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Mozzies ! (114 posts / 11,393 views)
Currymuncher
Posts: 478
Post #1 1 Jun 2021 14:46
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Hi, any predictions on how much if a pest they'll be this year , just wondered if the cold spring would have affected them. I react badly to their bites so im prepping up with sprays etc.
framey framey
Posts: 5,319
Post #2 1 Jun 2021 14:51
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In reply to Post #1
Had a nip already this year
Johnnyboy28 Johnnyboy28
Posts: 1,381
Post #3 1 Jun 2021 15:37
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try Mosi guard Roll on
never get bitten when i wear it
Belch Belch
MODERATORMOD
Posts: 4,660
Post #4 1 Jun 2021 16:07
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In reply to Post #1
Coils in brass container hanging outside bivvy door . . .creates an invisible forcefield against all flying blighters . . .
Just be careful if the wind changes tho - you can wake up with a headache if inhaling fumes all night . . .
carpbadger carpbadger
Posts: 80
Post #5 1 Jun 2021 16:16
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In reply to Post #1
life systems best mozzie repellant
Currymuncher
Posts: 478
Post #6 1 Jun 2021 16:29
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I normally fish rivers without a bivvy so coils aren't much use to me , just wanted to sound out if this years curse would be any different to previous years
Greg62 Greg62
Posts: 488
Post #7 1 Jun 2021 16:30
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Im exactly the same and always have been
Then i went to Thailand and got proper done
I was due to go back out there a few months later and was advised by hotel staff when i go back take Vitamin B12 for 2 weeks before we go back there 1 per day.
I did so and never got touched once, but you must keep taking them every day through summer
Ive actually been bitten already this year so now im back on them and wont stop until Autumn.
Ive been hospitalised through being bitten by them before aswell
Ive done all the sprays going including pure Deet used by my nephew in Afghanistan and the little f##kers have still done me
Apparently they dont like the yeast that the B12 releases
Hope this helps you and any others that are bad when bitten by the little sh#ts
oldgeezer oldgeezer
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Mr Linky Poo
Mr Linky Poo Post #8 1 Jun 2021 16:43
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Thailand ,Philippines, France, Spain, Greece,Germany, Holland, Belgium,

are countries where I did not get bitten by Mozzies while friends around me got bitten to hell !
why ??
Cos I used 2 things Incognito mozzie repellent (you need to reapply it after 6 hours )

AND mozzie coils BUT NOT THE DANGEROUS CRAP SOLD HERE !!! you need coils based on Geranium oil get mine from France they work superbly and wont give you head aches etc like the rubbish sold here

EDIT JUST FOUND OUT VAPONA ANTI WASP & MOSQUITO COIL GERANIUM PERFUME are available here


cheapest place I found for Incognito products LINKY POO

Belch Belch
MODERATORMOD
Posts: 4,660
Post #9 1 Jun 2021 18:31
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In reply to Post #6
. . stick the coil holder on a bankstick if fishing out in the open or under a brolly . . .they still work and you'll be unlikely to get bitten by any flying vampire within a 10ft radius . . .
Belch Belch
MODERATORMOD
Posts: 4,660
Post #10 1 Jun 2021 18:35
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Link to Geranium coils please Gerry?

In the meantime see here - Incognito products

Wonder if the room refresher would work as a non burning option in the bivvy?
Canalcarper71 Canalcarper71
Posts: 1,389
Post #11 1 Jun 2021 18:35
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I remember fishing Sutton park in Midlands for the bream and tench,watching a quiver type all night with a starlight on the tip Me and my mate must have been around 18 so over 30 years ago and we set up in the swampy type swims,we had the crawling over us you could feel them even with hoodies and the ties pulled right up over our faces it was horrible,still caught though even though we looked like we had a bad cast of spots.
Much better now in terms of what can be used,I'm sure Gardner used to do a type of repellent a friend had one when I lived in Southampton really good not sure they are still available.
snapper1 snapper1
Posts: 3,101
Post #12 1 Jun 2021 19:01
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In reply to Post #9
Yes that works, I use jungle formula in spray , factor 4 the strongest, can get from chemist etc, very good, get the factor 3 or 4 , not the 1 or 2 strength, always works for me.
oldgeezer oldgeezer
Posts: 27,037
Mr Linky Poo
Mr Linky Poo Post #13 1 Jun 2021 19:07
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I see your link but did you see mine I posted below ?
the cheapest place not h&b !!!!!
HERE CHECK THIS OUT LINKY POO
When I fished in Thailand I bought the soap and the shampoo and of course the spray worked fantastic didnt get bitten only trouble was on the 1st day when ants stung my feet quick spray of Incognito and no further problems
Hitman Hitman
Posts: 9,171
Post #14 1 Jun 2021 19:13
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In reply to Post #13
No coils in your link Gerry
audiguypaul audiguypaul
Posts: 1,534
Post #15 1 Jun 2021 19:19
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These are the geranium ones i use, not it stock here but gives you an idea. I buy them from ELeClerc every time i go to France and make sure i have a large supply.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/VAPONA-ANTI-MOSQUITO-GERANIUM-PERFUME/dp/B00KBVIAXC
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