Guest JudgeMental Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Anyone having problems with mosquitoes in parts of the UK? We had a garden party last weekend for daughters 21st and the weather held out fortunately! But I was bitten alive by mozzies. I noticed them indoors as could hear the distinctive sound... I have sprayed the whole house. It seems the as The UK is turning into a damp and wet land a bit like Louisiana this threat is on the increase.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Probably a by product of climate change - as the UK gets warmer and wetter mozzies will probably thrive and find us more to their liking than cattle! None here in Norfolk - yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 before I retired and worked on london underground we had a real problem with them . as certain areas would become infested with clouds of them and would have to be fumigated, then left for days before we could let anyone work in there.... I did a google search and lots of stuff and they are gaining a foothold here because of the rain and changing conditions *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicka Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 We came across the blighters last year. We now put the Mozzie Killer in the Van (the type you put the tablets in.) but it's only useful on EHU. Not yet a big enough problem to purchase an Inverter. http://www.firstaid4travel.co.uk/shop/info_TRV0102a.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean.clarke Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 flicka - 2012-06-18 8:13 PM We came across the blighters last year. We now put the Mozzie Killer in the Van (the type you put the tablets in.) but it's only useful on EHU. Not yet a big enough problem to purchase an Inverter. http://www.firstaid4travel.co.uk/shop/info_TRV0102a.html Do they really work Flicka? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 At 'the old house' we normaly get mossies, but so far this year none have been seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Yes they do but maybe the liquid ones better then tablet..less messing about. The plug in Blue lights that attract and zaps them, also good..under a tenner fron Lidl when on offer. never though I would need them here! *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 sean.clarke - 2012-06-18 8:28 PM flicka - 2012-06-18 8:13 PM We came across the blighters last year. We now put the Mozzie Killer in the Van (the type you put the tablets in.) but it's only useful on EHU. Not yet a big enough problem to purchase an Inverter. http://www.firstaid4travel.co.uk/shop/info_TRV0102a.html Do they really work Flicka? Yes they do work ;-).............but not until they've bitten you 8-)....................We were sold one at Kielder water years ago when we booked in...........didn't quite understand why until later >:-( ...........went to bed......hot night left the skylight open over the bed............woke up in the morning with a neat square of bites on my belly where the blighters came through the skylight had a bite then snuffed it *-)........ Unless they got food poisoning (lol) (lol) (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 And 2 other things to try... Avon Skin So Soft moisturising cream, yes the doorbell calling stuff. And it really does work. And secondly 'Bug Bands', we got ours from 118 Golf. and again they are brilliant. These are the only things the OH has found which stop her being eaten alive. Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBill Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 We keep a mozie machine in the van as I hate them. Citronela candles keep them out, we keep them in the van too. We used to live in Gibraltar and had a machine on at all times. The high pitched sound you hear at night in bed is them struggling to take off when full of blood. You know then that you have been bitten and wait for the itching to start. Mozzies thrive in wet or damp areas, try to avoid having a dripping tap or hose pipe in the garden as they lay their eggs in puddles etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicka Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Sean e ahve used them for years & although we can't say we haven't been bitten, we have only had one or two bites when others have been covered, including very delicate areas. The difficulty in determining their effectiveness is that some people appear to attract Mozzies whilst others naturally repel them. Don't know which category we are in, but for a few quid not worth tempting the b**gers. Also a tip regarding Scottish Midges - don't wear anything yellow, they take that as an open invitation, which must be responded to immediately. :$ spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike B. Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Aldi are selling mosquito 'bracelets' that you put back in the bag and they regenerate the repellant for £1.99 Don't know if they work as we don't go abroad until Thursday and it's too fresh, sunny & dry for mozzies here in Gods own Country-I'll let you know after the mrs has worn hers! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duetto owner Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 keith the avon sos works here but but not in spain must be different mozzies, i thought only in scotland do british mozzies bite. we live by a river loads of them now but leave us alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattR Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Several of my UK mossie bites have become infected over the last 3 years - I've never had that problem before. Apparently, infected bites are becoming more common amongst others as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 MattR - 2012-06-19 5:04 PM Several of my UK mossie bites have become infected over the last 3 years - I've never had that problem before. Apparently, infected bites are becoming more common amongst others as well. same here! large wounds on my legs..never had this before especially here. while mozzies abroad have been an irritant, a bit of bite ezee soothes them.. these have taken nearly a week to stop hurting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK5 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 None down here in the best part of the country, and we dont want them so you can keep them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupert123 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 We have a few in North Wales but then we usually do. Is it not strange that some still blame everything on climate change, or global warmimg as it used to be, before that was exposed as rubbish to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Its simply all the rain...sitting, stagnant water = mosquitoes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennyhb Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Peaceful down here on the coast, salt air keeps they at bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebeaches Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 JudgeMental - 2012-06-19 5:38 PM same here! large wounds on my legs..never had this before especially here. while mozzies abroad have been an irritant, a bit of bite ezee soothes them.. these have taken nearly a week to stop hurting Wonder if they were bites from a horse fly, rather than a mosquito? They are buggars, and do itch for anything up to a week. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I could here the pesky things flying around the bedroom...I know now from this thread that they were already full of my blood, hence the noise struggling to take of apparently!! *-) :-S do you need horses nearby to get horse flys :'( (I live in London) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebeaches Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 JudgeMental - 2012-06-20 6:00 PM do you need horses nearby to get horse flys :'( (I live in London) No, I don't think you need to be near horses to get bitten by a horse fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syd Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Hi Judge Just in case you did not know it it is only the female midges that bite you (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattR Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 mikebeaches - 2012-06-20 5:45 PM JudgeMental - 2012-06-19 5:38 PM same here! large wounds on my legs..never had this before especially here. while mozzies abroad have been an irritant, a bit of bite ezee soothes them.. these have taken nearly a week to stop hurting Wonder if they were bites from a horse fly, rather than a mosquito? They are buggars, and do itch for anything up to a week. :-( Mine were def mozzie bites. When I have been bitten by horse flies before, it stings when bitten. The bites that have become infected don't hurt much on bite and start becoming infected after the scratching starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WA Michael Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Interesting that your respondents have noticed that different areas have their own types of insect. It's true, and we noticed this on our last trip. But the one thing that gets the mossies is Mosquito Coils, any expedition equipment place should have them. They are a sort of clay which burns very slowly and they come with a free stand. Light one and put it where the air comes into the vehicle at night and you should, with minor experimentation, have few problems. They are spiral and usually green in colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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