Yesterday, a mosquito made it into my apartment somehow. I only noticed when I was about to fall asleep and heard that high-pitched mosquito sound close to my ear. Immediately hit my ear, but it escaped. Got up, turned on the lights and searched everything but couldn’t find that sucker. That repeated maybe three times before I fell asleep.
Now waking up, feeling really tired - and if turns out that sucker got me at least four times last night. Which means it has to die as soon as possible!
Any good ways of catching mosquitoes which one cannot find?
I’m thinking about buying one of these mosquito lamps that zap them - but not sure if they really work or not…
The only thing I found worked are those plug in deals that has a bottle of chemicals screwed into it. The mosquito incense works very well but it can’t be used indoor.
The light won’t attract mosquitoes and anything it hits will not be mosquitoes but other insects.
The UV light thing that Costco (used to) sell for almost 2000 is completely useless.
Get a mosquito net for your bed (Ikea sells a couple of sizes, the regular one is a bit too small and the large one is way too large, but either will work in a pinch). Carry an electric mosquito racket at all times so that when you see it you can kill it.
They tend to stay on a dark surface which they use as camouflage. So check the TV screen, dark wood surfaces, etc. Also, after they bite you, they’re bloated and can’t fly far, so they’re usually parked somewhere close to your bed.
When I hear a mosquito close to my head, I immediately clap my hands as loud as possible, then turn on bright lights immediately. Most of the time they will sit on the wall behind the bed. I guess they are shocked by the sound/light. Then I use a wet cloth/towel to hit them, I find that method easier than using one of those electric rackets.
Probably not a good way if you have someone else sleeping beside you…
On the Internet some people say mosquitos don’t like garlic. Smeared garlic juice on my head once, still got bitten. The bed stank for several days. Don’t do that!
Mosquito Barrier is a very strong liquid garlic made from very potent garlic cloves. The garlic used in Mosquito Barrier is a very powerful variety which is much more potent than the garlic found in grocery stores (in fact, our lab people here refer to it as “super garlic”). Click here to see a scientific analysis of Mosquito Barrier. Garlic has a natural sulfur which repels mosquitoes. Spraying garlic to keep insects away is not something new, farmers and master gardeners have been doing it for many generations.
Sounds all too familiar… Yet to try mosquito net and not sure I’d enjoy dealing with it but seems it could be quite effective. Did find one helpful product:
FUMAKILLA Vape mosquito repellent
This is hard to find at stores in Taipei (if you have tips on where to find and purchase please advise!), and requires refill unit every 150-200 days – but is battery powered so you can place anywhere you like, and it seems to scare most mosquitos away. The trick is to remember to turn it on before bed (and leave an escape route for fleeing bugs) and turn it off when out of bedroom (so you don’t use up all the power, become defenseless prematurely and spend $$$ too often on refill cartridges).
I also find the zapper rackets quite helpful – IF you can locate the darn mosquitos and have the zapper handy. Not so helpful in dark or when sleeping, alas.
When you hear the mosquito, lie very still and don’t move. When you feel it biting you, continue to hold very still for another 15 seconds. After it has sucked your blood for 15 seconds, it won’t be able to fly very fast if at all and you can kill it easily. You can get bit one time or multiple times… your choice.
You can get bit one time or multiple times… your choice.