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cobber
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Posted: March 02 2016 at 3:38pm |
Hi Guys, just spent some time looking at preventative measures to reduce exposure to Mosquito's. I live near a river so i have heaps around my house.
And have Zika near by. Apparently planting citronella around the house will help as its a natural repellent. Citronella is also commonly know as lemon grass. If there are any easy methods like this i'd be keen to hear of them.
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I suggest you move! Colorado does not have the mosquitos that carry Zika.
This is another reason not to live in hot humid areas! LOL! But seriously I would use screens and lots of bug spray. |
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Supposedly we don't have the carrier mozzies.
Its dry where I am. (driest place in the world) We have aedes type mozzie but a differing genus.
I still don't feel too safe. |
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Open water (as you know already) breeds the little bug'''s if the water is needed like rainwarer collection for watering animals/plants a thin layer of vegetable oil on the surface suffocates their larvae, without poisoning the water.
That works for water buts and the like, but a river stumps me. I would use citronella around the place, deet on me, screens on doors and windows, and nets over the bed. Perhaps FluMom has the best approach.
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