Beware… my sister lit a coil!
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
November 28, 2015 10:33pm CST
It is getting cool now. The morning was cold that I covered myself with a blanket last night. This morning, it was gloomy with some drizzles.
It is this kind of weather that the blood-sucking mosquitoes come out and bite the humans. We dread if the anopheles or aedes aegyptii mosquitoes come buzzing around and land on our arms or lower extremities. We dread if we get the hemorrhagic fever (dengue) or malaria, and other diseases where the vectors are these insects.
So my sister lit a coil. This is Baygon. It is placed at the last step of the stair just close to the entrance door. It has the mild fragrance of a violet flower. I hope these blood-suckers will stay away from us.
What do you use to be free from mosquitoes and their bites?
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@birjudanak (14316)
• India
29 Nov 15
i also used electric fly swatter sometimes and at my place not lot of mosquito because not tree around home and clean place so they not disturb us.
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@birjudanak (14316)
• India
29 Nov 15
@ridingbet i know tree need but where tree and small plants available at that place mosquitoes,while i visit my cousin house mosquitoes make noise in my ear in night while sleeping,its very irritating voice.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Nov 15
@birjudanak yes, especially if they fly low... they sound like small tornadoes buzzing in our ears.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Nov 15
but the trees can also be the houses of mosquitoes especially if there are stagnant waters near the trunk of the tree. I agree that our surroundings should be clean and free from stagnant waters in bottles and tyres or wheels.
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
3 Dec 15
That coil is one way of getting rid of those mosquitoes indeed . My mother-in-law sometimes does that in their bedroom since it's not screened .
Our bedroom is one of the two bedrooms that is screened in the house . Whenever , we enter the bedroom , we close the door at once . And once in a month i spray it with insect repellant .
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
3 Dec 15
@ridingbet Oh my ! I think that's prohibited in residences' area . You can actually complain about that at the DOH or even to the mayor .
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
3 Dec 15
the problem with us here is a neighbor about 4 houses away from ours, has a piggery, and aside from mosquitoes, other flying nuisance are also the flies.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
29 Nov 15
I have screens on all the windows and we stay indoors in the evening when they come out.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
29 Nov 15
@ridingbet It is not too much of a issue here maybe the cold helps
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Nov 15
our windows and doors are also screened, but maybe these mosquitoes enter the house with whoever comes in or goes out,
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@LadyDuck (502379)
• Italy
29 Nov 15
@ridingbet Yes, you plug them and they diffuse a smell that keeps the sucking blood beasts away.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Nov 15
really? I think that electric mosquito killers are those that you just plug in and the fumes spread around?
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@Rationalwriter (1813)
• Lucknow, India
29 Nov 15
We use the liquid mosquito repeller!! Though my personal favorite is the electric fly swatter!!
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@Rationalwriter (1813)
• Lucknow, India
29 Nov 15
@ridingbet Yes yes exactly!! I love swatting with it every day for atleast 10 minutes!!
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Nov 15
oh, we also have that electric fly swatter. the net is small enough to catch a mosquito. Once fully charged and you hit a fry or a mosquito, it gives that sound of "TZZZZTTT!. it is like a tennis racket, right?
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@brokenbee (11937)
• Philippines
30 Nov 15
Sometimes I also light one outside my bedroom near the staircase... the mosquitoes love to stay there. Lol
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 Nov 15
all dim places and near some water--- these blood suckers are truly romantic. even when I go to bed, I get the coils lit and place them at the foot part of the bed.
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@brokenbee (11937)
• Philippines
30 Nov 15
@ridingbet but is it true that it is harmful to our health?
@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
29 Nov 15
Usually they do not want to bite me. When I am having problems I like to use lemon grass oil to repel them.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Nov 15
there is a lotion mosquito repellent here, named OFF. this lotion smells pretty bad. maybe it smells bad so the mosquitoes will not land and bite our arms?
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Nov 15
we spray all corners of the house especially those dim areas, and water from bottles are always thrown, but I joke by saying the mosquitoes that come bite us are the mosquitoes of our neighbors.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Nov 15
well, that is why the coil should be lit far from people, because the fumes are not good to inhale.
@Freelanzer (10782)
• Canada
29 Nov 15
Here the mosquitoes are quite bad in the hot summer months but disappear when it begins to cool down. I usually light a coil if I want to sit outside after dusk since they are at their worse then.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Nov 15
here, whether summer or cold season, the mosquitoes are always around, flying from dusk till dawn. Some are even so tame that they land and stay on my arm even though I am quick in 'splatting' them with my hand. these are the black and white winged blood suckers.
