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im my observations of youth, the start of the mosquito season was always the worst and effects declined soon after.
Perhaps some kind of partial immunity is involved
Perhaps some kind of partial immunity is involved
Skeeter bite swelling
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I have this thing against mosquitoes.. I had enough..SOOOOO I bought one of those thermal foggers...Now 98% no more mosquitoes and I and neighbors can go outside in the evenings. No mosquitoes, no nats, no anything bugs, even tics..That fogging agent gets into everything, plus it's animal safe, although I tell the neighbors to bring their pets inside when I do the area.
For just around the outside of my home I use one of those propane foggers...They work great too.
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Sorry for the sideways photo...But you get the idea.
WuzzFuzz
For just around the outside of my home I use one of those propane foggers...They work great too.
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Sorry for the sideways photo...But you get the idea.
WuzzFuzz
Our youngest outgrew her allergy to mosquito bits.
From the age of two until she was 5 or 6 the first bite of the year meant a trip to E.R. her face would swell quite a bit and interfere with her breathing.
Since then they have no affect on her and she will be 34 this year.
Sorry for veering off the main topic but this is kinda related.
I don't have any problems with mosquitos yet. But a couple of weeks
ago I was mowing my lawn. Mowed up under some bushes, and felt
something on my forearm. Looked down and it was a very small spider.
I brushed it off. But the next day this appeared on my arm. I never
felt anything, no hurt or pain. Just wondering what this is all about
and if will eventually go away.
I don't have any problems with mosquitos yet. But a couple of weeks
ago I was mowing my lawn. Mowed up under some bushes, and felt
something on my forearm. Looked down and it was a very small spider.
I brushed it off. But the next day this appeared on my arm. I never
felt anything, no hurt or pain. Just wondering what this is all about
and if will eventually go away.
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I put one of those electronic bug zappers over our patio. It is busy all night zapping all kinds of bugs. It wasn't long after I installed it, I see the birds have discovered the bug buffet on the concrete patio! It you look out there just about day break, there are several birds just having a feeding frenzy.
Hopefully not one if the wonderful recluse family of spiders. They can leave a nasty bite.
Brown recluse spider vs. grass spider - Mr. Bugg's Pest Patrol
Brown recluse spider - Wikipedia
As far a skeeters we have been seeing alot more of the smaller almost gnat size ones here in my area S central Texas around SA.
Normally we dont have a hige amount of the pesky things unless you are around a lake river pond or other water source.
Being hot and dry helps keep the population down. However this yrs wet spring has it on the upswing.
The bites have never really swelled on me usually a small bump lasts 10-15 min pr so before really cant tell where ithit me. Except for the annoying itch.
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Aren't they the same thing? Or is the thermal electric?
I had a propane fogger that was hit or miss depending on
the amount of wind and the insecticide purchased only by the gallon had a very limited shelf life.
Mosquitoes hardly ever bite me. I'm the last guy to get picked by the winged vampires. Dunno why, always been that way, and when they do, it stings for a second, then nothing else happens.
However, I have had malaria and dengue, so life's filled with little tradeoffs.
However, I have had malaria and dengue, so life's filled with little tradeoffs.
SoFlaNative.....The propane fogger is the smaller..I use "ExciteR" which is 6% Pyrethrins and 60% piperonyl Butoxide, technical...That needs to be diluted with ULV oil...The "ExciteR" oil can be bought from various vendors..Just google ExciteR...Much, much better stuff than that Blackflag stuff
On one of those prolane foggers, the one thing I've found about using it is to be sure to let it furn after for a couple of minutes until no more fog come out...The pump should be cleaned out with rubbing alcohol..Propane doesn't need to be lit.
The thermal fogger, is basically a WWII German V2 pulse jet on a smaller scale..It's more of a commercial machine..It can be hand carried, but it is big..It puts out almost triple fog that the propane will. I mount mine to a small 2 wheel wagon, and pull it behind my rider mower.
In the photo I attached, that is my big fogger...I do suit up with PPE when I use it.
One that still pops up from time to time for sale is the type that one would be adapted to attach to the exhaust of a lawn mower...Those were more of back in the early 50's when DDT could be used.
WuzzFuzz
On one of those prolane foggers, the one thing I've found about using it is to be sure to let it furn after for a couple of minutes until no more fog come out...The pump should be cleaned out with rubbing alcohol..Propane doesn't need to be lit.
The thermal fogger, is basically a WWII German V2 pulse jet on a smaller scale..It's more of a commercial machine..It can be hand carried, but it is big..It puts out almost triple fog that the propane will. I mount mine to a small 2 wheel wagon, and pull it behind my rider mower.
In the photo I attached, that is my big fogger...I do suit up with PPE when I use it.
One that still pops up from time to time for sale is the type that one would be adapted to attach to the exhaust of a lawn mower...Those were more of back in the early 50's when DDT could be used.
WuzzFuzz
