Mosquitoes!!!

battyboy


Joined: 15/07/2008
Posts: 3

Message Posted:
15/07/2008 14:39

Hi, iam new here just a question to start me off

Does anyone know of any good remedies to keep the mosauitoes off please they are a pest especially to the kids ..Thanks

Pools



Joined: 22/04/2008
Posts: 164

Message Posted:
15/07/2008 14:53

hi try to use electric mosquito killer you can avail it on the market.i had a 6 months old baby as well and it works well.

hersern


Joined: 06/04/2008
Posts: 6

Message Posted:
15/07/2008 15:00

Try spraying your rooms with Raid insecticides before going to bed and keep the doors and windows locked.

come_on_aylin


Joined: 14/06/2008
Posts: 908

Message Posted:
15/07/2008 15:27

Bring or buy the electric plug ins and buy some Vape tablets here, put them in all rooms and remember to keep changing the tablets. Vape also do some good after sun mosquito spray that smells nice and seems to work for us. If you are going to buy insecticides read the label carefully as most are dangerous if inhaled, esp. by kids - there is one called Sertex that basically kills all kinds of insects. You spray it around liberally, preferably when you are just leaving the house for a few hours, leave it and it works for weeks. Can be bought from most supermarkets.

Littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
15/07/2008 15:37

skin so soft spray all over your bodys , keeps them away.

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
15/07/2008 15:50

hi battyboy , welcome to the forum , look under bites , theres a host of advice

good luck , simbas

battyboy


Joined: 15/07/2008
Posts: 3

Message Posted:
15/07/2008 16:00

thanks for all your info ill be trying all of them .......they are pests!

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
15/07/2008 16:10

oh yeh ! and don't we know it , your best bet is skin so soft as nige advises , i now use electric repellant in the bedroom too

regards simbas

littlepete


Joined: 14/07/2008
Posts: 11

Message Posted:
15/07/2008 16:38

Hi battyboy i am new in here as well i have read in the forum that garlic tablets and vitiam B1 tablets are good i will be trying them as i get eaten alive

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
15/07/2008 16:47

I have found that using a shampoo with coconut oil works.. I use "Haci Sakir" brand as a body wash and it really works... no surprise as it contains the same active ingredient as "Skin So Soft" and is available from Lemar etc. for about 4.50 YTL for a large 1,250 ml bottle...



To test the theory I left it off the daily routine for a couple of days and was bitten to death... back on it now and no bites for months....

Talla



Joined: 18/12/2007
Posts: 37

Message Posted:
15/07/2008 17:02

You could also try putting some citronella or eucalyptus oils in with your body wash/shower jel.



Vapederm...green plastic bottle, after sun made with the above, totally herbal and non harmful to the kids...don't 'need' to solely use it as after sun as I use it as my everyday repellent!



For insecticide spray, try FLUTEX..green and white tin, non toxic, does not contaminate food(when used as directed) harmless to humans and other warm blooded animals.



Also a tip if you have dogs and you find a tick..spray the flutex into the lid, dip a cotton bud in the liquid and dab it on the tick. It kills it instantly, then eventually falls off dead. Removes the chance of pulling the tick out and leaving the head under the skin which creates a nasty infection.

ttoli


Joined: 24/03/2007
Posts: 1172

Message Posted:
15/07/2008 17:32

Normally i'm bitten to death by this time of year, in April I started on the Vitamin B1 and odouless garlic capsules daily, Not 1 bite so far......

Perry


Joined: 27/01/2007
Posts: 413

Message Posted:
15/07/2008 18:47

Hey ttoli - told you it works - like magic isn't it !!!

Problem for battyboy though - depending on the age of the kids - I think they advise against vitamin B1 under 10 years (not sure but I think I saw it somewhere so double check).

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
15/07/2008 21:32

Just back from week in TRNC & for first time did not get one bite! Couldn't

believe my luck as always get them & allergic reaction too usually. I left my

windows open at night as can't sleep with a/c on (wasn't working in main room anyway) Avon skin-so-soft taken off me at airport as only took hand

luggage. All above mentioned by others will or may work for some.

Only thing I had was a wee thing bought on plane for £5 - works by sound &

only v. young (which excludes me) & mosquitoes can hear it. Didn't even need

to use it much. Maybe at this time it was too hot for them!

battyboy


Joined: 15/07/2008
Posts: 3

Message Posted:
16/07/2008 20:05

Thanks for all your replies ....... fingers crossed