opalred Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 the wet starts /every year the mosquito seem to get bigger smarter and quicker you line them up to hit when biting /they always escape /they seem to have super amazing movement / and multiple eyes years ago when you bought spray it would kill them /and you could see them dead on floor now you spray they move out /do not kill /then come back are the now immune to the sprays / and just a ripoff from the monopoly company selling the spray maybe the spray company's are putting hormones in the spray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kev1n Posted May 25, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2018 Haha sounds like you're a little bit paranoid ? Buy a chinese racquet, it will solve your problem for sure 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Emster23 Posted May 26, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2018 Maybe we're getting more dumberer? ? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bob12345 Posted May 26, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2018 11 hours ago, kev1n said: Haha sounds like you're a little bit paranoid ? Buy a chinese racquet, it will solve your problem for sure Plus its a great hobby. I love going around the house with one of those things and see how many "mossies i can score". In a couple of years my kids will be old enough to stop putting their fingers in the racket and they can take over this proud tradition of their daddy. 5 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Renegade Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 7 minutes ago, Bob12345 said: In a couple of years my kids will be old enough to stop putting their fingers in the racket and they can take over this proud tradition of their daddy. ??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Andrew Dwyer Posted May 26, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2018 Plus its a great hobby. I love going around the house with one of those things and see how many "mossies i can score". In a couple of years my kids will be old enough to stop putting their fingers in the racket and they can take over this proud tradition of their daddy.For me it loses it’s fun when the dog learns not to lick it.Usually takes 2 or 3 times [emoji23] 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PerkinsCuthbert Posted May 26, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2018 They have learned their lessons well from the distaffs of other local species; your typical Thai biting mosquito is of course female - the male of the species is a recalcitrant fellow more given to indolence and sloth - and as such has observed closely how to make a farang itch uncontrollably. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 What I have noticed are their bites are way more vicious and stay with a welt lump longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retoohs Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 order online the Bushman brand spray, very similar to what the Australian military use and great stuff. Think I've just been through dengue, incredible fever for few days, scary bloodshot eyes but it might also just be this poison they put in the cocktails here in Siem Reap. 5555 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lupatria Posted May 26, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2018 why are they getting so smart now? Because the are the only beneficiaries of the local education system. They call it 'Mosquito 4.0' 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonaldBattles Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 This year is worst I have seen it in 34 years. The mosquitoes can get through the holes in the window screens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beats56 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 I sit outside most of the time and have a can of Off that works good. But the wife found Sketolene citronella oil at 7. This works as good as Off and it's natural. They have it at Tesco also. It's a pump spray. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevemercer Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Yeah, I reckon the mossies have been bad this year. They seem to wait outside the door and swarm inside when it is opened. Plus there are many more of the mini- mossies that have a 'stealth bite' mode - you don't feel their bite until after they've gone and wonder where all the itchy lumps came from. I often say that, in Thailand, if you stand still outside for more than 30 seconds something will bite you. On the plus side, the fireflies have been out for the last few weeks and in good numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieAus Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 The best repellant I have found is OFF it comes in two types, both low DEET available Tesco Lotus main stores, Big C and if in Chiang Mai Rimping For bites if you have any Aussie friends get them to bring back Bite Free on their next trip Have used it for years in Aus and here stops the itch and swelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsiaHand Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Try "Vaseline" Intensive Care skin cream aloe sooth 550 mils Green plastic container .Good for your skin and keeps the mosquitoes away. For out door parties put the original Listerine (orange color) in a spray bottle and spray around the area and under the tables to keep them away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokakrishna Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Perhaps you get slower, smaller and dumber. They never really bother me here. My wife (thai) get bitten sometimes. I almost never get bitten. And I do not use any sprays, or other killing/ catching inventions. Just let them be. Focus on things that matter And shower. Theyvare attracted to sweat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timkeen08 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 I joke that they have all been given farang radar by the Ministry of Mosquitos. Let me come around and they seem to come from miles away. And my Thai family jokes "why you bring yuung". I shower at least 3 times a day but I do sweat a lot. It might be from my rich American blood a mix from Germany, France, Ireland, and American Indian. Too bad I don't have any bear grease cause the skeeters love me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptic7 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 44 minutes ago, Stokakrishna said: Perhaps you get slower, smaller and dumber. They never really bother me here. My wife (thai) get bitten sometimes. I almost never get bitten. And I do not use any sprays, or other killing/ catching inventions. Just let them be. Focus on things that matter And shower. Theyvare attracted to sweat... Not so much...and easy to say coming from someone extremely fortunate to be in the little vamps "unfavorable" group. Here's the science behind why mozzies love some more than others. Very informative short article... http://time.com/3311624/why-mosquitoes-bite/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultName Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Evolution in action. We killed the weak and the slow. What was left to breed were the fast and the strong. And breed they have. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bundooman Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 I have used the local Thai spray, (ซอฟเฟล), here in Chiang Mai now for many years. It is the one with the pink spray top, and the label is green to signify lime, (there are other colours too which also work), and It costs 60 -70 Baht. I spray my ankles and arms. It works most of the time. It is available in most pharmacies, but not Lotus. I often wondered if long term usage would be detrimental to my health, but 14 years on, and at 73, I appear to have no ill effects. A good tip. If you have been bitten, a dab of coconut oil, (available in all pharmacies, Lotus, etc.), rubbed in, removes the itch/sting within a minute or so. Try it - it works. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell17au Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 There are several things that I have that work. The typical mosquito coils but you must put up with the smell. A blue light bug killer much the same as those in butcher shops. But the best one of the lot is a spray that all the beer drinkers will hate, it is a homemade recipe: 1 large bottle of blue Listerine Mouth Wash, 3 cups of Epsom Salts and 3 320ml cans of stale beer. Mix all ingredients together until the Epsom Salts are fully dissolved. Put in a spray bottle and spray the area, this can be used both inside and outside and the mosquitoes will be gone for around 80 days and it gives a pleasant mint smell. This does work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob12345 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 5 hours ago, DonaldBattles said: This year is worst I have seen it in 34 years. The mosquitoes can get through the holes in the window screens. After 34 years it might be time to replace your window screens, cheapass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonaldBattles Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 I have lived and worked in 9 provinces in Thailand over 34 years. Why would you assume that I have lived in the same house all this time. The screens in my house in Chiang Rai are 5 years old and in good shape. The mess holes in the screens are large enough for a mosquito to crawl through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jip99 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Bob12345 said: After 34 years it might be time to replace your window screens, cheapass. If that was intended as a joke you might consider adding a smiley. If it wasn’t, you should consider not posting at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khun Jean Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 7 hours ago, retoohs said: order online the Bushman brand spray, very similar to what the Australian military use and great stuff. Think I've just been through dengue, incredible fever for few days, scary bloodshot eyes but it might also just be this poison they put in the cocktails here in Siem Reap. 5555 Could it be the effects of using the 'Bushman brand spray' instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancharee Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 5 hours ago, Stokakrishna said: cPerhaps you get slower, smaller and dumber. They never really bother me here. My wife (thai) get bitten sometimes. I almost never get bitten. And I do not use any sprays, or other killing/ catching inventions. Just let them be. Focus on things that matter And shower. Theyvare attracted to sweat... Gin and tonic works well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 "every year the mosquito seem to get bigger smarter and quicker " Maybe you are getting slower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirineou Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 3 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said: "every year the mosquito seem to get bigger smarter and quicker " Maybe you are getting slower? I think it is all the medicines and vitamins in our blood. Have you seen the movie planet of the apes? With as getting stupiderer and the mosquitoes getting smarterer it is only a matter of time. Get ready for Planet of the Mosquitoes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptic7 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Nothing has changed. There was a Pink Panther cartoon from the 60's about this very thing! See link below. Just last night one flew into a near empty wine glass with just a splash of residual red on the bottom. Clasping my hand with glee over the top, I proceeded to slosh the wine over the little parasite until it was just floating lifelessly. Inserting my finger into the glass to squish the tiny vamp and bzzzzz...the little <deleted> flew out. Perhaps they are smarter and more kill resistant. But not so much to avoid the electric bug swatter! ZAP and fried mozzie a minute later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosst Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 19 hours ago, holy cow cm said: What I have noticed are their bites are way more vicious and stay with a welt lump longer. A little trick I learned is a teaspoon in hot coffee and apply to the bite and hold it to transfer heat which breaks down the venom in the bite. The itching will not occur but if you have a bite that is itching, apply toothpaste. True story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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