mosquitos on the glass outside it freaked me out ofr a second cause it looked like they were on the inside of it. I live right next to a creek so im always going to have them. Its torture at night cause somehow they manage to get into the house and bit you all night long. Also when my girlfriend comes over she is highly allergic to mosquito bites. Even the smallest one swells up and stays for a week.

Anyone know any good tricks to keep them away. I tried every store bough mosquito product. I tested them cause i sprayed it out my screen in the area where all the mosquitos are on the outside of the window and all it seems to do is attract more mosquitos.

Also i have thse stupid little flies that keep comming out of the hole in my cealing from where the cealing fan is. I keep sucking them up with the vacuum cleaner but 10 minutes later theres 20 more. Finally found some ant spray under the sink and sprayed the cealing fan. Now there are no more =)

I am thikning of doing that all around the window trim in the house to see if it will keep the mosquitos away.

[yarisugi]

Looks like infestation! How about a buglight away from your window and then can of OFF! repellant. And there are natural plants (http://www.gomestic.com/Gardening/Five-Plants-That-Repel-Mosquitoes.34525) that mosquitos hate. Maybe a bunch of those plants below your window might work?

[YarisSedan]

Hmm if heard of those plants before i have to look into that. I will plant a entire garden of them lol

[yaris-me]

People have to water their yards less frequently. Puddles are a breeding ground. Look in your yard and your neighbors, and make sure there is no standing water. In four days mosquito larve can hatch. West Nile virus can kill. It's in your best interest to get rid of all standing water around you.

[Kioshi]

Keep the windows and doors closed as much as possible. Use portable fans if you want to save on not using AC. I saw a bunch of mosquitos today when cleaning my car in the garage. I live near Alvarado Niles Creek, so theres hella of them around my area, plus fruit flies everywhere ~_~..... I suggest going to Home Depot and askin the plant associate to recommend something...I dont trust half those products, just keep them away w/o opening a door for them to get into~~

[YarisSedan]

People have to water their yards less frequently. Puddles are a breading ground. Look in your yard and your neighbors, and make sure there is no standing water. In four days mosquito larve can hatch. West Nile virus can kill. It's in your best interest to get rid of all standing water around you.

There is a creek about maybe 15 feet away from my winow. Plenty of standing water that is unnavoidable.

[YarisSedan]

I think im going to find a local breeder and buy 300 mosquito fish and let them go in the stream.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

I have yet to try this, but I've heard that keeping a dryer sheet in your pocket prevents mosquitos from going to you. Also, don't eat bananas, I've notice that the more I eat bananas, the more I get bitten.

Spray some Raid onto the areas that you see mosquitos at. I've done this for areas that I see black widows (not sure if it'll work with mosquitos), and didn't wipe the area clean, I just left the puddle of Raid there to dry. Never seen another insect or arachnids in those areas ever again.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Also, those BIG mosquito-looking bugs (mosquito hawks/eaters), the sometimes eat the larvae of mosquitos, so don't kill those big ones. LOL.

[33OH]

:biggrin:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

^ LMAO. Good one.

A bit off tho, no bananas eaten, worked on my car for a couple hours in the garage with the garage door open, and I got 8-10 mosquito bites. :tongue: :laugh:

[IllusionX]

Dragonflies can catch mosquito in air, and eat them in flight.

kaotic: i think you are talking about the banana.. erm, i mean about this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxorhynchites

:)

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Dragonflies can catch mosquito in air, and eat them in flight.

kaotic: i think you are talking about the banana.. erm, i mean about this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxorhynchites

:)

hahahaha. Yeah, that's what I mentioned. I call 'em mosquito eaters. My prior comment was in relation to how many bananas I ate to how many bites I received. :laugh:

[YAR1S]

dont eat bananas and

DO take garlic vitamin pills.
they absolutely hate garlic in the blood, I kid you not.

also use citronella candles if you spend time outdoors.

[Altitude]

:biggrin:

LMAO Ryan - I thought there was something strange with the correlation between bannanas and mosquitos, but now I see it's true because there is scientific proof!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

LMAO Ryan - I thought there was something strange with the correlation between bannanas and mosquitos, but now I see it's true because there is scientific proof!

:laugh::laugh::laugh:

[BailOut]

It warms my heart to see that no one has recommended using pesticides for this issue, especially considering the residence is near a creek. :smile:

[marcus]

use KATOL!!! ask any of ur filipino friends down there..

[BailOut]

use KATOL!!! ask any of ur filipino friends down there..
No sooner do I congratulate everyone on not recommending pesticides than someone does just that. :thumbdown:

Katol contains a Pyrethroid which is toxic to fish (remember that the OP lives next to a creek) and has a possible link to autism:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrethroid#Possible_link_to_Autism

Many people are also sensitive to it and it exacerbates respiratory conditions. This is not something you want to bring into your home.

[Bob_VT]

Avon Skin so Soft

http://shop.avon.com/shop/product.aspx?from=product.aspx&newdept=&s=frooglesearch&c=google&otc=SKINSOSOFTBUGGUARDPlusPICARIDINTowelettes&bnd=&pf_id=33985&level1_id=300&level2_id=303&pdept_id=344&dept_id=421

Mosquitos put Lake Dumore in VT into Time and Newsweek magazine as having the worst problem in the Nation a few years back...... Avon Skin So Soft is the lifesaver. Don't worry you will not smell like an old woman with blue hair if you use it.

DEET is the best, but it is really dangerous stuff..... can cause nerve damage and NOT safe for kids.

[marcus]

No sooner do I congratulate everyone on not recommending pesticides than someone does just that. :thumbdown:

Katol contains a Pyrethroid which is toxic to fish (remember that the OP lives next to a creek) and has a possible link to autism:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrethroid#Possible_link_to_Autism

Many people are also sensitive to it and it exacerbates respiratory conditions. This is not something you want to bring into your home.

oh so sorry i didnt know...how stupid of me..:iono:

[PreciousPups4U]

I got an email (see below) just yesterday. Listerine apparently kills mosquitos. It is sure worth a try:

I was at a deck party awhile back, and the bugs were having a ball biting everyone. A man at the party sprayed the lawn and deck floor with Listerine, and the little demons disappeared.

The next year I filled a 4-ounce spray bottle and used it around my seat whenever I saw mosquitoes. And voila! That worked as well. It worked at a picnic where we sprayed the area around the food table, the children's swing area, and the standing water nearby. During the summer, I don't leave home without it.....Pass it on.

It works - in fact, it killed them instantly. I bought my bottle from Target and it cost me $1.89. It really doesn't take much, and it is a big bottle, too; so it is not as expensive to use as the can of Bug-spray you buy that doesn't last 30 minutes.

So, try this, please. It will last a couple of days. Don't spray directly on a wood door (like your front door), but spray around the frame. Spray around the window frames, and even inside the dog house.

Not sure if it works, but I plan to give it a try.

[GeneW]

I used to eat so much garlic that I stunk. The mosquitos continued to bite. So did the fleas.

I've heard about the banana/serotonin connection too.

I had a late friend who was on a medication called "liuracil" because he had quadriplegia (his spine was severed at the neck when he was a kid). He had this "zone" around him where the bugs would never go. Mosquitoes, biting flies, moths, you name it, they couldn't stand being around him. He lived in a cabin out in the hills near a swamp and anyone who visited got massacred but he could sit in his chair and never be bothered.

Gene

[Bob_VT]

I got an email (see below) just yesterday. Listerine apparently kills mosquitos. It is sure worth a try:

I was at a deck party awhile back, and the bugs were having a ball biting everyone. A man at the party sprayed the lawn and deck floor with Listerine, and the little demons disappeared.

The next year I filled a 4-ounce spray bottle and used it around my seat whenever I saw mosquitoes. And voila! That worked as well. It worked at a picnic where we sprayed the area around the food table, the children's swing area, and the standing water nearby. During the summer, I don't leave home without it.....Pass it on.

It works - in fact, it killed them instantly. I bought my bottle from Target and it cost me $1.89. It really doesn't take much, and it is a big bottle, too; so it is not as expensive to use as the can of Bug-spray you buy that doesn't last 30 minutes.

So, try this, please. It will last a couple of days. Don't spray directly on a wood door (like your front door), but spray around the frame. Spray around the window frames, and even inside the dog house.

Not sure if it works, but I plan to give it a try.

Oh Cindy..... :frown: http://www.snopes.com/oldwives/dishsoap.asp sorry:wink:

[GeneW]

Another bit of advice - keep your feet clean. Mosquitoes can be attracted to smelly old socks.
Gene

[PreciousPups4U]

Oh Cindy..... :frown: http://www.snopes.com/oldwives/dishsoap.asp sorry:wink:

Oh well, just passing along what I was told.

[33OH]

LMAO Ryan - I thought there was something strange with the correlation between bannanas and mosquitos, but now I see it's true because there is scientific proof!

^ LMAO. Good one.

A bit off tho, no bananas eaten, worked on my car for a couple hours in the garage with the garage door open, and I got 8-10 mosquito bites. :tongue: :laugh:

Sorry, I just had to. :biggrin::laugh:

[eTiMaGo]

Over here the most effective repellent we have is a roll-on stick called Jaico, which is strangely enough originally from Belgium:

http://www.jaico.be/44en.htm

Contains DEET though...

Another good one is Bugslock, from Korea, a special bracelet infused with natural ingredients like citronella... can't find much info on it online though:

http://www.stingray.com.au/merchandise/details.asp?productID=371&CatID=23

[KCALB SIRAY]

Avon Skin so Soft

http://shop.avon.com/shop/product.aspx?from=product.aspx&newdept=&s=frooglesearch&c=google&otc=SKINSOSOFTBUGGUARDPlusPICARIDINTowelettes&bnd=&pf_id=33985&level1_id=300&level2_id=303&pdept_id=344&dept_id=421

Mosquitos put Lake Dumore in VT into Time and Newsweek magazine as having the worst problem in the Nation a few years back...... Avon Skin So Soft is the lifesaver. Don't worry you will not smell like an old woman with blue hair if you use it.

DEET is the best, but it is really dangerous stuff..... can cause nerve damage and NOT safe for kids.

The Avon item is a great product. I use it for my son who is extremely allergic to the bites. So much his eyes will swell shut from one bite. You just have to apply it more often as it's life span is shorter than the rest.