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    Default Mosquitoes?

    We're due to visit a mossie-ridden area next week, and need a decent but cheap repellent.

    Does anybody know of any products that actually work?

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    This is the sort of time to abandon any thoughts of chemical pollution and hit the buggers with something effective. My natural reluctance to have chemicals around up to four young children evaporated when faced with the onslaught of Wester Ross midgies on family camping trips. The one thing that works for them is effective too against mosquitoes: anything with a decent amount of DEET in it. Although I do see that there are now mutations in the mosquito populations in some places that reduce its effectiveness.

    Or you could try neonics.

    What is the stuff they spray at you on intercontinental flights from places with insect-borne diseases?

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    Maybe pyrethroids, maybe not.

    http://www.nwlaborpress.org/2004/5-7-04AFA.html

    What a heady mix of pesticides, lack of prior informed consent, insects and chemtrails!

    G.

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    I have been on a flight like that several times where they walk up and down the aisles spraying.
    I think it was Continental airlines between Mexico City and Newark.
    Would stop any smuggling of queen bees.

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    I don't know if it's cheap, but the idea is certainly efficient:

    http://archive.idrc.ca/books/792/31chap03.htm

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    Thanks. I sneaked a peek at the replies without logging in and have got a bagful of goodies containing DEET as well as a pile of antihistamine.

    I bet they still get me though! I'm a bit of a mosquito and midge-magnet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bumble View Post
    Does anybody know of any products that actually work?
    These work ...



    Certainly decent and good value, rather than actually cheap. However, poor for sunbathing (though it also prevents melanoma).

    I've just returned from somewhere reasonably exotic and spent the evening slathering on 100% DEET (as sold by Go Outdoors) and the days itching something rotten. Remember DEET melts plastic, so keep it away from your sunnies.

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    Bring on those chemicals! DEET is a life saver against the West Highland Midge, but those bee suit things are utterly useless. They slow them up for maybe 30 seconds, then the veil fills up with them. Field tested at Gairloch in Wester Ross, and failed the test. May well work against mozzies though.

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    I believe you need one of these combined bee and midge suits at Gairloch ...



    Unsurprisingly they don't mark or clip the queens there

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    I was thinking of combining my Dry Suit with my veil to stop some determined wee bees from getting me from a particular hive, especially after last night and a sting straight through suit & socks that has a nice 2.5" diameter swelling!

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