On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:31:19 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Jack Schmidling" wrote in message
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

No thoughts on the product, but what other measures did you use to reduce
the problem before buying the product?

Other than fish in the pond and Dunks in the rain barrel, there is not
much I can do other than spray Malathion all over the place. This is not
an option as our sheep and goat graze the same area.

We are surrounded by woods and have a couple of acres around the house
cleared and grassy and a mile or so of trails through the woods and
shrubbery.

I would be more than happy to settle for the mosquito-free acre claimed
for the machine.

The biggest problem seems to be the grass. I don't know where they come
from but they seem to hang out in the grass until disturbed and then swarm
around anyone or thing walking through the grass.

A sheep grazing our lawn looks like B.O. Plenty surrounded by a cloud of
mosquitoes. After a few minutes then run back to their shed to get away
from them. It is truly pathetic.

js


This may sound like a minor thing, but it helps, based on my experience
fishing in some of the most bug infested places in upstate NY: Lose all your
unnecessary scents:

- Baby shampoo is unscented
- Switch to unscented laundry detergent
- Switch to unscented deodorant, etc.....

You can't always eliminate the source of mosquitoes, but you can make
yourself less of a buffet.

Had much luck locating unscented products?

I'm not allergic, but I hate the cheap perfume they put in everything.
However, along the huge wall of laundry detergents, e.g. in
supermarkets, it's amazing if you can find ONE brand that
is unscented!!

I complained politely at a professional cleaning products shop
where I had hoped to find unscented. The employee said they
don't stock it because "most people want" scented.

The only brand that fairly consistently has unscented is
Arm & Hammer. Not the cheapest but what can you do?

(I'm not including the "green" products sold at co-ops and
health food stores. They are expensive and not that effective.)

P.