Summer nights made cooler

[LazyLion]

That doesn't work. Just redistributes the heat even more.

Any kind of moving air is better than still hot air.
I also find that the ceiling fan works, but the only problem is, it dries your mouth and sinuses out (but then so does the aircon).

 

[Stevi]

Any kind of moving air is better than still hot air.
I also find that the ceiling fan works, but the only problem is, it dries your mouth and sinuses out (but then so does the aircon).

That is what I am trying to avoid.
I get that scratchy feeling in my throat after a night under the fan

 

[HavocXphere]

Mozzie net + open windows + no sheet

 

[Rickster]

Explain please

Take a 2L coke bottle, cut it (horizontaly) in half, boil 500ML of water then add 2 table spoons of brown sugar then add one packet of yeast and mix it in the bottom half. Turn the top part of the coke bottle upside down and place it in the bottom half then put it outside your door or window


Theory: Brown sugar + Yeast = CO2, mosquitoes fly in the bottle and cant get out. This trap lasts for a week.

 

[TheMightyQuin]

Take a 2L coke bottle, cut it (horizontaly) in half, boil 500ML of water then add 2 table spoons of brown sugar then add one packet of yeast and mix it in the bottom half. Turn the top part of the coke bottle upside down and place it in the bottom half then put it outside your door or window


Theory: Brown sugar + Yeast = CO2, mosquitoes fly in the bottle and cant get out. This trap lasts for a week.

Have you tried this? And what about all the bees and ants and flies it will also attract?

 

[Rickster]

Have you tried this? And what about all the bees and ants and flies it will also attract?

I tried it and it works, i think the CO2 chases away the unwanted guests.

Its really strong, i took one whiff and nearly passed out.

 

[TheMightyQuin]

I tried it and it works, i think the CO2 chases away the unwanted guests.

Its really strong, i took one whiff and nearly passed out.

Must the upside down part of the bottle be submerged in the mixture?

 

[bokdrol]

Pedestal fan directed at the bed. The ceiling fan doesn't help at all, I find.

 

[Pho3nix]

Take a 2L coke bottle, cut it (horizontaly) in half, boil 500ML of water then add 2 table spoons of brown sugar then add one packet of yeast and mix it in the bottom half. Turn the top part of the coke bottle upside down and place it in the bottom half then put it outside your door or window


Theory: Brown sugar + Yeast = CO2, mosquitoes fly in the bottle and cant get out. This trap lasts for a week.

Pic of trap?

 

[bandooq]

How do you kill the mozzis that are still alive in the trap?

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

How do you kill the mozzis that are still alive in the trap?

 

[dunkyd]

Oscar? Is that you Oscar??

:thumbup:

 

[Wall]

It hasn't really been that hot?

 

[Rickster]

Must the upside down part of the bottle be submerged in the mixture?

No, like this.

maybe change the 500ml to 200ml

 

[Pho3nix]

It hasn't really been that hot?

Take your Durban tendencies elsewhere

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Take your Durban tendencies elsewhere

This

 

[HavocXphere]

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The thing with those traps I'm always wondering is whether they increase the total number of mozzies attracted to the area of your property in general. No point in trapping 50 mozzies if the traps attracts 100 mozzies that weren't there before.

 

[Rickster]

The thing with those traps I'm always wondering is whether they increase the total number of mozzies attracted to the area of your property in general. No point in trapping 50 mozzies if the traps attracts 100 mozzies that weren't there before.

Humans naturally attract mozzies, so I don't think it will bring any more.

 

[Dan C]

Not looking forward to the humidity coming our way in Slummies soon.

Going to invest in a ceiling fan above the bed I reckon.

My ceiling fan is so loud that the people in my dreams can hear it.

 

[Lawnchairman]

Give Soy Lites moisturising body candle a try it repels the mozzies. Put citrus peels on the inside of your window sills, you could also make use of citronella lamps or sprays. These bio friendly repellants get the job done.