Waiting with "bated breathe" or is it "baited breathe". Whichever, I hope they are on to something. I am contemplating going outside now. Key word...contemplating.
PK
Mosquito repellant
Hi, everyone.
Oy, I'm telling you. You people don't know from mosquitos.
In my native Canada, north of the 45 parallel the mosquito season is short but the mosquitoes are king-sized, aggressive and armed.
We're talking about mosquitoes so big you can trap them for the fur.
We have mosquitos that will suck so much blood out of you, you will feel woozy.
We have mosquitos that have a 3-inch space between their eyes.
If one of our mosquitos gets sucked into an airplane's jet engine, that plane is going down.
You don't leave small babies unattended outside. Same goes for cats and small dogs.
If you hit one with your car, you'll need a paint job or a new windshield.
The government conducts mosquito population studies every year with tag and release programs.
Our mosquitoes drink DEET right out of the bottle.
I could go on and on. You people don't know from mosquitos. ROTFLMHO
Take care, all.
Sylvain.
^_^ ROFLMBO! That is so funny! It would make a great comedy or horror movie! LOL ... The attack of the Monster Mosquito's!
Gee .. I always wanted to visit Canada but I dislike cold weather even more than mosquito's. I would definitely have to travel in the summer time, but I wonder what type of clothing I would wear ... maybe something camouflage, with a mosquito net covering ... and my entire self soaked in garlic oil?
When Jacques Cartier, a misguided french navigator discovered the shores of Canada in 1534, he nicknamed it Cain's land. That should give you a hint right there. He lost more than half his men to mosquitos.
Wear everyday summerwear for Canada: warm boots, ski pants, hooded parka, ski gloves. Like I said, everyday wear. Leave the sunscreen at home but do pack your ice axe. Your hotel may have a pool so you could bring a swimsuit, I guess.
Summer as such usually lasts from the first to the 3rd week of July unless it rains. In that case, summer is cancelled altogether. There are 4 seasons in Canada:
- Winter,
- Almost-not-winter,
- Summer (lasting 3 weeks and optional), and finally
- Soon-it-will-be-winter-again.
Sorry to pop your balloon.
Sylvain.
Hey Sylvain, I thought that the four seasons of the Great North were: early winter, mid-winter, late winter, and next winter!
^_^
Ok ... if I ever do venture that far north I will plan on packing accordingly! Then again ... I'd have to borrow the parka thing with the hood since I haven't owned a coat since 1967. Ice Axe?%#@! Oh my goodness ... you mean I'd have to be chopping ice? LOL, I guess I could let my husband handle that!
Gee, I've only been in below zero temp's once in my life and boy was that interesting, what a shock to the system! As much as the heat and humidity of Florida gets to me as I get older, I still don't think I will venture too far north to winter weather.
OH AL contra ire Mon Ami...
Having lived in Alaska, I DO know the scourge of the Mosquitoes. Horrible..never seen anything like it...the wonderful 3 weeks of summer they DO have is tainted by clouds..literally clouds of mosquitoes...
That's the thing I don't understand - why some folks say we need a cold winter to kill the bugs. Apparently they didn't ask the caribou. The nature programs I've seen about the caribou migration in Canada and Alaska states a caribou can lose a half a pint of blood a day when they encounter the mosquito swarms. Does colder weather really kill mosquitos? It doesn't appear to.
Spain had/has some large mosquitoes too. I never saw them but I knew they could easily penetrate a sheet so you had to sleep with a blanket in summer (the windows were open with no screens - no A/C in the barracks) to avoid the blood suckers.
Thankyou!!
That's what I say too...cold winter or not they are going to be there when it warms up.
Hi Molamola, the plant came as a weed from water gardening enthusiasts around here. I have just identified the plant; as it is flowering I will pay attention and try to get seed. I'd be glad to send you some, if I can collect them.
When we first got here I used/tried/bought/borrowed everything I could find against mosquitos. They LOVE me - don't bother DH at all. In my water catchment and collecting areas I use BTI in the form of little bits of it that are thrown in. They are a bacteria that eats the larvae of the mosquitos. Then, in liquid form called Vectorbac, I load the 14 gallon sprayer and spray under the trees where the big leaves fall and collect water AND I spray in the axils of the bananas, heliconias etc....and just generally the understory. It keeps them down but not gone! Some of the Yard Guard works for 10 mins.... Deet is the only thing that really works for me (and from a US Army study using lots of different things).
Those OFF tablets that you heat with the candle are GREAT but $$$$$. In all other parts of the country yu can get the little plugins - like the scented ones - where yu put a pad of the stuff and it dispenses for 12 hours...even with all the windows open and no screens. We used them on the boat all over the S. pacific and Mexico/central/south america. They are made by Bayer and only sold in Mexico...made by a Japanese Company and by a NZ company too. So...I get mine abroad.... They really really work.
When I sit at my desk and watch the mozzies beating on the screen to get to me....I know they are bad...so I bomb all around the house outside.... my fun for the day!!! murdering mosquitos.
Carol
OK, I found this and ran it by my DS who is a budding physicist and has actually DONE Quantum Physics (make that: aced Quantum Physics). He unfortunately said they have no idea what they are talking about and that it's a gimmick.
Would have been great if it had worked.... anyone want to spend the bucks to give it a test run?
http://www.thehealingbarn.com/canine/shootagproduct.html?gclid=CLvOq7vDlJsCFRMhnAodX0tPpQ
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I think Quantam Physics does work to a degree, depending on how powerful a persons mind is. It all boils to mind over matter so to speak. It's the modern day way of saying 'magic'. Same principals, talismans (tags) they are all designed to focus the mind. It's one of those areas that is difficult if not intangible to measure in scientific terms, and therefore shunned by science for the most part.
Oh I am not saying I don't believe in QP or mind over matter. Just that this particular product stretches things a bit.
After I read the chapter on Schroedinger's Cat, when my DS was starting Quantum Physics, I knew this wasn't my field of expertise though!
LOL.
I just looked Schroedinger's Cat up on Wikipedia and love the note about 'this may be unclear or confusing' - no kidding....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger's_cat
your absolutely right about that..it's like a pet rock or something..no one need buy something like that.
Have you seen the movie "What the Bleep do we Know Anyway?"
great movie about QP
It is worth seeing, it's all about Quantam Mechanics, and I'm sure there will be at least one item that you can identify with. There are a few Authorities on the subject in there too. It's a bit Documentish..(new word).lol
At the recommendation of a friend I went to the health food store and bought a bar of 'Thera Neem Botanical Cleansing Bar' with Lemongrass and Patchouli. She says just lather up and spread over your arms, legs etc.
I've just spent a blissful hour outside without being bothered by bugs :-)
I will reuse it again this evening - which is when the mosquitos are at the worst. I'll report!
Look forward to tonight's report.
Running to the store!!!
sorry was sidelined for a few days..here is
blood wars "the strategy"
http://www.chron.com/commons/persona.html?newspaperUserId=rjudd&plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&plckUserId=rjudd&plckPostId=Blog%3arjuddPost%3a25f1554d-0804-4c9b-98b4-9a883582979e&plckController=PersonaBlog&plckScript=personaScript&plckElementId=personaDest
Randy...read your blog and it sounds interersting. The GREAT thing about Vectorbac (BTI) is that it is totally harmless to all ...animals included. It won't harm an animal that drinks from the waterbowl that has BTI in it. And...no odor.
Yeah..there stuff has a reputation for being very water friendly.
I have various types of mint and basil growing around my house and my beach house and almost never see a mosquito. Chives, lemons, limes and lemon grass are also supposed to repel them. If I am going for a walk in the evening I just grab a few mint leaves and rub them over my arms and legs.
Hmmmm, lucky you!!! i am not so fortunate, we have too many mozzies, and i have a lot of chives, lemongrass, and eucalyptus. unfortunately they are still here.
Mosquito repellent is very much needed to get rid of fatal diseases like malaria...
http://www.symptomsofmalaria.net/
Maybe we'll all be able soon to buy a"WMD" --Weapon of Mos' Destruction. An article in the Wall Street Journal described the latest scientific experiments using laser beams to kill them. Enjoy:
"...Demonstrating the technology recently, Dr. Kare, Mr. Myhrvold and other researchers stood below a small shelf mounted on the wall about 10 feet off the ground. On the shelf were five Maglite flashlights, a zoom lens from a 35mm camera, and the laser itself -- a little black box with an assortment of small lenses and mirrors. On the floor below sat a Dell personal computer that is the laser's brain.
"The glass box of mosquitoes across the room is an old 10-gallon fish tank. Each time a beam strikes a bug, the computer makes a gunshot sound to signal a direct hit.
"To locate individual mosquitoes, light from the flashlights hits the tank across the room, creating tiny mosquito silhouettes on reflective material behind it. The zoom lens picks up the shadows and feeds the data to the computer, which controls the laser and fires it at the bug.
"In a video, researchers showed what happens when they deploy deadly rays.
"A mosquito hovers into view. Suddenly, it bursts into flame. A thin plume of smoke rises as the mosquito falls. At the bottom of the screen, the carcass smolders.
"There's ready supply of fresh recruits nearby, where an intern feeds a saucer of goat blood to a colony of Anopheles stephensi, one species of mosquito that transmits malaria."
Now THAT'S a bug zapper!!!
Here's a video all victims will appreciate: http://www.ask.com/videos/watch-video/mosquito-killed-by-a-laser/GhvYeyA145szqp6XuQAqpg
Citronella oil that is available at the health food store is an old standby here on Kaua`i. It works If you don't mind smelling like the household cleaner, Lemon Pledge. You rub it on any exposed skin.
It won't last for a super long time but it will keep the mossys off for a couple of hours. If it is not in the health food stores where you live I guess you could pick it up someplace on the internet.
Talking about mosquitoes, my legs looks awful but i put dermablend make up cover when i play golf. The clip does not work for the whole body. i still get bites on my arms. I use off spray and seems to be the best except for the smell.I had not tried listerine. skin so soft does not work for me. One thing I had noticed they do not bite my husband!! He also can handle poison ivy with consequences but ticks loves him!!! Belle
i just got back from puerto rico and there are billboards about dengue fever. there are now a few cases reported here in key west. scary. not the hemorrhagic dengue but still fever of 104 -105 not fun.
Hey candela, I just got back from P.R. Sunday but didn't see anything about dengue fever (was it in Spanish?) but I did see today that 5% of the population in Key West are believed to be infected with it.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66C65X20100713
Hcmdole
This was a huge billboard off rt 2 near San Herman with a huge picture of a mosquito with a red circle line through it (the typical NO symbol) at the top it said dengue fever. It is funny because my mother in law lives there and at night there were not alot of mosquitos because we sat on her porch at night and watched loads of bats feasting on bugs. That is what we need more bats
I think I had two or three bites over 3 nights and that included the rain forest. Now if I get a raging fever I will know why.
I get more mosquito bites in my backyard than I did in P.R.