Help! It won't die

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@akalinus (44366)
United States
April 16, 2016 8:59am CST
For the past two nights, a mosquito has buzzed and bitten me at night. I try to keep the sheet over my head but then I can't breathe so I have to come up for air. The first night, I misted the room with two types of spray. Then, I went downstairs to wait for it to clear. I saw the pesky thing zoom past me on the steps. I sprayed the rest of the house and went upstairs. Last night was a repeat. This thing is going to live forever. But why is it immortal? It is just a bug.
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fishtiger58
@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
16 Apr 16
that would drive me insane. I don't think we have seen any mosquitoes yet.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
16 Apr 16
It is hot, humid and raining a lot here. The skeeters are early this year.
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fishtiger58
@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
16 Apr 16
@akalinus I would say so. Hate those little critters.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
16 Apr 16
I can send you some.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
16 Apr 16
We do not have mosquitoes yet, I hate them, but usually they die almost immediately when I spray.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
17 Apr 16
@akalinus They become more aggressive every year and they also become super mosquitoes that can resist to the old chemicals. They are scary.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
17 Apr 16
@LadyDuck Yes, amazing how something that little can be so scary and dangerous.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
16 Apr 16
These must be super ones from another planet. Why doesn't the spray get rid of them?
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Lee Ka
@kaka135 (14994)
• Malaysia
17 Apr 16
The mosquitoes have been bugging me all year long, as I am staying in tropical country. I don't like those mosquito sheet or net too, as I feel like it's like not enough air to come through for me to breathe. Have you tried those electrical bug killer? I used to have one, but spoiled. Now, I am applying mosquito repellent essential oil, I am not sure if it's 100% working, as it is recommended to be applied every two hours, I didn't. I always close the door of my bedroom during evening, so hopefully the mosquitoes don't sneak into my room. If I have found one, I'd ask my husband to catch/kill it.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
17 Apr 16
Maybe I should get one of those bug zappers. I had one in New York. There are many more bugs here.
Nanette Piotrowski
@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
16 Apr 16
I understand Chamomile is a good thing for killing mosquitoes @akalinus .
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
16 Apr 16
How do you get them to drink it? Or is it a spray??
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
16 Apr 16
@nanette64 I was teasing but candles sound like a good idea.
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Nanette Piotrowski
@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
16 Apr 16
@akalinus They do have a spray but you can also get it in candles.
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Claudia Kirkland
@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
17 Apr 16
How do you know it's the same mosquito? It could very well be a different one! lol
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
17 Apr 16
I never thought of that. It is just one that I see so I thought it was Super Skeeter who can bite lots of times in one miserable night.
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Claudia Kirkland
@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
17 Apr 16
@akalinus do you have any Vicks in the house? I've heard that it repels bugs. If you do have any, I say it's worth a try!
Janet Hunt
@jahunt (1380)
• United States
17 Apr 16
Wow, that's one tough mosquito! Hope you manage to get him!
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
18 Apr 16
Thanks, I don't like that bug too much.
Jose Juan
@quantum2020 (12054)
• Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
16 Apr 16
That mosquito can ruin your life for tthree months, which is their average life span. You should put a balck blanket somewhere and wait for the mosquito to lay on it so you can trap it!
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mor
@stringer321 (5682)
• Kiryat Ata, Israel
16 Apr 16
Why can't you just cover yourself with the blanket and leave a small space just for the nose to breath ? The mosquito will be able to bite your nose, but, you will feel it before it gets too late. If you can, try to hit the mosquito with a towel if you see it fly in your room. That's what I do to kill them.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
16 Apr 16
Good idea, I will try it. I was trying to knock it down with my hands but that did not work.
julito
@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
17 Apr 16
It must be a Zika mosquito! You got to kill that bug before it sucks a drop of your blood and leaves a couple of zika viruses underneath your skin!
Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
17 Apr 16
I thought of that. Now, I have to worry about brain damage which they say happens in people even if they are not pregnant. As if my brain is not corroded enough already.
John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Apr 16
I think you need mosquito netting.
Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
16 Apr 16
Actually, I was thinking about that instead of sleeping. I remembered a movie set in Africa and people using netting. But where do you get some at 3 am?