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Arthur Fonzerelli
Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Location: Suwon
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 8:36 am Post subject: Why did the mosquitos come back? |
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Weren't they dead for a month or so? Why are they zooming around my face now as I try to sleep? |
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FierceInvalid
Joined: 16 Mar 2003
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 8:49 am Post subject: |
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I was pissed that they weren't dead yet in September. I'm gonna start killing people soon. |
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Zed
Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Location: Shakedown Street
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 9:06 am Post subject: |
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I haven't had a mosquito in my apartment all year and I'm on the first floor. There's lots of water here too (Yongin). Right, I'm even in the country. And then I had them in my yeogwon in Itaewon last weekend? |
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hellofaniceguy
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: On your computer screen!
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 1:31 pm Post subject: |
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Why did Noah have to bring "that particular couple" along?! Should have left them in the flood. |
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steroidmaximus
Joined: 27 Jan 2003 Location: GangWon-Do
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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they be food for many birds, reptiles and arachnids. . . |
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rapier
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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The weather hasn't been cold enough yet to kill them off. There was a slightly cold couple of days, which killed a lot. however many of them simply "hibernate in warm places like houses, drains or roofs. When it warms up they come out again. In addition, theres a new generation in the larval stage in the water. Any warm weather and they'll hatch out all over again.
I reckon they should mostly be gone by the end of this month. |
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katydid
Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Location: Here kitty kitty kitty...
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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Saw one buzzing around the living room yesterday evening. Stupid bugger. I do not want to get bit again. |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Location: Changwon - 4964
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, all summer I had no mosquitos. Then in the last 2 nights I've been bitten about 5 times. I thought they were meant to die but then i thought I suppose it is much warmer here than outside so they came for the warmth. One more cold spell should kill them off well. |
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Mr. Pink
Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Location: China
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Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 12:17 am Post subject: |
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Korea is a 10 month Mosquito season, n00bie! |
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TECO
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
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Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 8:19 am Post subject: |
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Said the same thing to my girlfriend the other day.
All of a sudden they came back - They're seasonal. Come back at the same time every year.
It's 30c above in Taipei - HOT and the Mozzies love it, I guess. |
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camel96 Guest
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Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 9:50 am Post subject: |
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Yeah it's WORSE than the bible. Seriously.
I'd rather deal with fucking pestilence than these fuckers. |
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Zed
Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Location: Shakedown Street
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Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 9:56 am Post subject: |
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So are *beep* locusts or frogs or some other vermin? Lemmings? |
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danyuk
Joined: 17 Jun 2003
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Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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true, i got bit last night |
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The evil penguin
Joined: 24 May 2003 Location: Doing something naughty near you.....
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Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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More to the point, how the flippin heck do they get into my apartment?
I've got screens on every window and I've checked 'em well. Nice and sound. And I can't say that I've ever noticed a big swarm follow me through the door. I don't have any obvious ventilation ducts.
And they're big buggers as well. Not your little tiny sissy mozzie. These critters are the swartcheneggers (don't think thats the right spelling) of the buzzing world.......
So how do they get in?
I have one possible theory. The only unscreened opening may be via the water inlets. The kitchen and toilet taps. Could they be breeding in the water resouivour on top of the building and the larvae getting into the water pipes? Getting past the tap spigots could be interesting.....
Maybe while still in egg form they flow into the drain pipes (under the sink) and from there develop.
3 problems with this theory.
One: I thought the water would be too heavily treated for the larvae to survive.
Two: I havebn't noticed any larval forms in the tap water.
Three: The time lag from resourivour to my tap would exceed (I'm purely guessing here) the larval life of the mozzie.
But I can't honestly think of any other solution. Have they somehow gotten their little hands (legs?) on a spare key? They're dam well big enough to carry one......
Do korean mozzies carry any pathogens such as maleria or similar to Ross river?
Is Japanese encephalitis spread by mozzie bites?
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marktoronto
Joined: 02 Jun 2003 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 10:19 pm Post subject: face |
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Ok, last week I was bit twice on my arm, and a few days ago I was bit on my fucking face while I slept! My face! Now it's personal. I spray a little mosquito repellent on myself before I go to bed now. So I smell a little funky but that's just tough shit for my girlfriend. |
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