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maddog · Joined: 08 Dec 2005 Location: Daegu

I can't believe I'm killing mosquitoes on an almost daily basis at thsi time of year. Am I infested or something. They tend be slow and easy to catch, but this little ***** I spotted tonight just kept getting away. I get 'im. You see if I don't.

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Komichi · Joined: 19 Jul 2006 Location: Piano Street, Seoul

Next time you go out to eat, ask for mogi soup. It's a popular dish.

Tiger Beer · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

mithridates · Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 10:25 am Post subject:

I did quite fine in avoiding mosquitoes this year, only got bit a few times. Two days ago though I was sleeping and woke up to realize that a mosquito had bitten me ON THE LIP. My lip was white where it bit me. I found it and when I hit it it burst into a spray of blood and didn't even leave a body, just blood. Gross.

My ideal climate would be endless spring, summer and autumn but with three days of -20 every two months or so to kill them all.

kermo · Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 2:37 pm Post subject:

Weird.
I just woke up from a dream which involved killing *really big* mosquitoes, though fortunately they haven't figured out how to actually survive in my building in this weather (touch wood.)

i_teach_esl · Joined: 07 Sep 2006 Location: baebang, asan/cheonan

jeez. im not in korea yet, should i bring a mosquito net?

VanIslander · Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 3:28 pm Post subject:

charlieDD · Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: Seoul, Korea

They can survive and breed all winter long in buildings that provide them a suitable place to do so, such as one with a warm boiler room with puddles of water from leaking pipes.

They'll make it up to their human buffets through the bathroom vents and drains; up the elevator shaft and into the apartment when you open your door.

The building management may need to spray in your building to get rid of them. I live in a 20-story place and the management sprays in late October to knock them out for the winter from the drain and vent systems. (Pretty eerie white fog coming up out of the vents and drains on a posted date / time. Like, "time to hide the first born!")

Boodleheimer · Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 4:38 pm Post subject:

we're bug-free in Taebaek!

formerflautist · Joined: 30 May 2006

I had them all last winter in my villa in Seoul. I woke up every morning with at least one bite. Then I found mosquito spray and they disappeared.

i_teach_esl · Joined: 07 Sep 2006 Location: baebang, asan/cheonan

is that spike from degrassi high?

formerflautist · Joined: 30 May 2006

Oh yeah.

lulu144 · Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Location: Gwangju!

I was attacked by mosquitos a couple of weeks ago in my sleep... for some reason I didn't hear them as they bit my face. I woke up and looked like a middle school student...

then next day at school... teachers and students were like
'what's wrong with your face'
and teacher teacher... pimple??

no kiddies....moquitos... you know buzz buzz??

that was a gerat few days

now I sleep with mosquito repellent on everynight.... I feel like i'm camping or something./....

Cliff for King · Joined: 09 Oct 2006

I woke up the other day with two bites on my EYELID - within 24 hours they had swollen to epic proportions. Ooh I was popular that day. "Look at the white girl with a golf ball in her eye socket." I've just bought an electric bug killer thing that you put little pellets in every day and leave on at night. Seems to be doing the trick, and was only a few thousand won.

Anyone know if these things are bad for you? They've got to be releasing some nasty chemical things somewhere, right?

ChuckECheese · Joined: 20 Jul 2006