How do you kill Mosquitos?!?

[Skankster]

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I have a few techniques.

When u hear those buggers turn on all lites in the room and sit on the floor/bed; when u see him snatch him out of the air.
Use an air gun without the pellet to shoot him against the wall
turn on the electric katori senkoo in the next room; turn on a small light nearby it; and turn all lights off in the room your in.

ijou

[kurohinge1]

Sometimes the old methods are the best, for example, a flakvierling worked well 60 years ago, why not give that a shot?


flakvierling


Mosquitoes

I heard that mosquitoes home in on the carbon dioxide in your breath, so you could also try not breathing ... until they go away.

[Taro Toporific]

[quote="Skankster"] When u hear those buggers turn on all lites in the room and sit on the floor/bed]

I hear Steve B keeps next to his futon a dai-katana with an edge honed sharp enough to trim a mosquito's eyebrows in the dark. :P

[Skankster]

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I heard that mosquitoes home in on the carbon dioxide in your breath, so you could also try not breathing ... until they go away.

yeah, yeah, that and or heat of the body.
damn bugers

[GridReaper]

After getting Dengue Fever in Jakarta last month, I've learned it's better to flick the buggers off of you rather than smash them (and risk getting their body parts mashed into your bloodstream and risking more infections).

Also, supposedly, mosquitos aren't a big fan of cinnamon. So, chew cinnamon Mentos or even lather yourself in cinnamon oil, if you feel bold and lickable.

[Tonshu]

**I heard that mosquitoes home in on the carbon dioxide in your breath, so you could also try not breathing ... until they go away. **

As far as nighttime skeeter annoyances go, sleep apnea might help too!

[Skankster]

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Also, supposedly, mosquitos aren't a big fan of cinnamon. So, chew cinnamon Mentos or even lather yourself in cinnamon oil, if you feel bold and lickable.

I hadnt heard cinnamon. I have heard garlic and other spicy foods.
But cinnamon could be better at times!!

Thanks for that tip!!


Sorry about your dung fever Grid!


NOTE: I just killed another one! Yipee!!

[GridReaper]

Straight from WebMD:
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/90/100845.htm?z=1728_00000_1000_nb_05

Screw DEET, I'm heading to the Body Shop for my repellent next time...

[yellowlightman]

[kurohinge1]

A friend of mine just got back from basic camp and told me he kept the bugs off my eating a match stick or two per day...

I have no idea what else eating matches might do to you (eg: if you graze or strikes anything rough, you might ignite ) but I found this support for yellowlightman's theory:

While serving as a Marine Corps infantryman on a training operation in the jungles of Panama, a senior Marine told me that eating match heads (which were included in our rations) would keep mosquitos at bay. I thought he was joking, but tried it out of desparation. I discovered that by eating about two match heads per few hours mosquitoes and other biting insects didn't bother me. I also discovered that you have to begin eating them four or five hours in advance of going into mosquito country.

At the time I was told this, he said that the reason for the effect was from sweating ouit the sulfur in the matches. Mosquitoes don't like sulfur. They smell it on you and stay away.

After returning to Alabama, I have heard old people speak of taking sulfur tablets to keep mosquitoes away.

I have more faith in this than in OFF or any comercial product.

I suspect it's also good for quitting smoking -> it's hard to light up if all the match heads have been eaten

[Molokidan]

A swift punch in the face sends them spinning to the ground every time.

However, I live in the country, and when I first came here, I made the mistake of opening my window (without a screen) and leaving it like so for the entire day. So when I came back, there were about 50 million assorted insects having an orgy in my bedroom. In that case, I have no choice but to pull out the Hairspray/Lighter combo. It really gets the job done.

[Skankster]

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I have no choice but to pull out the Hairspray/Lighter combo. It really gets the job done.

AWESOME

[Blah Pete]

I did the match stick thing when I was in the army and it works.
Just make sure you do not eat the match sticks on an empty or near empty stomach.
Works good but need 2-3 hours in advance, drink a lot of water before and during.
It also doubles as a home ulcer detection method.

[Mulboyne]

Just in case you don't get them, help may be at hand

Japanese researchers develop West Nile virus vaccine, plan human tests in Japan

Japanese scientists have developed a vaccine for the mosquito-borne West Nile virus and will start testing on humans in the coming months, a researcher said Friday.

[Mulboyne]

I have no choice but to pull out the Hairspray/Lighter combo. It really gets the job done.

Mind you don't try pesticides first
Smoker tackling pesky mosquito sparks blaze that guts home

Onishi's 22-year-old son, Tatsuro, had sprayed the area immediately outside the home with pesticide to try and kill a pesky mosquito that had been annoying him while he was taking a nap inside his car.
Shortly afterward, Tatsuro Onishi lit a cigarette. The sparks from his lighter caused an explosion when they came into contact with the pesticide still floating in the air around him and the blaze quickly raced through the family home.

[kurohinge1]

I have no choice but to pull out the Hairspray/Lighter combo. It really gets the job done.

Mind you don't try pesticides first
Smoker tackling pesky mosquito sparks blaze that guts home

... but the mosquito that had been annoying him was killed.

Mission successful !

[mikesphat_]

i will test the match head theory... very interesting...

[soulkraka]

what a bunch of F'in retards...

just get a pet bat already if the skeeters are buggin you THAT much.

[tonikoro]

I hear a piece of Dry Ice does the trick, but then you just have to find a vendor for it. But they are drawn to it, and I'm sure they'd get the Cryo-freeze upon contact.

Me personally, I turn the AC to about 20C and flick the Florissant lights on. -When they hit the ceiling for the heat that's risen for settled cold air, the melee of swatting begins.

Jumbo-sized Katori-senko are also nice, but stunning power is more timely.

[samuraiwig]

Mosquitos are easy prey for those with a good eye and a newspaper to hand.

What about a bigger challenge - how do you kill roaches? Just found my first one at home in 3 years and the following methods have failed thus far:

- throwing a shoe from a safe distance
- yelling profanities, again from a safe distance
- enlisting the assistance of usually fearless gf (she squealed and ran away)
- cockroach hotel
- cockroach spray
- opening all the doors and hoping it chooses to leave (think this may have the unwanted result of having lots of the li'l f*cker's friends join him for a party under my sofa)

Help!

[Skankster]

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I just did the roach thing on my house.
I called mom and had her send me foggers from the USA.

When I got it thru my buddys US military address I used all 3 in one pop.
I took all the food out and some dishes and put them all in trash bags.
Then put all the trash bags on the veranda.

I got those sticky traps and put 8 of them at any possible escape route.
I opened up all the drains.

I also let my neighbors know cause there is a restaraunts office upstairs now and I think they prepare food -- I think they are the main reason the roaches are there.

I bombed and went to Yamanashi for a wknd.


When I got back I wiped all cupboards and counter tops. I replaced the sticky traps with the bait poison traps.
and essentially deep cleaned everything.


It took 2 weeks to clean.
Only saw 5 dead roaches so far.
But now I feel so comfy!!!
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[dimwit]

The question you have to ask is which is better, burning down your apartment and possibly getting evicted or just ignoring the little fuckers?

Japanese mosquitos are pretty mild compared to the Northern Ontario variety of the bug, and they don't carry West Nile Virus. In a country full of millions of rice fields they aren't going to go away, so live with them!

[kurohinge1]

Mozzies like meaty males for drinking buddies
September 11, 2004

It's true, mosquitoes really do have preferences ...

If you are a sporty type, have Type O blood and are not as skinny as you used to be ... For you, mosquitoes will go that extra mile.

Ten years of research into mosquito habits and more than two years of persuading volunteers to be swarmed has been enough for a Tokyo-based expert to draw conclusions.

Dr Yoshikazu Shirai, who has a PhD in medical entomology, based his findings on the tests he did on 64 people who held their arm in a humid enclosure for 10 minutes. By repeating the experiment twice on different days, each person was eventually exposed to 105 mosquitoes, he said.

... Men are slightly more likely to be bitten than women but it is blood type (regrettably Type O is common) and body heat that really get them interested. Leaner types are more likely to be spared.

... To avoid the ethical dilemma of potentially exposing people to mosquito-borne illnesses, Dr Shirai devised a remarkable solution. He de-beaked his mozzies.

... Dr Shirai is on a quest for a bait to catch and kill mosquitoes by drawing them away from people. "No one has found a lure that can attract mosquitoes better than the human body," he said.

Moral: Remember to invite a few sporty, overweight, O-type males to your next BBQ ... as mosquito fodder.

[silverfall]

I am one of the lucky ones that mosquitos dont seem to be attracted to. I dont sweat a lot and that is one of the main things they are attracted to. Wanna get rid of the skeeters? Stop sweating. Or maybe it's just these tiny little things that Japanese call mosquitos. Back home they come out at dusk and carry off small children and animals.

[kurohinge1]

... Back home they come out at dusk and carry off small children and animals.

Nice one, "Two Dogs".

[Dhee]

I hear Steve B keeps next to his futon a dai-katana with an edge honed sharp enough to trim a mosquito's eyebrows in the dark. :P

<still reading>
page 142: [i]"One night Kiyoaki, tormented by his feelings for Satoko, tosses and turns on his bed]
Interesting...but sorry, no news about Stevie yet.
<continues to read>

[krimebot]

Eating foods with garlic helps quite a lot!

[mr. sparkle]

Moral: Remember to invite a few sporty, overweight, O-type males to your next BBQ ... as mosquito fodder.

Ready to roll. Just need directions....