OT : Mosquito question

Thats a great idea - would stop the bloody enormous spiders too.... I love
life in the country, but does it have to include spiders?
Lill

"NetMax" wrote in message
. ..
Extend the roof and screen the deck ) Best add-on I ever did to a
house. Became the most popular room in the summer. Too bad I couldn't
take it with me when I moved ;~)
--
NetMax

"Lily" wrote in message
...
I need to plant more mint then as well!
I have a lovely new house with a big verandah on two sides, but in
summer
its quite challenging to stay out there because of things that bite and
crawl...
Lill

"GloFish" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 18 May 2004 03:08:49 GMT, "Lily"
wrote:

Here in Australia Vegemite works wonders (the eating of, not
smearing all
over!) due to the very high b12 content.
There have been studies done over here which HAVE shown it to be
effective -
will try and find it and post it...
Very common to take B12, and I can personally vouch for it - less
bites,
and
less reaction to the bites (perhaps due to mozzies not biting for as
long??)
I am one of those people that mozzies LOVE, so have tried lots of
different
things, and this has definately worked for me.
Cheers
Lill


I'll have to agree with the effectiveness of it... growing up we
lived in Indonesia.. due to poor eating habits, my brother ended up
on
strong doses of B vitamins.... before that he was the mozzie magnet..
after, I was. I was always the least likely to be bit.

I, like a previous poster, belief in the effectiveness of capsaicin
(chili oil) in the repelling of the biter bug. I tend to put hot
sauce on my tobasco, though, so use much strong doses.

While I have no studies to prove either point, I firmly believe that
both help. History has also shown that mints, of which catnip is a
family member, can help reduce the number of mozzies in your yard.

JMHO


--Tony

If you seal up all the edges, you can be almost 100% bug-free (I think I
still got the odd little brown ant which squeezed under the screen door).
If you have ventilation holes under your roof (in the soffit), you might
want to seal that as well. Because of the heat, it's fairly rare for a
bug to get inside the roof and then back out inside your covered deck,
but it does happen occasionally. Leaving the vents open will get you a
bit of cooling ventilation so ymmv. I find the only bugs which can get
through (and manage the heat) are the occasional hornet (up in Canada
anyways). Speaking of spiders, here we have dock spiders (maybe some
variant of a wolf spider). They don't spin webs and are the size of my
hand (fingers outstretched). I know they are basically harmless to
humans, and keep the resident bug population down, but there is something
about having a spider that size stare you down ;~).
--
www.NetMax.tk

"Lily" wrote in message
...
Thats a great idea - would stop the bloody enormous spiders too.... I
love
life in the country, but does it have to include spiders?
Lill

"NetMax" wrote in message
. ..
Extend the roof and screen the deck ) Best add-on I ever did to a
house. Became the most popular room in the summer. Too bad I
couldn't
take it with me when I moved ;~)
--
NetMax

"Lily" wrote in message
...
I need to plant more mint then as well!
I have a lovely new house with a big verandah on two sides, but in
summer
its quite challenging to stay out there because of things that bite
and
crawl...
Lill

"GloFish" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 18 May 2004 03:08:49 GMT, "Lily"
wrote:

Here in Australia Vegemite works wonders (the eating of, not
smearing all
over!) due to the very high b12 content.
There have been studies done over here which HAVE shown it to be
effective -
will try and find it and post it...
Very common to take B12, and I can personally vouch for it -
less
bites,
and
less reaction to the bites (perhaps due to mozzies not biting
for as
long??)
I am one of those people that mozzies LOVE, so have tried lots
of
different
things, and this has definately worked for me.
Cheers
Lill


I'll have to agree with the effectiveness of it... growing up we
lived in Indonesia.. due to poor eating habits, my brother ended
up
on
strong doses of B vitamins.... before that he was the mozzie
magnet..
after, I was. I was always the least likely to be bit.

I, like a previous poster, belief in the effectiveness of
capsaicin
(chili oil) in the repelling of the biter bug. I tend to put
hot
sauce on my tobasco, though, so use much strong doses.

While I have no studies to prove either point, I firmly believe
that
both help. History has also shown that mints, of which catnip
is a
family member, can help reduce the number of mozzies in your
yard.

JMHO


--Tony

LOL
thats it exactly! I refuse to spray for them, they have their place in the
world, but the last time I saw one of the big ones I skittled back into the
house and locked the door! I have a real thing for them unfortunately, which
bewilders people as I am absolutely fine with everything else including
snakes....
Ah well... maybe if they made some noise which warned you they were
around....
Lill

"NetMax" wrote in message
...
If you seal up all the edges, you can be almost 100% bug-free (I think I
still got the odd little brown ant which squeezed under the screen door).
If you have ventilation holes under your roof (in the soffit), you might
want to seal that as well. Because of the heat, it's fairly rare for a
bug to get inside the roof and then back out inside your covered deck,
but it does happen occasionally. Leaving the vents open will get you a
bit of cooling ventilation so ymmv. I find the only bugs which can get
through (and manage the heat) are the occasional hornet (up in Canada
anyways). Speaking of spiders, here we have dock spiders (maybe some
variant of a wolf spider). They don't spin webs and are the size of my
hand (fingers outstretched). I know they are basically harmless to
humans, and keep the resident bug population down, but there is something
about having a spider that size stare you down ;~).
--
www.NetMax.tk

"Lily" wrote in message
...
Thats a great idea - would stop the bloody enormous spiders too.... I
love
life in the country, but does it have to include spiders?
Lill

"NetMax" wrote in message
. ..
Extend the roof and screen the deck ) Best add-on I ever did to a
house. Became the most popular room in the summer. Too bad I
couldn't
take it with me when I moved ;~)
--
NetMax

"Lily" wrote in message
...
I need to plant more mint then as well!
I have a lovely new house with a big verandah on two sides, but in
summer
its quite challenging to stay out there because of things that bite
and
crawl...
Lill

"GloFish" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 18 May 2004 03:08:49 GMT, "Lily"
wrote:

Here in Australia Vegemite works wonders (the eating of, not
smearing all
over!) due to the very high b12 content.
There have been studies done over here which HAVE shown it to be
effective -
will try and find it and post it...
Very common to take B12, and I can personally vouch for it -
less
bites,
and
less reaction to the bites (perhaps due to mozzies not biting
for as
long??)
I am one of those people that mozzies LOVE, so have tried lots
of
different
things, and this has definately worked for me.
Cheers
Lill


I'll have to agree with the effectiveness of it... growing up we
lived in Indonesia.. due to poor eating habits, my brother ended
up
on
strong doses of B vitamins.... before that he was the mozzie
magnet..
after, I was. I was always the least likely to be bit.

I, like a previous poster, belief in the effectiveness of
capsaicin
(chili oil) in the repelling of the biter bug. I tend to put
hot
sauce on my tobasco, though, so use much strong doses.

While I have no studies to prove either point, I firmly believe
that
both help. History has also shown that mints, of which catnip
is a
family member, can help reduce the number of mozzies in your
yard.

JMHO


--Tony