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Blue Sky

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 7658
Location: France

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 07 5:53 pm Post subject: Mosquitos
Why are there so many of them in France this year? We normally get the odd one or two when it is really hot but there seems to be hundreds of them about all of a sudden, and it isn't even all that warm.

gil
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Joined: 08 Jun 2005
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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 07 5:55 pm Post subject:
Midge resurgence here the last couple of days

Blue Sky

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
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Location: France

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 07 6:04 pm Post subject:
We got midges too, and flying ants; but it is the mozzies that get into our bedroom and wreak havock over night.

Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 07 6:07 pm Post subject:
They're attracted by cast iron radiators. Seriously, in the UK it was a very mild winter and I assume it was quite mild over there.

pricey

Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Posts: 6444

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 07 7:35 pm Post subject:
It's cos I killed All the Spiders

NannyP

Joined: 26 Aug 2005
Posts: 118
Location: Vienne, France

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 07 3:27 pm Post subject:
It's a little damp plus mild.

Blue Sky

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 7658
Location: France

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 07 7:04 pm Post subject:
Thanks NannyP I knew there had to be a sensible answer. Next question ... What is the best remedy for ridding them?

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 07 7:08 pm Post subject:
Witchcraft.

alisjs

Joined: 23 Jun 2006
Posts: 1497
Location: Conwy

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 07 7:12 pm Post subject:

Quote:

It's cos I killed All the Spiders

get more spiders!

pricey

Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Posts: 6444

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 07 7:55 pm Post subject:

alisjs wrote:

Quote:

It's cos I killed All the Spiders

get more spiders!

I can post some if you like

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 07 7:58 pm Post subject:

Simon wrote:

Next question ... What is the best remedy for ridding them?

The 'spirales anti-moustiques' wot they sell in French supermarkets/garden centres seem to work pretty well.

gingerwelly

Joined: 08 Dec 2005
Posts: 419
Location: Wales ...in cardiff at the mo but from mid wales

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 07 9:49 pm Post subject:
i got attacked by a mozzie in Cardiff train station on sunday night .........7 bites on my legs ...Never been bitten in the UK before.

Contadino

Joined: 28 Sep 2007
Posts: 190
Location: Puglia, Italia

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 07 12:46 am Post subject:
For the last fortnight, we've been fending off mozzies the size of spitfires. I've never seen anything like them. Funnily enough, it all seemed to start the night the wife and I were discussing putting the mozzy net away for the winter. Glad we decided against it.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46247
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 07 1:02 am Post subject:
stuff warming the black flies have taken sherwood

madmonk

Joined: 08 May 2006
Posts: 835

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 07 12:45 pm Post subject:

Simon wrote:

Thanks NannyP

I knew there had to be a sensible answer.

Next question ... What is the best remedy for ridding them?

ME 109s apparently not as good as the spitfire but almost on par to a mosquito

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