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sand gnats/no-seeums
my wife hats it here and wants to move because of these pests and we have property that we are about to build a house on do bug zappers work on these guys or what else can I do they run you off before the sun comes up and at about 4pm till next morning I need help
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I can't say for sure that this works because fresh lemons can get expensive here so I never tried, but try looking up lemon and Rosemary home made bug repellent.
I did a thorough search for organic home made repellents a few years go, and that one came up a few times. It's essentially whole lemon slices and Rosemary, boiling water and steeped until cool.
I couldn't begin to appreciate the much higher level of bug population compared to where I live, but I would think bug zappers would be counterproductive since it would indiscriminately kill all bugs attracted to/trapped by the device, including predators that would have eliminated the pests.
I did a thorough search for organic home made repellents a few years go, and that one came up a few times. It's essentially whole lemon slices and Rosemary, boiling water and steeped until cool.
I couldn't begin to appreciate the much higher level of bug population compared to where I live, but I would think bug zappers would be counterproductive since it would indiscriminately kill all bugs attracted to/trapped by the device, including predators that would have eliminated the pests.
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Totally forget bug zappers. They won't do anything to the no-see-ums, and they actually attract other bugs.
Have you tried Skin-so-soft? Ask anyone, Avon rep or not. It's probably the #1 protection against no-see-ums on Florida's coastline. Personally, I hate the stuff, but will still wear it when these pests are at their worst. It's a bath oil that you just wipe on your skin to deter biting insects. On Sanibel, I mostly just was in and out of knee deep water to keep them from pestering me too much.
Have you tried Skin-so-soft? Ask anyone, Avon rep or not. It's probably the #1 protection against no-see-ums on Florida's coastline. Personally, I hate the stuff, but will still wear it when these pests are at their worst. It's a bath oil that you just wipe on your skin to deter biting insects. On Sanibel, I mostly just was in and out of knee deep water to keep them from pestering me too much.
I bought a Skeeter Vac last year and it worked amazingly!
It runs on propane and attracts them to the sticky wrapping. I have a stream on my property and woods around the edges. On the wrapping we first got the early black flies, then deer flies, then mosquitoes and finally no-see-ums. By the end of summer we had killed most breeding females and we had no issues being outside. I highly recommend this product. We went through almost 2 tanks of fuel I even had a faulty valve and the company sent me a new Skeeter Vac for free.
It runs on propane and attracts them to the sticky wrapping. I have a stream on my property and woods around the edges. On the wrapping we first got the early black flies, then deer flies, then mosquitoes and finally no-see-ums. By the end of summer we had killed most breeding females and we had no issues being outside. I highly recommend this product. We went through almost 2 tanks of fuel I even had a faulty valve and the company sent me a new Skeeter Vac for free.
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