I've tried using the OFF stuff on my skin and I still have 4 bites on me. I'm allergic to mosquito bites so I'm in extreme pain right now. There are also mosquitoes where ever I go so it's quite annoying to have to but on the spray every morning and night (I get bitten a lot at night when I'm sleeping) and they also find a way into my house. So what's the best way to kill them before they bite me, or just get them to steer clear of my house altogether?
2008-06-08T12:25:42Z
PS Sorry if this should be in another category... I just can't figure out which one and Yahoo suggested this one :P
2008-06-08T13:47:32Z
Thanks Smiley... now I get a valid reason to eat all the garlic bread I want ;P
Killer Peaches: LOL, Fire? Hum.... *starts playing with matches in my room*
2008-06-08T14:55:48Z
Lone Wolf: Ah darn it, there goes my dream of moving to Atlantis ;P
2008-06-10T15:02:13Z
Syeve B: Bats... a great idea if I weren't living in the city...
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The best way is to use as many ways as possible. I grew up in So. Florida (can you say Everglades?) and they've always been particularly fond of me, so I have had a LOT of experience with the little $@%#*s. 1) Bug spray containing a high percentage of DEET (like 40%). All products containing DEET are labeled as to the %. Not all DEET sprays are created equal. Look for a clue such as "Deep Woods". The non-aerosol tend to be higher percentages too, either pump or the little bottles of liquid. Cover yourself well concentrating on openings but don't neglect the clothes themselves. 2) Make sure that there is no standing water anywhere around your house. 3) Use Citronella containing candles. 4) Get a "bug zapper" or two. 5) There are plug in pest repellents that work on high frequency sound. I can't vouch for them (hard to prove) but I do use them. Supposed to work on mice too. 6) Garlic sounds like a good idea. I take it anyway but never thought of it in relation to mosquitoes. "They" make an odorless aged garlic (Kyolic?) tablet/capsule that helps decrease or eliminate the anti-social tendencies of raw garlic. 7) Move to Death Valley, the Mojave, the Sahara, or any other desert area that might be more practical for you. Do NOT move to Alaska. They grow 'em big and plenty there. Less water=less mosquitoes. Temp doesn't seem to matter much to them. :-) :-) :-)
critterman51 is correct. By incorporating garlic into your diet, you will get fewer bites. Where I live now we don't really have much of a mosquito problem, and I might only get 3 or 4 bites all summer. But growing up in eastern Canada many years ago, those little suckers were everywhere. You couldn't make it from your car to the door of your house without being eaten alive! Garlic also has many medicinal and antibacterial properties as well. Some people have reported that even blood from a garlic eater can kill bacteria! After taking garlic for awhile, some of its properties will be secreted through the pours of your skin. The mosquito will sense that you're not tasty, and avoid you. Cooked garlic loses many of these properties, so it's better to be taken raw. If you have an aversion to garlic, try taking it in capsule form. The magic chemical in garlic is called Allicin. It is produced, and more prominent when garlic is finely chopped or crushed. The finer the chopping and the more intensive the crushing, the more allicin is generated and the stronger the effect. http://www.savatree.com/garlic-insect-repellent.html Garlic Mosquito Barrier: http://www.dirtworks.net/Mosquito-Barrier.html Garlic will also ward off other bloodsuckers like vampires too!
*Edit - Killer Peaches...yes fire is a known deterrent. I was going to suggest a tiger torch, or a small flame thrower! lol
RE: What is the best way to kill mosquitoes? I've tried using the OFF stuff on my skin and I still have 4 bites on me. I'm allergic to mosquito bites so I'm in extreme pain right now. There are also mosquitoes where ever I go so it's quite annoying to have to but on the spray every morning and night (I get bitten a lot at...