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polaris:

--- Quote from: danny_galaga on December 25, 2007, 08:40:32 am ---
--- Quote from: polaris on December 25, 2007, 06:04:12 am ---tonic water, add some gin and you wont care either way, the quinine in the tonic water works apparently. its what the brits drank during their occupation of india. hence the popularity of gin and tonic.

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that won't stop him getting bitten though. and since malaria is pretty rare in the US, it won;t really help with that either...


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oops , my bad, i thought it stopped em biting, ---fudgesicle--- it , just go with the gin then.

grantspain:
the alcohol thing is correct,i am always pissed(drunk) and mossie's never bite me-even in kenya

shmokes:
I'm not especially concerned about malaria or west nile virus.  I just hate the itchy welts.  They can bite me all they want if I'm never the wiser.

JimmyU:
Since I work in the mosquito control business, I can give you some advice.
1.  Look for all standing water.  It's how mosquitos breed and their larvae breath.  It can only be a few inches in diameter and an inch deep and they will breed there.
2.  Consumer insecticides are crappy.  They don't have nearly enough chemical to treat any large amount of area.
3.  If your'e near any wooded area, your'e screwed.  Just load up on the DEET and be done with it.

If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask.

shmokes:
I think I'm just screwed.  It's incredibly lush where I live.  Plus, there's a pond only a couple blocks away from me.  I just wish I wasn't so susceptible.  I know lots of people who don't get bit, or they get bit but don't react to the bites.  I seem to attract mosquitoes and react really badly to them. 

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