Hairspray As A Mosquiticide ...

[sunny-dave]

... don't bother, it's useless.

The birding party have used the last of the economy sized tin of Raid that John bought two days ago - there are some recriminations about the amount the girls wasted on attempting to sanitize the gazebo earlier.

Janet has now resorted to spraying the whiny b'stards (the mosquitos, not the male birders) with hairspray - it doesn't appear to kill them, but they are slowed down by the nice quiff it has given them ...

[Barmaid]

Take yer socks off....... ;)

[gness]

Oh please don't encourage him, BM.....x

[-Talbot-]

Are you sat opposite each other when posting this?

[wolf63]

Spray deodorant works well too.

Maybe this can help you - http://i63.tinypic.com/iohudd.jpg

[Smowball]

lol Talbot!

[gness]

No, wolf.....we're not adding a raisin eating dog to the shower in here..... :-)

[mallyh]

it stiffens their wings so they glide down to the ground and then you dispatch them x

[wolf63]

gness - as they say up here north of the border - "How No?!"

[gness]

My theory, Mally......John will regret taking the mick....!

How No?, Wolf......Janet's still trying to train John.....no time for a doggie too....... ;-)

[zebo]

There used to be an Avon bath spray that worked wonders against bugs including mozzies, we used it in India and had no problems, the posher people had Jungle Formula and were bitten badly. I can't recall its name but I think some of the current ones are also useful.

[gness]

Would that have been Skin so Soft, Zebo?..x

[steg]

"Skin so soft" actually does work well .....I'm an aging forester with the skin of a teenager lol,,,,, and nae midge bites

[gness]

Thank you, Steg......will give that a go too..x

[-SharonA-]

I use Skin So Soft too. It's brilliant. Remember it is the dry oil spray in original.

[zebo]

Yes that sounds about right.

[gness]

Thank you......I'll try to get some.......don't want to have another holiday wandering around in my floaty dresses looking as if John's been gnawing my legs.... ;-)

[ladybirder]

You cruel pair. Supposed to me nature lovers! Tut!!

[ladybirder]

'be' double Tut.

[gness]

Oh buzz off, LB!.... ;-)

If you could see the state of my leg you'd applaud me for wanting to send these little blighters into the next world smelling all nice and with well coiffeured hair!..........x

[ladybirder]

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