I've heard that it attracts mosquitos among other things. I have some Astroturf on my porch and am trying to figure out wether or not to remove it...
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Plastic grass deserves plastic bugs. Adds to the realism, you know.\n\nTrue, though, that standing moisture in and around it can support little undesirable creatures.
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I am originally from texas and massive sandfleas there,what works great if you can get it is this stuff called skin so soft from avon.Its a little oily as it is a bath oil but there is something in it that is a great insect repellent..,even used it on the dogs lol and it works.Good luck and SEMPER FI MARINE.Thank you for your service.
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Beware the revenuers!  They will catch you if you have a still at your home.  This stuff smells to the high heaven!\n\nHow do I know, you ask?  An uncle of mine had one.  Used corn "likker" for everything from fuel for the car to draino to starting engines to getting toasted at backyard fish frys :)  His get-togethers were always the highlight of river rat festivities during the summer.\n\nHIGHLY regulated and your neighbors will think you have a meth lab, such is the smell.
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I filled the hollowed-out eye of a newt with the hemlock, that was not quite enough to make a strong enough spell to get the neighbor to move away, but it WAS strong enough that whenever he sees me now, he moves as far away from me on the sidewalk as he can.\n\nCome to think of it, I stopped using deoderant at about the same time, so that might actually be the cause of his moving farther away. *shrug*\n\nFood for thought, anyway...good luck!
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I have tried this exact thing out of curiosity and found that it did not work.  The reason given as to why it would work was that the water acts as a lens and causes the light to be reflected around the area under treatment.  the flashing light is supposed to keep flies away.  I guess my flies just hadn't read the book on this method of repelling flies because it did not work. I even tried using several bags of water.... no luck.  My evaluation of this idea is that it is a bunch of bologna.  Just another urban myth.  Maybe the guys on Mythbusters will do an experiment with this idea.
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all over. this is a good site for info \nIt seemed to have started in New York. but the Southern states do have it worse becasue they do not have the harsh winters to kill of the Mosquitoes\nhttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/surv&control.htm
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A mosquito flies an estimated 1 to 1.5 miles per hour. \n\nHere are some other fascinating mosquito facts. You'll notice, that a mosquito can smell you or another host from 20 to 35 meters away. So if you run fast enough to put more than that distance between you and the mosquito, then hopefully it will lose your signal and give up the chase!\n\nQ: How many species of mosquitoes are there? \nA: About 2,700.\n\nQ: And how many are resistant to at least one insecticide? \nA: More than 50.\n\nQ: What does a mosquito weigh? \nA: About 2 to 2.5 milligrams (for an Aedes aegypti).\n\nQ: How much blood does a female mosquito drink per, er, serving? \nA: About 5-millionths of a liter (for an Aedes aegypti).\n\nQ: How do mosquitoes find new hosts? \nA: By sight (they observe movement); by detecting infra-red radiation emitted by warm bodies; and by chemical signals (mosquitoes are attracted to carbon dioxide and lactic acid, among other chemicals).\n\nQ: How fast can a mosquito fly? \nA: An estimated 1 to 1.5 miles per hour.\n\nQ: How far away can a mosquito smell you or another host? \nA: 20 to 35 meters.\n\nQ: Why does a film of oil on water kill mosquito larvae? \nA: Because the oil clogs up the snorkel that the larvae use to breathe.\n\nQ: When do mosquitoes feed? \nA: Day-time. Night-time. And all times in-between. Truthfully, some species prefer different times of day or night. This behavior may have evolved to match the host's behavior.
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It works best in the trash can.  It is a health hazard.  It gave me a UTI because I left it on too long and it got into my blood stream.  Ended up in the hospital.  Be careful with that stuff!
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You should be able to find that information on the epa's mosquito website.  When I tried to access information on Texas, the link was missing but it is http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/mosquitoes/resources.htm for future reference.
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Try using smoke in the mole holes. It worked on my lawn.
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The next time you barbeque, do not wear blue colored clothes, it attracts mosquitoes. Also use a fan to blow away your breath. The carbon dioxide also attracts the pests. Applying a mosquito repellent is advised. DEET is very good and some stores sell solutions that well over 85% DEET, as the main ingredient.\n    In areas that have extremely high levels of mosquitoes, like Alaska, and Northern Canada, covering up and using sealable cuff pants and shirts is helpful. you may have to wear a hat with mosquito netting attached to it,  too. \nTreat the bite area with a cream containg xylocaine hydrochloride. ( a topical anesthetic, which deadens the pain and itch).\nThe bite area can be treated with hot water which may break down some of the many proteins that the mosquito introduces into a bite that causes allergic responses. Alcohol may also degrade some of those bug proteins.\n    Take an antihistamine such as benadryl (diphenhydramine), for multiple bites or if you are having sleeping problems. But watch out for drowsiness as a side effect.\n    Good luck.
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very funny.\nreally a dumb mosquito.
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They might be a type of millipede. I've heard olf them infesting damp areas. If the curl up into balls when you poke them, they probably are.
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I know my neighbor uses it for many things but I am leery of using a metallic suspension. That is just my take on it and I haven't done any research on it.
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the buzzing that mosquito's make\ndude that makes me nutts
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My husband and his buddy's have a cabin they go up to in the chain of lakes that they fish for Muskie. They about every year now have pulled each others resources and go, but they have to travel by boat part of the way to get up there through, to their cabin site. I have never made to trip with them yet, and I don't even know if they would want me to. I guess the mosquito's are out of this world up there. I hope that this was helpful to you, and all I have seen are the pictures. It really looks beautiful though. One of them His friend, "Joe", caught a 69 lb Muskie once, and they put him in the magazine.
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It was already known that some people produce "come and get me" smells which appeal to the blood-suckers. \n\nRothamsted Research, in Herts, found those less likely to be bitten produced odours which masked these scents. \n\nThe natural repellent could be used to protect everyone from the bugs, suggests the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.