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Uncle Marvo · 07-09-2007, 11:43 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening

In reply to Martin ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 10:54:41 +0100, "Uncle Marvo"
wrote:

In reply to TheScullster ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

Hi all

Is it me or.........

For the past month, we seem to have been plagued by mossies.
Plagued is far too strong a word of course, but the night time
ritual now includes vacuuming upto a dozen of the things from
around the bedroom (they do infiltrate other rooms as well
obviously).

Is there a known increase in numbers this year? Possibly due to wet
weather earlier in the year?

Living on a river like wot I do, I get more than most.

The larvae need somewhere wet and stagnant. They "hang" under the
surface tension (excuse all the wrong words) and then hatch, and
then bite.

The best way to get rid (of the larvae) is to put a few drops of
fairy liquid on the water, this destroys the s/t and they drown.
AFAIK oil doesn't work so well, they need to breathe air through the
s/t and they still can.

Oil blocks their little snorkels and they die a horrible death.

Fairy liquid makes them sink and drown. They can't swim.

The best way to get them is legion.

Use = 50% DEET based insect repellant and pass them on to your
neighbours.

And hope that none of you suffer the allergic reaction.