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Mosquito problem

Nightmare1Nightmare1
edited June 2016 in General Chat

I have Anopheliphobia. There are two mosquitoes outside and I am hella afraid of the little bastards like I would go live at bottom of the sea in the deepest trench just to never see them again. I managed to kill 3 of them when they somehow got in my house. I was thinking "why on earth would I Google the solution when the 'amazing' minds of telltale can help me". So what solutions would you guys recommend to deal with the mosquitoes.

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  • TheAutisticGamerTheAutisticGamer

    They might be infected with Zika. Do you have any babies living in your home?

  • KameradenKameraden

    The type of Mosquito which carries Zika is a ninja, it will get you when you're not paying attention, hides under chairs, tables, behind doors, etc etc. So if he is seeing them he likely is safe from Zika. The ones that you don't see you have to worry about.

    TheAutisticGamer posted: »

    They might be infected with Zika. Do you have any babies living in your home?

  • TheAutisticGamerTheAutisticGamer

    Oh okay. NVM then.

    Kameraden posted: »

    The type of Mosquito which carries Zika is a ninja, it will get you when you're not paying attention, hides under chairs, tables, behind doo

  • Nightmare1Nightmare1

    Zika no but i am horrified that they could either have Malaria or West Nile.

    TheAutisticGamer posted: »

    They might be infected with Zika. Do you have any babies living in your home?

  • Nightmare1Nightmare1

    My area is prone mostly to West Nile but there has been cases of Malaria.

    Nightmare1 posted: »

    Zika no but i am horrified that they could either have Malaria or West Nile.

  • KameradenKameraden
    edited June 2016

    Honestly I never get bit by mosquito.

    1. Spray Clothing you're going to wear before going outside. I heard DEET is a chemical used in some bug sprays I've read it's the best.
    2. If you use sunscreen make sure you spray the bug spray on after.
    3. Do not use anything that is scented. Sweet smells of any kind, just like bees and wasp actually attract mosquitos likely explains why women get swarmed by Misquitos so easily.
    4. Try not to breath too hard if avoidable, they are attracted to Carbon Dioxide.
    5. Most obvious dump any possible standing water on you property, don't even leave the bird bath.
    6. My favorite, wear long sleeves. Honestly the sun/heat never bugs me that is what sweating is for. Rather have the arms/legs covered when outside anyways.
    Nightmare1 posted: »

    My area is prone mostly to West Nile but there has been cases of Malaria.

  • WarpSpeedWarpSpeed

    Unless you live in a swamp, the majority of mosquitoes are bred in your own yard. Get rid of all standing water and any litter thrown by passers-by (especially cups, bottles, and plastic). If you have any standing water you have to keep, there are things you can throw in to treat it so they can't use it to breed.

    Otherwise, it's just a matter of bug spray. You can also use mosquito netting if you don't mind the way it looks.

    West Nile isn't that bad a disease unless you have a compromised immune system. Malaria isn't so great, though....

  • BigBlindMaxBigBlindMax Banned

    Unless your immune system is severely compromised, West Nile probably isn't worth worrying about, beyond taking sensible precautions, and malaria is pretty rare.

    Get rid of any standing water and use bug spray. Remember that the chances of falling seriously ill from a mosquito bite is pretty low.

    Nightmare1 posted: »

    My area is prone mostly to West Nile but there has been cases of Malaria.

  • SarangholicSarangholic

    Drink lots of Tabasco sauce.

    There was a documentary about it 20 years ago.

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    Holy shit 1998 was nearly 20 years ago...

  • KameradenKameraden

    I dunno
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    Sarangholic posted: »

    Drink lots of Tabasco sauce. There was a documentary about it 20 years ago. enter link description here Holy shit 1998 was nearly 20 years ago...

  • SarangholicSarangholic

    Well, I'm giving my age away, but not only do I recognize the movie from that clip, I remember seeing it on TV. (It's Mosquito, 1995).

    Kameraden posted: »

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  • KameradenKameraden

    Don't worry I still remember films from the very late 80s. lol

    Sarangholic posted: »

    Well, I'm giving my age away, but not only do I recognize the movie from that clip, I remember seeing it on TV. (It's Mosquito, 1995).

  • Nightmare1Nightmare1

    Saw one of the mosquitoes in my pea plant, blasted that fucker in the face with water so hopefully it is dead.

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