Mosquito Killer

[Moonraker 2]

I bough some of those round ones that you stick on the window and charge all day via solar then give off a blue light at night and are supposed to zap them. tbh they dont really work

I was wondering about that. A bit like the buzzy thing you can carry to keep dogs away and to stop them barking, ( I bought one) another piece of plastic chinese crap that doesn't work.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

We had one of these last trip, it was very useful when we parked up in a French forest one night, it just vacuumed up all the dozens of flies, I capped it and let them out as we set off next day.
It's rechargeable via USB

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There is also a cheaper one that uses a 9v battery.

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[jacquigem]

What do you use if you can't plug in??
I have a door curtain and a bed net if necessary but it's good to keep them away before getting into bed. It's usually dusk when they are worst.

Splat em with a splatter ?

 

[kensowerby]

Reference a mozzy killer.
Next time you’re at the beach pick up 2 flat smooth stones and keep them in your pocket and when you catch a mozzy place one stone in the palm of your hand, place the mozzy on the stone and bash it with the other stone, problem solved.
Hope this helps

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Reference a mozzy killer.
Next time you’re at the beach pick up 2 flat smooth stones and keep them in your pocket and when you catch a mozzy place one stone in the palm of your hand, place the mozzy on the stone and bash it with the other stone, problem solved.
Hope this helps

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Found this dead in the conservatory this morning.

 

[Rumour]

This is the web page (French) for the spread of the Tiger Mosquito.

Cartes de présence du moustique tigre (Aedes albopictus) en France métropolitaine – Ministère du travail, de la santé et des solidarités

Cartes officielles de présence du moustique tigre en France métropolitaine

sante.gouv.fr

We have a mains powered zapper that can easily run off of the inverter. We bought it is France four years ago. It works very well. But two things.

1. Zappers should be set up away from people. Not in the same, near space. If they smell you, that may get through. The idea is to keep the little blighters away. (Look at food prep areas, Zappers are always away from the food.

2. The bulbs do not last forever. They have a usage of around a year before they lose their effectiveness. That is a year, on constantly. So about 9000 hours for the industrial ones. I would guess a lot less for the cheap ones.

 

[Rumour]

This is worth a listen on this subject. It dispels the myth of Citronella being "good" as a repellent, it is OK. They test a number of concoctions including DEET, PMD IR3535 and Picaridin. All four worked well and although it says it is not "scientific" it does mirror official tests. If one of these doesn't work, it is likely it is not applied correctly.

Edit. I forgot to say. Listen to the bit about Midges in Scotland! Nasty little bar stewards! (at 15 minutes)

Second Edit. If you do get bitten, there are a number of ways to help stop itching, one is Voltarol. Although it is meant for muscle pain, it works a treat on itchy skin. But be aware that it needs to used sparingly according to the information leaflet.

Sliced Bread - Mosquito Repellents - BBC Sounds

Are mosquito repellents 'the best thing since sliced bread'? Which ones really work?

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Robmac]

Found this dead in the conservatory this morning.

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Pellucid Hoverfly Kev.

(I can use Google)

 

[maingate]

There is an upside to the presence of Mosquitos. All you need is a strong elastic band and a bit of patience.

You wait until a lumbering Mozzie (lumbering because it is full of your blood) settles on a surface and then you zap it with the elastic band. A red splodge on a wall looks highly satisfying.

 

[zzr1400tim]

Found this dead in the conservatory this morning.

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when I saw this pic I felt sorry for the poor little bug
I hope that he had a good long and fulfilled life

 

[Pudsey Bear]

when I saw this pic I felt sorry for the poor little bug
I hope that he had a good long and fulfilled life

I didn't kill it though it was just laid there all dead like, they all come in and head butt the windows, I rescue the bees, the spiders usually deal with the others.

 

[JQB]

We bought one but it was no good so had to return it as the battery didn't last long.
Has anyone had any experience of these and know of one that works well.
Thank you PJ

L

50mph faster BUT much less manoeuvreable
AND
By the time that the ME-262 became operational, there was a huge lack of fuel, oil and resources in germany. They also lacked trained, experienced pilots.

We saw that in Finland the mozzie (they have very bad mozzies) are called Mig, which i think is what Russians call them, and their jet fighters.

 

[JQB]

We have a couple of these, they work great, the battery lasts about 4 hours, but we leave it plugged in in its stand on a night, to catch the buggers that hide until your in bed,View attachment 133936

Interesting that it works on mozzies since we are told that they seek dark places ratger than light.

 

[Tezza33]

I was wondering about that. A bit like the buzzy thing you can carry to keep dogs away and to stop them barking, ( I bought one) another piece of plastic chinese crap that doesn't work.

I bought one of those things that stops dogs barking at it works brilliantly, next door neighbour has two yappy dogs which really get on your nerves, she had a 80th birthday party a few weeks ago and before we went round we could hear her dogs yapping away, when we went into her back garden to join the throng the dogs disappeared, after an hour somebody said "the dogs are quiet, where are they?"
They were in the house laying in their beds, my neighbour thought they were tired. I thought it best not to show her what I had in my pocket

 

[JQB]

Interesting that it works on mozzies since we are told that they seek dark places ratger than light.

Rather than!

 

[JQB]

The best answer to Mozzies is sleeping under a mosquito net. Any other method is not 100% effective. There are guidelines you can follow to lessen the chance of bites. Plenty info online.

ps, I learned the hard way after contracting Malaria.

Tried that but our bed in the rear corner of the van seems to attract mozzies before you get to bed and close up the net so we are then bitten overnight.
Good tip about Voltarol post-bite....

 

[maingate]

Tried that but our bed in the rear corner of the van seems to attract mozzies before you get to bed and close up the net so we are then bitten overnight.
Good tip about Voltarol post-bite....

If you set up a 12 volt fan to blow over the bed area, there will be no Mozzies there. Conversely you can use an oscillating fan instead of a net.

 

[mistericeman]

If you set up a 12 volt fan to blow over the bed area, there will be no Mozzies there. Conversely you can use an oscillating fan instead of a net.

Yup ....

Even the lightest of breezes = no mozzie bother .

 

[Helzie]

We use one of these in the evening and overnight. It plugs into a USB socket and you put in an insecticide mat. Some mornings, we find dead mosquitos or midges stuck to the wall just above it, so it definitely kills them.

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