scubascuba3 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Recently a new breed of mosquito has started appearing in my Pattaya apartment. The dengue ones are quite disciplined in that they are usually only dawn and dusk, this new larger brown variety seem to bite night time when you are asleep, mosquito frame across the window doesn't appear to stop them. Also no sign of them the next day, I've hunted around 2 days after now and can't find them anywhere, so maybe they are smarter and better than the dengue ones at hiding. Anyone have experience of these bigger brown ones? not as serious as dengue ones but still annoying, 4 bites last night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Don,t know where you are based in Pattaya but here off 3rd road I,ve never experienced what your referring to....I use an oil based plug in repellent and never in the 5 years living here me or my GF have ever been bitten in the room........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 22 minutes ago, petermik said: Don,t know where you are based in Pattaya but here off 3rd road I,ve never experienced what your referring to....I use an oil based plug in repellent and never in the 5 years living here me or my GF have ever been bitten in the room........ I'm off 3rd road also, my barber she also recommended the oil based plug, maybe I'll buy later today. What make is yours? she mentioned from Big C Extra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimitriv Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 43 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said: seem to bite night time when you are asleep, mosquito frame across the window doesn't appear to stop them. Also no sign of them the next day Are you sure you are talking about mosquitoes? Bedbugs maybe? ???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) I believe you can even buy them in 7-Eleven. There are two main Thai brands. Caution the refills are not interchangeable between brands. Edited December 9, 2019 by VocalNeal 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 1 minute ago, dimitriv said: Are you sure you are talking about mosquitoes? Bedbugs maybe? ???? Definitely mosquitoes I've killed 3 and had a look close up. Not dengue ones. This looks the most likely culprit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puchaiyank Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Could they have all died from alcohol poison? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 36 minutes ago, Puchaiyank said: Could they have all died from alcohol poison? Not from my place anyway, maybe they downed some of your lao khao on the way to mine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 On 12/9/2019 at 5:38 AM, VocalNeal said: There are two main Thai brands. Caution the refills are not interchangeable between brands. Oh but they are..... And non-brand refills are available on Lazada are much cheaper and equally as efficient.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Here you go...https://www.lazada.co.th/products/business-best-i392582988-s762016794.html?spm=spm%3Da2o4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, petermik said: Oh but they are..... And non-brand refills are available on Lazada are much cheaper and equally as efficient.... Can be screwed in cross threaded maybe but not a perfectly designed fit. At least not the two in 7-Eleven. Baygon and A-something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 On 12/9/2019 at 5:24 AM, scubascuba3 said: I'm off 3rd road also, my barber she also recommended the oil based plug, maybe I'll buy later today. What make is yours? she mentioned from Big C Extra See above....they fit the Thai brand units also.....cannot understand how you can be living here and never bothered to protect yourself before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 7 hours ago, VocalNeal said: Can be screwed in cross threaded maybe but not a perfectly designed fit. At least not the two in 7-Eleven. Baygon and A-something. Nope they fit fine...the Baygon one,s tube is slightly longer but it does not stop it working....threads are the same ARS is the other brand your thinking of and their refills work out cheaper but as I,ve posted the Lazada link these are the cheapest and work fine....been using them a couple of years now nightly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdong Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 21 hours ago, scubascuba3 said: I'm off 3rd road also, my barber she also recommended the oil based plug, maybe I'll buy later today. What make is yours? she mentioned from Big C Extra I,ve got malaria,caught it in africa,I take it your gaff isn,t a/c,this normally keeps ,em out,failing that tried mosquito coils?they can hustle a bit but tend to keep ,em out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scubascuba3 Posted December 10, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 10, 2019 54 minutes ago, kingdong said: I,ve got malaria,caught it in africa,I take it your gaff isn,t a/c,this normally keeps ,em out,failing that tried mosquito coils?they can hustle a bit but tend to keep ,em out. Yeah it's AC but i only use in spurts during the night if it gets too hot. The problem started when i started opening a window at night 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, petermik said: See above....they fit the Thai brand units also.....cannot understand how you can be living here and never bothered to protect yourself before Only very recently had a problem, why buy one if you don't need to? Bought the ARS one and used last night and no sign of mosquitoes but also the window was closed, I'll need to try it with the window open with mosquito net Edited December 10, 2019 by scubascuba3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, scubascuba3 said: Only very recently had a problem, why buy one if you don't need to? The cost....1 baht/night?...is insignificant compared to catching Dengue fever...that,s why you need one here especially in Pattaya....but if you had one in the first place you would not have been bitten and you would not have needed to post the question.......... Edited December 10, 2019 by petermik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ireland32 Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Dengue is Daytime Mosquito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 On 12/10/2019 at 10:22 AM, scubascuba3 said: Yeah it's AC but i only use in spurts during the night if it gets too hot. The problem started when i started opening a window at night Solution ???? close the window, put AC on higher setting then you wont have to breathe in the noxious fumes from oils or coils & polluted air? ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 On 12/10/2019 at 11:59 AM, petermik said: The cost....1 baht/night?...is insignificant compared to catching Dengue fever...that,s why you need one here especially in Pattaya....but if you had one in the first place you would not have been bitten and you would not have needed to post the question.......... so you think people should buy a repellent plug even though nothing to repel? ok, thai logic, you've been here too long. As for dengue most of us know its dawn and dusk so not an issue during the night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 1 hour ago, CGW said: Solution ???? close the window, put AC on higher setting then you wont have to breathe in the noxious fumes from oils or coils & polluted air? ???? Yes close the window, but i was surprised the new mosquito frames don't seem to stop the Culex mosquito, maybe smart enough to get through the holes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallen52 Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 I too have met a few blood suckers recently in pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketDog Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 On 12/10/2019 at 9:18 AM, petermik said: See above....they fit the Thai brand units also.....cannot understand how you can be living here and never bothered to protect yourself before Understanding other humans can be a daunting process and always a work in progress. Persevere. ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketDog Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 They like to hide in dark places but are especially attracted to black surfaces. Put a small black trash basket in a corner and they will gather there. Then be inventive about dispatching them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geisha Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 I use a fan at night, mosses don’t like that. I haven’t seen many yet, due to the cooler weather maybe ? Once I start seeing them I use the ones you plug in all evening when I’m out, and take them off when I sleep. ( jomtien) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 On 12/10/2019 at 11:59 AM, petermik said: The cost....1 baht/night?...is insignificant compared to catching Dengue fever...that,s why you need one here especially in Pattaya....but if you had one in the first place you would not have been bitten and you would not have needed to post the question.......... I have never been bothered by mosquitos. I probably do get stung but i dont develop the itching. Whomever i sleep with always gets stung.. so they are around. They either dont sting me or i just don't get the allergic reaction. In my 13 year never caught anything. But sure it pays to be safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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