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Old 06-11-2019, 03:58 PM   #1
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Mosquitos

Just wondering what do you use around your campsite to keep the mosquitos away?
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Old 06-11-2019, 05:52 PM   #2
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We just left the gulf cost yesterday morning we got ready to drag up the mosquitoes where thick our clothes where covered. I got raid out and sprayed our self even then we carred some inside the truck.
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Old 06-11-2019, 06:47 PM   #3
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We use a propane fogger around the trailer and a generic type "yard guard" if they are especially bothersome. We also have a 12x12 Coleman screen room that serves as a "refuge" when needed. In the boat, we use the spiral wrist bracelets. They seem to work as long as there's no wind to blow the aroma away from the boat.
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Old 06-11-2019, 10:21 PM   #4
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Take HW with me. I’m evidently “sour” and they love her!

In all truth, we bought some bracelets of Amazon and they seemed to work good.

I also have bought the UV sunblock sleeves and neck (Blackstrap) and put the in a zip lock, then spray a bunch of deep wood off in there and seal tight till I need them.

Or used the neck to cover my face, no deep woods. California says it causes cancer
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Old 06-12-2019, 02:07 AM   #5
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Mosquitos

My best defense is to stick close to DW because they chew her to bits and leave me alone! Same topic came up on another forum last week and several folks suggested the Thermocell devices. We bought a personal device for her to carry around and and one that looks like a lantern for the porch - but both will travel with us when we camp. So far she gives it good reviews.
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Old 06-12-2019, 05:07 AM   #6
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Build a good smokey campfire.your neighbors will love you for it and you will also be protecting them from the bugs.
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Old 06-12-2019, 06:42 AM   #7
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The thermocell units seem to work well. They seem to like the wife better then me too . When i was young and going to school , I worked several summers on the railroad fixing track on the prairies. The water beside tracks was a breeding haven for mosquitos. I was bit so many times that I don't even get a bump anymore when they do bite? So maybe they bite me more then i think. LOL
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Old 06-12-2019, 08:25 PM   #8
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Stinger bug zapper (with mosquito bait), Tiki lights, citronella candles and campfire.
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Old 06-12-2019, 08:56 PM   #9
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Alaskan mosquitos are the size of a Piper Cub and will carry you away. Two simple solutions are baby oil and Bounce dryer sheets they don't like either, they may buzz around you but will not bite. A Mosquito patch which is basically a heavy dose of Vitamin B1 Thiamine is another solution. I use a combination of all three of these working in the Oilfield . I put a dryer sheet in my hard hat, a patch on my arm and baby oil for exposed skin
In case you didn't know only the females bite
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Old 06-13-2019, 02:50 AM   #10
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Old 06-13-2019, 08:38 AM   #11
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Old 06-23-2019, 07:44 AM   #12
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We live on the Texas Gulf coast Mosquitos are an issue 8-10 months out of every year.

I have used multiple products but the one that has really worked is a product called EM-1 I spray weekly throughout the yard. It helps the plants builds up the soil with microbial activity and I even use it in my rainwater barrels no mosquitos. Even my husband is a believer. He can work on his truck at dusk and not get bit. It can be purchased on Amazon -- you don't need much about an 1/8th of a cup to quart. Spray the ground. For a quick fix mouthwash and castille or murphy's oil soap (1/8 c murphys fill a quart bottle with cheap mouthwash) . This also deters those pesky red paper wasps and won't harm butterflies or beneficials
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Old 06-23-2019, 07:47 AM   #13
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We've setup a box fan blowing on us and it does a good job. As mentioned by others, Smokey fires, citronella candles, and any repellent with DEET works well too.
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Old 06-23-2019, 08:30 AM   #14
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We use Murphy's Mosquito Sticks | Plant Based DEET Free Insect Repellent Incense Sticks | Bamboo Infused w/Citronella, Lemongrass & Rosemary | 12 Sticks per Tube and in the worst case Deep Woods Off or Repel.
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Old 06-23-2019, 08:44 AM   #15
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We stay in BC during mosquito season. Moved here from northern Ontario partly because the bugs were so bad there. I have not been bit in the 20 months we have been here and I don't think there are any black flies either. We will travel to Newfoundland in a couple of years and for some time we will be in mosquito territory. What works is DEET as strong as you can buy (I still have 1 bottle of 100%) and that Avon product that works.
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Old 06-23-2019, 09:40 AM   #16
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We use a thermacell, works quite well and inexpensive.
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We love our bug zapper. There's something very satisfying hearing it go off.
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Old 06-23-2019, 10:31 AM   #18
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prior to setting up spray yard fogger bug spray on ground. Repeat every 2 days. after set up I fill 4 lanterns (1 on each corner near where we sit,with citronella fuel good for about 12-15 hours burn time. keep lids on any trash or recycle bins outside
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Old 06-23-2019, 11:49 AM   #19
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Avon's skin so soft is worth its weight in gold. I have been in jungles and swamps around the world works great , don't know about the great Alaskan blood suckers.
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We use thermacell too.
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