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Kyrei · Joined: 22 Jan 2003

The closest I ever came to the dreaded 'fan death' was when the damn thing fell over while I was asleep.

Kyrei

Dazed and Confused · Joined: 10 Jan 2003

mosquito net in Korean is Mogi tent. They are available at Carrefour and probably most markets. They actually have white ones now. Woo hoo no more psychadelic blue and pink!

I find if I sleep with the electric mogi killers going at night, I wake up with a sore throat and not feeling so well. Mogi tents are a god send.

gajackson1 · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2003 6:16 pm Post subject:

Mogi-yak is, to the best of my knowledge, a form of pesticide. it does keep them away, but I know it can't be good to keep breathing that stuff all night.

Air-con does wonders for most - combined with a mosquito net, that would be the way to go if I had to.

As for a repellent, RT uses DEET. Again, I just don't know how healthy that is.

For those without morning classes, drinking bacardi 151 heavily before bedtime will not only allow you to sleep well, but you will wake up covered with dead mosquitos. And those still living will be easy to find and kill.

G.

fyi - so no one has to ask me - I don't get bitten. But for others benefits, the electronic wall plug-in sonic devices work just fine, and keep away roaches as well. Just not so good for domesticated hamsters.

Hank Scorpio · Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Ann Arbor, MI

I've said it before on here, but I'll say it again: eat 3-4 match heads. It takes about 30 minutes for it to kick in, but it works without fail. Better than Deet, Off, or any other lotion kind of repellant.

The Lemon · Joined: 11 Jan 2003

gang ah jee · Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Location: city of paper

orpheusdown · Joined: 29 Apr 2003

Put some water in a white dinner plate and add just a couple of drops of
Lemon Fresh Joy dishwashing soap. Set the dish on a porch, patio or wherever you're kids are playing.

Not sure what attracts them, the lemon smell, the white color, or what, but
mosquitoes flock to it, and drop dead, or fall into the water, or on the
floor within about 10 ft. Works like a charm!

orpheus down - "once bitten, twice shy, babe."(Mott the Hoople)

Hank Scorpio · Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Ann Arbor, MI

Tancred · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2003 8:37 pm Post subject:

Ahh....the delightful cuisine of "match heads"...the cornerstone of every nutritious meal. A delicacy in Mongolia, i hear. I always wonder when people come up with these antidotes how they first found out how things like this worked. I mean, was it a bunch of people huddled around a fire, exhausted of ideas, and then one guy says: "Let's try some match heads....what the hell...nothing else seems to work...."

The mosquito question is definitely one that plagues my mind. They almost drove me to madness last summer. They always seem to know just when you're about to drift off to sleep before they start that incessant buzzing in your ears. I used that electric burner thing too that was mentioned earlier. It definitely works, but I think it takes years off of ones life.

t.

wormholes101 · Joined: 11 Mar 2003

The easiest was is to turn on the fan and aim it at your head just before you go to sleep. The wind prevents them moggies from landing on you. Works a treat.

Just don't tell any of your Korean friends that you're attempting to commit hari-kari every night. Wink

TINKERBELL · Joined: 07 Apr 2003 Location: GWANGJU

Hank Scorpio · Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Ann Arbor, MI

aieshaapple · Joined: 23 May 2011

So this thread is kinda dead. but has anyone ever tried using a mosquito net around their bed? Does it solve any of the problems?

CarolinaTHeels · Joined: 07 Apr 2011

why would u need a net in your room if you are not leaving doors or windows open?!??

wormholes101 · Joined: 11 Mar 2003