Dani-Mani
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Post by Dani-Mani on Jul 30, 2014 1:44:36 GMT
...because one is in the house and I can't figure out how to kill it. Plus, since it's clearly enjoying my blood, I shudder to think how many eggs it is laying. If anyone has any suggestions on how I can kill something I've only seen twice, PLEASE pass them along. I've resorted to bug spray and a parka while sitting on my couch  My apartment includes pest control and I'm going to have them come by and spray as well. |
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Post by elaine on Jul 30, 2014 1:48:13 GMT
So sorry! They love me as well and will happily feast on me and bypass my family. Benadryl is your friend!
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Jul 30, 2014 1:53:14 GMT
Make sure you dump out all standing water around your yard-- that's where they lay eggs.
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Post by anxiousmom on Jul 30, 2014 1:53:33 GMT
If I remember correctly, you said that you just moved to Florida?
It has been a very wet rainy season, at least in my neck of the woods, and I can't even open the door to check my mail without getting bit-and those sneaky little ninja bastards slip in the house fast. I wish I knew of some way to get rid of one in the house, but I really don't.
This time of year, bug spray is your friend-the kind with deet. Old wives tale says that Avon's Skin So Soft helps repel them, so maybe it will help while you are sitting around the house? (it does help me, but not for longer than about 20 minutes.)
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Dani-Mani
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Post by Dani-Mani on Jul 30, 2014 2:01:32 GMT
I did just move to FL. I grew up in a hot and humid summer state, but this rain is crazy and I'm still getting used to it.
I'm allergic to deet, so I have to use an all natural bug spray. I love it and it works exceptionally well; but when I'm sitting at home on my couch, I don't think about putting any on until of course I'm itching up a storm!
I have a horrible reaction to bites as well. Even my FL born and raised co-workers gasped when they saw my huge bites!
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Jul 30, 2014 2:04:19 GMT
Partylite makes some citronella votives and tealights, I think. You can probably find some on eBay if you don't want to find a PL rep. Citronella does not actually repel mosquitos, it attracts them... but it attracts them to the candle and away from you.
Also, I understand that they are weak flyers-- get your fan blowing on you and they might.not.be.able.to.land.
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Post by julia on Jul 30, 2014 2:04:21 GMT
What I always like to do anytime bugs get in the house at night is to turn off all of the lights except for the one over the kitchen sink. Then the majority of them will naturally flock to the only light they can find and I can suck them all up with the vacuum.
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Post by elaine on Jul 30, 2014 2:06:55 GMT
I did just move to FL. I grew up in a hot and humid summer state, but this rain is crazy and I'm still getting used to it. I'm allergic to deet, so I have to use an all natural bug spray. I love it and it works exceptionally well; but when I'm sitting at home on my couch, I don't think about putting any on until of course I'm itching up a storm! I have a horrible reaction to bites as well. Even my FL born and raised co-workers gasped when they saw my huge bites! The summer I lived on Oahu I had to have a couple of cortisone shots to help with the reactions I was having to my bites, including eyes almost swollen shut. If it gets bad enough, that is a possibility for you too. There are only so many of those huge, hot-to-touch, welts one person can handle. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2014 3:51:42 GMT
I would take an antihistamine like clockwork over the next week or two in order to help reduce the itching and inflammation. I too am extremely sensitive to the bites and know what it's like to just itch all day. When I was young, I stepped in fire ants in New Orleans and had a terrible reaction. And wouldn't you know...any biting insect will flock to me and leave my family alone.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2014 4:50:54 GMT
I've lived in Florida all my life and mosquitos usually leave me alone. When they don't, I find rubbing a Bounce dryer sheet all over me keeps them at bay. And calamine lotion takes care of the bites that I do get. That stuff is the best invention ever for bug bites.
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Post by BarbaraUK on Jul 30, 2014 9:52:55 GMT
We don't have a 'mosi' problem here but when I've been abroad rubbing Tea Tree oil on wrists, ankles, behind ears and in the hair has seemed to make them reluctant to come near enough to bite me. Just adding this to the mix of suggestions in case you can't find the thing any time soon. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2014 11:09:42 GMT
I feel for you Dani. I've not been bitten so much, ever, as I have this summer. I had two really really nasty bites a couple of weeks ago. I don't know whether they were mosquitos or not but they were really nasty. I'm still waiting for them to totally clear. I used After Bite that I got from the pharmacy, it helped but wasn't totally effective. By the smell, it has to have some ammonia in it. Barbara - don't speak too soon that we aren't affected too much by them  ....have you read this mosquitos on the rise in the UK
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Post by peabay on Jul 30, 2014 11:19:29 GMT
I hate those little feckers.
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Post by BarbaraUK on Jul 30, 2014 11:34:02 GMT
I feel for you Dani. I've not been bitten so much, ever, as I have this summer. I had two really really nasty bites a couple of weeks ago. I don't know whether they were mosquitos or not but they were really nasty. I'm still waiting for them to totally clear. I used After Bite that I got from the pharmacy, it helped but wasn't totally effective. By the smell, it has to have some ammonia in it. Barbara - don't speak too soon that we aren't affected too much by them ....have you read this mosquitos on the rise in the UK
Oh my goodness, I missed that Dotty! What an awful prospect!! I just hope they find a very, very effective system of control for the dratted things just in case! Maybe this is one time I'm quite grateful for living where I do, where it's often 10 degrees cooler than the midlands and south because of the North Sea!  Thank goodness also there's very few garden ponds in this particular area....and we don't need to have water butts for garden watering.  And that's a scary, horrible photo of a mosquito - I moved off it as fast as I could. I know how painful the bites can get, I don't need to know in close-up what they look like! Useful article to read though, thanks! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2014 12:41:04 GMT
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Post by lillieleigh on Jul 30, 2014 12:45:08 GMT
I would take Benadryl and have used their anytime itch cooling jell for relief. Hope you are better soon!
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Post by originalvanillabean on Jul 30, 2014 13:32:51 GMT
I spray apple cider vinegar on myself after I get bit and I get bit a lot. Unfortunately, they love me. Another remedy is AfterBite. I believe it has ammonia in it, but it relieves the itching and you can pretty much find it anywhere...close to the Caladryl lotion on store shelves.
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Post by KateMarie on Jul 30, 2014 13:58:11 GMT
I'm so sorry you are pretty much miserable and have to be uncomfortable in your home. I don't have any great advice, hopefully the spraying will help.
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Post by shevy on Jul 30, 2014 14:15:35 GMT
Use antipersperant on the bites as soon as you see them. The aluminum in it draws out the stuff that most people are allergic to and if you get a gel, it cools the skin a bit also. Or use baking soda/water paste and put a bit on. I swell up and get huge red welts for days with mine and this is what I try to do. When we camp I use the antipersperant. When we're at home, I keep a little container of baking soda in the bathroom and just put some on as soon as I can.
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Post by meowgal on Jul 30, 2014 15:48:38 GMT
Wish I could help, but I've not had a mosquito bite since 1974. Seriously. I think I'm toxic! You can see them land on me and then change their mind and fly off!
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....have you read this 
Thank goodness also there's very few garden ponds in this particular area....and we don't need to have water butts for garden watering. 
