Probably not easy to get bats to come hang out. However, if it is prone to being windy where you live, do your gardening when the wind blows. Squeeters vanish when the wind picks up.
Maybe they should put fans outside all around their yard....
you should see the huge mosquitos down here in the South....big enough to devour small babies, well not really, but they're pretty damn big!
I've found that citronella candles work really well. I usually buy one of those small bucket/pail type candles and set it on the porch. It's got a pretty good radius and I kind of like the smell of the citronella.
are you sure its mosquitos then? Could be a number of different biting insects that hang out around your plants.
while i am not 100% sure...i am pretty sure. maybe not ALL my bites are from mosquitos, but i'd guess most. i've actually seen em land on me, so yea...i do recognize mosquitos.
as i said, i get most of my bites in my own yard, around dusk and later. i like to hang out on the back porch with a glass of wine into the evening, etc. don't really get bitten much during daytime hours, when i garden, etc. it's when i am relaxing and enjoying my garden.....then they eat me alive!
i used to work for smith & hawken, a garden store...and we sold those bat houses. i often wonder if they work attracting bats.
hahaha....fans! i've often told mr. dream would should have a ceiling fan on the porch. i do have a table fan i could try out to see if it helps.
excellent ideas/suggestions!
but really, NO one else gets eaten alive? it really is just me.....:o
mark, i have encircled myself with citronella candles. they still bite me.
yet, i still use em, think maybe it helps a bit....
Well I live in a townhouse-so no bathouses (and no lawncare either!!!). All I know is that I see them flying around at dusk above my porch. A few of them at least.
Try this link. I have the toweletts for my fishing trips-because I prefer not to use deet.
but really, NO one else gets eaten alive? it really is just me.....:o
mark, i have encircled myself with citronella candles. they still bite me.
yet, i still use em, think maybe it helps a bit....
No, it's not just you. If you even mention the word 'mosquito' around my mother or wife, inevitably one (or more) find them and produce multiple bites.
Hmm...I've never had a problem with the citronella. Is it those tiny candles? Or the bigger ones? I don't think the tiny candles have that big of a radius of protection. If that's not it, maybe some of that 'Skin So Soft' might work? It sounded like a decent product if you don't want the harsher chemicals on your skin....
but really, NO one else gets eaten alive? it really is just me.....:o
Nah, it happens to a lot of people. I'm just one of the lucky ones. If I have 5 bites over the course of a summer it's a lot for me. My little sister hates me sometimes because she gets eaten alive. My ex used to get eaten alive too - well still does. She works for the EPA and is always out in the woods.
No, it's not just you. If you even mention the word 'mosquito' around my mother or wife, inevitably one (or more) find them and produce multiple bites.
Hmm...I've never had a problem with the citronella. Is it those tiny candles? Or the bigger ones? I don't think the tiny candles have that big of a radius of protection. If that's not it, maybe some of that 'Skin So Soft' might work? It sounded like a decent product if you don't want the harsher chemicals on your skin....
hmmmm....seems more women get eaten alive - yes, leave those jokes outta this convo - i wonder why? is it body chemistry? or too many topical products?
i am going to try and be product-free over the weekend and see if it helps.
in regards to the citronella, i am using the same candles as you...the BIG candles in the metal pails, not the dinky candles. and yes, i guess i will have to try using products. it's just so easy at the end of the day to head outside to the porch sans protection. it's a habit - using repellant - that i guess i have to embrace if i don't want to be covered in bites all the time. you'd think i'd learn by now......:o i have and do try all the preventitive measures that do not include putting any products on my skin, but so far, not enough results.
i AM curious if anyone has attracted bats to their proerty, if it helps, if the bathouses work, etc.
i find the more alcohol i consume, the less i notice them
haha
that absolutely helps, and really, part of the problem. spend afew hours outside with drinks, and yea...who cares? don't feel a thing. then the next day.....:eek:....yikes! covered in bites! and not the fun kind.....
and i have read numerous times about different body chemistries being more 'attractive' to mosquitos. whatever it is, i think i have it.
My dad always said that mosquitos are attracted to and crave healthy rich blood. Thus, if they are all biting you in a crowd and ignoring everyone else it's for a good reason..you'll live long....or maybe it's just what he says to make me feel better. I don't know ..
'I want to hurry home to you
put on a slow, dumb show for you
and crack you up
so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
god I'm very, very frightening
and I'll overdo it'
My dad always said that mosquitos are attracted to and crave healthy rich blood. Thus, if they are all biting you in a crowd and ignoring everyone else it's for a good reason..you'll live long....or maybe it's just what he says to make me feel better. I don't know ..
ha!
nice to know i am 'rich' in something.
singer in one of hubby's bands says mosquitos are NOT attracted to O+ blood. :rolleyes: i AM O+...so if this is the case, i wish someone would infomr the mosquitos to leave me the hell alone.....:p
anyone know a completely scent-free mositurizer? i can go without just about all other products when at home....even deodorant :eek:...but i need my moisturizer. i currently use a cocoa butter, so i know it has scent. if i am to try to be completely scent-free...i need somethin'.
hmmmm....seems more women get eaten alive - yes, leave those jokes outta this convo - i wonder why? is it body chemistry? or too many topical products?
could be your body smell, blood marker, or you're pregnant....
uhhhhhh....no! impossible. besides, i've gotten eaten alive since i was a child, so yes...i will go with body scent or blood marker, whatever that means.....:p
and duh, i just realized...skin so soft IS a moisturizer, that repels mosquitos yes? i need to get that! although i think my husband tried it in the past and said it didn't help him...but hey, worth a shot.
uhhhhhh....no! impossible. besides, i've gotten eaten alive since i was a child, so yes...i will go with body scent or blood marker, whatever that means.....:p
and duh, i just realized...skin so soft IS a moisturizer, that repels mosquitos yes? i need to get that! although i think my husband tried it in the past and said it didn't help him...but hey, worth a shot.
lol....just throwing it out there as a possibility
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I couldn't take it anymore so I sprayed the entire circumference of my house. I can't sit in my yard to save my life. My idiotic neighbors leave drums filled with water and these skeeters breed like wildfire, it's been bad before but this is ridiculous.
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i feel for you, damn near everybody i know gets eaten up by mosquitoes. i rarely get bit by them, but if there is one flea in a 100 mile radius, it'll come find me though. no idea why there's a difference between them....bugs are irritating :mad:
i feel for you, damn near everybody i know gets eaten up by mosquitoes. i rarely get bit by them, but if there is one flea in a 100 mile radius, it'll come find me though. no idea why there's a difference between them....bugs are irritating :mad:
all biting bugs suck. :mad:
we had a flea infestation many years ago.....:eek: horrific. and yes, i was eaten alive then too. all bugs love to bite me. :(
between brusies and bug bites, makes my legs look oh so sexxxy......:o
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are you sure its mosquitos then? Could be a number of different biting insects that hang out around your plants.
Maybe they should put fans outside all around their yard....
I hear ya! I hear ya
I've found that citronella candles work really well. I usually buy one of those small bucket/pail type candles and set it on the porch. It's got a pretty good radius and I kind of like the smell of the citronella.
while i am not 100% sure...i am pretty sure. maybe not ALL my bites are from mosquitos, but i'd guess most. i've actually seen em land on me, so yea...i do recognize mosquitos.
as i said, i get most of my bites in my own yard, around dusk and later. i like to hang out on the back porch with a glass of wine into the evening, etc. don't really get bitten much during daytime hours, when i garden, etc. it's when i am relaxing and enjoying my garden.....then they eat me alive!
i used to work for smith & hawken, a garden store...and we sold those bat houses. i often wonder if they work attracting bats.
hahaha....fans! i've often told mr. dream would should have a ceiling fan on the porch. i do have a table fan i could try out to see if it helps.
excellent ideas/suggestions!
but really, NO one else gets eaten alive? it really is just me.....:o
mark, i have encircled myself with citronella candles. they still bite me.
yet, i still use em, think maybe it helps a bit....
ahhhhhh...thanks!
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
do a little research on the bats before trying to attract them
you may get more than you bargain for
Hmm...I've never had a problem with the citronella. Is it those tiny candles? Or the bigger ones? I don't think the tiny candles have that big of a radius of protection. If that's not it, maybe some of that 'Skin So Soft' might work? It sounded like a decent product if you don't want the harsher chemicals on your skin....
Nah, it happens to a lot of people. I'm just one of the lucky ones. If I have 5 bites over the course of a summer it's a lot for me. My little sister hates me sometimes because she gets eaten alive. My ex used to get eaten alive too - well still does. She works for the EPA and is always out in the woods.
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haha
hmmmm....seems more women get eaten alive - yes, leave those jokes outta this convo
i am going to try and be product-free over the weekend and see if it helps.
in regards to the citronella, i am using the same candles as you...the BIG candles in the metal pails, not the dinky candles.
i AM curious if anyone has attracted bats to their proerty, if it helps, if the bathouses work, etc.
that absolutely helps, and really, part of the problem. spend afew hours outside with drinks, and yea...who cares? don't feel a thing. then the next day.....:eek:....yikes! covered in bites! and not the fun kind.....
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
But you'll feel it more in the morning.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12083361
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My dad always said that mosquitos are attracted to and crave healthy rich blood. Thus, if they are all biting you in a crowd and ignoring everyone else it's for a good reason..you'll live long....or maybe it's just what he says to make me feel better. I don't know
put on a slow, dumb show for you
and crack you up
so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
god I'm very, very frightening
and I'll overdo it'
ha!
nice to know i am 'rich' in something.
singer in one of hubby's bands says mosquitos are NOT attracted to O+ blood. :rolleyes: i AM O+...so if this is the case, i wish someone would infomr the mosquitos to leave me the hell alone.....:p
anyone know a completely scent-free mositurizer?
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
http://scienceline.org/2007/09/10/ask-knight-mosquitoes/
(take with a grain of salt, I haven't actually looked up their references...)
:eek:
uhhhhhh....no! impossible. besides, i've gotten eaten alive since i was a child, so yes...i will go with body scent or blood marker, whatever that means.....:p
and duh, i just realized...skin so soft IS a moisturizer, that repels mosquitos yes? i need to get that! although i think my husband tried it in the past and said it didn't help him...but hey, worth a shot.
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
all biting bugs suck. :mad:
we had a flea infestation many years ago.....:eek: horrific. and yes, i was eaten alive then too. all bugs love to bite me. :(
between brusies and bug bites, makes my legs look oh so sexxxy......:o
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow