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"Need help for mosquito-killing missin."
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04-21-08, 07:38 AM (EST)
 
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"Need help for mosquito-killing missin." |
Normally I wouldn't ask for assistance when it came to killing anything, but this one's complicated. The little bastards are in my bedroom. Judging from the number of bites I collected, there's only a couple of them. I don't know how they got in: I'm guessing multiple open doorways throughout the building at just the wrong moment. (So much for the airlock method.)The problem is twofold: I don't know where they're hiding in the bedroom -- and I will not use chemical sprays or bug bombs unless I'm willing to risk my life to take our theirs. Swatting is fine, but they're only coming out when I'm asleep. They don't seem to be ranging throughout the apartment: I chanced sleeping in another room last night and collected no fresh bites. So there's a chance I can starve them to death -- but I have no idea how long it takes mosquitoes to die from lack of food. So does anyone know any non-chemical ways (or at least non-toxic) to kill them? I am willing to take a few nights on a less hospitable surface to put them on a hunger strike: I cannot chance more visible bug bites, especially not when the things can take the better part of a week to completely go away. But I'm not willing to stay away from the mattress until the temperature dips low enough to throw all the windows open and freeze them out.
Advice appreciated.
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings
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04-21-08, 08:42 AM (EST)
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6. "RE: Need help for mosquito-killing missin." |
Two areas. Inner surface of the left elbow with a couple nearby on the forearm, plus a pair on the upper right thigh.
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04-21-08, 09:41 AM (EST)
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21. "RE: Need help for mosquito-killing missin." |
Sink drains and the floors of showers and tubs suffice.
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04-21-08, 09:33 AM (EST)
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20. "RE: Need help for mosquito-killing missin." |
I've used mosquito coils indoors before, and been pleased with the results. But some people can't sleep with that smell. I imagine it's the same with citronella.
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kingfish 20752 desperate attention whore postings
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04-21-08, 08:35 AM (EST)
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4. "RE: Need help for mosquito-killing missin." |
Yeah, if you don't hear the buzzing, like a high speed dentist drill, if it doesn't interfere with your going to sleep, it's likely not mosquitoes.Beg bugs, or even small teensy spiders are a possibility. Spider bites tend to be a little more aggravating and longer lasting than mosquito bites. Beg bugs bites (I actually have been bed bug bitten) aren't as bad a those from mosquitoes, but they all differ from person to person, allergic reactions, I suppose. My advice: Hit the Internet for solutions, but I think that for mosquitoes, do as Max suggests and wait for them to die. They won't live too long. As I understand it, they get one good gulp of blood, then look for a place to lay eggs, then they die. Bedbugs: I hope there is a non-chemical solution, but I think you may have to spray the mattress, or replace it. Same with any form of spider or mite. Little spiders might be easier to find with a visual search, and a little shot or two of insecticide (could be all you need. I suppose you could get lucky and find it, and a relocation (or a heel squash) of the offending party would work.
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04-21-08, 08:44 AM (EST)
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7. "RE: Need help for mosquito-killing missin." |
You can try rubbing a fabric softener sheet on the exposed parts of you before going to bed. Sometimes the smell confuses them and they can't find you. My daughter rubs one on her legs before going outside in the evening, sometimes it helps.
They shouldn't be able to bite you through sheets and blankets, so if you are getting bit under the covers it is proably something else. Could there be a little spider in the bed?No chemicals in the house, but what about spraying outside your door and maybe around the windows.
Citronella candles are good outside, but I don't think you are supposed to use them inside the house, so don't try that indoors. I'll see what else I can find out for you.
And try dapping some white vinegar on the bites to help take the itch out of them and help them heal faster.
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04-21-08, 09:32 AM (EST)
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18. "RE: Need help for mosquito-killing missin." |
DH would agree with you on the fire ant thing. *stifles giggle*
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04-21-08, 09:29 AM (EST)
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17. "Estee has cootees" |
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04-21-08, 09:33 AM (EST)
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19. "Just noting:" |
You're awfully smug on the other side of that protective ocean.
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings
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04-21-08, 09:58 AM (EST)
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26. "RE: Just noting:" |
Itchy and reddish, slightly raised unless they hit friction, in which case they go to more than slightly raised in a hurry. Icing brings them back down again and knocks out the itch for a while.
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04-21-08, 10:02 AM (EST)
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27. "RE: Just noting:" |
ARe the bumps in lines? Say 2 or 3 in a line?
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04-21-08, 10:13 AM (EST)
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34. "RE: Just noting:" |
Do a search on scabies or body lice. I had scabies several years ago-got them from an infested baby. They present in lines.
"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it" - Albert Einstein
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04-21-08, 09:51 AM (EST)
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25. "RE: Need help for mosquito-killing missin." |
LAST EDITED ON 04-21-08 AT 11:15 AM (EST)Don't overlook the possibility of fleas. Even if you don't have pets, other carriers (including yourself) can introduce fleas into your house. Fleas on rodents can carry disease. And (esp if you have carpet) once fleas establish themselves, you (or a pro) have to bug bomb. There simply is no other way. By now you've checked out the web sites with instructions on how to search for bedbugs etc. The chemical peddling sites are useful in that they can tell you what to look for, and show you the what the wounds typically look like. Ugh. The more closely you read up on those things, the more they give you the willies. Apparently the male bed bug uses hypodermic genitalia to impregnate the female, he just punctures the abdomen and injects away. They (the males) also will hypo each other. And, a well fed bed bug will die sooner than a starved one, 6 mo for the former, up to 18 months for the latter. Here's hoping you find a spider and squash it, and that's all it is. EAT: After reading your wound description, I would focus on spider bites. If it is, healing will be slower than you would consider normal. Lines of bites are typical of chiggers and ticks (have you taken a walk in woods or thru a field recently?), clustered bites are typical of bedbugs, and one or two bites together are more typical of spiders. Fleas (in my experience) tend to get your calves and feet, and don't work you over too much at night. Clean the liner, blankets, comforter, etc, and look under the bed, nightstand, window, etc. for little webs, & dust bunnies. Tip up the box-springs for a close look. I understand your objections to spraying, but a little puff or two of something with a less unpleasant than normal scent (or a maybe a deodorizing scent), under the bed and in the crevices of the box spring underside might cure the problem.
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kingfish 20752 desperate attention whore postings
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04-21-08, 02:34 PM (EST)
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51. "RE: Need help for mosquito-killing missin." |
Then I won't even mention Nano-vampires.
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04-21-08, 01:28 PM (EST)
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49. "RE: Need help for mosquito-killing missin." |
It was enough of a hassle when DS brought home head lice a few years back. I don't want to even imagine having to get rid of bed bugs. *SHUDDER*
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qwertypie 9776 desperate attention whore postings
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04-21-08, 04:40 PM (EST)
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59. "RE: Need help for mosquito-killing missin." |
Actually I think you had the BB the same time DS had the lice. I remember feeling very sorry for myself until I read your thread. Thanks for cheering me up!
*still itchy*
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04-21-08, 02:53 PM (EST)
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52. "RE: Need help for mosquito-killing missin." |
LAST EDITED ON 04-21-08 AT 02:56 PM (EST)Haven't read the replies, yet, so someone else has probably already said this... I'm thinking mosquitoes aren't your problem. First, mosquitoes don't use blood as a food source. They feed on nectar. Blood is used by the females to incubate her eggs. Males don't bite. And, the mosquito you'd find around you is a permanent water type. They don't usually become an issue until later in summer, and they lay rafts of eggs - so you'd likely have many more than two, particularly since the eggs hatch in 1-3 days. Floodwater mosquitoes are the early spring type. They lay eggs singly a the edges of floodplains, but the eggs need to be covered by floodwaters to develop. You haven't had a major flood lately, have you? Besides, you say you're being bitten while you sleep. Females only search for blood meals for a few hours before and after dark. Not mosquitoes. I'm thinking spiders or mites of some kind. Most likely spiders, because mites are going to cover you with little tiny bites, they're not going to leave one or two mosquito looking bites. Wash the bedding in hot water. Vaccuum well, including possibly vaccuuming the matress and bedframe. Make sure you get into the corners. And, good luck. Hope you get 'em. ETA: Once you've vaccuumed get the bag out of the apartment. The vaccuum is going to suck 'em up, it's not going to necessarily kill them. You don't want 'em crawling back out. 
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04-21-08, 04:05 PM (EST)
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56. "Important symptom questions" |
Have you experienced any or all of the following?Anger? Bitterness?
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04-22-08, 04:21 PM (EST)
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62. "RE: I blame you Estee" |
*makes funeral arrangements for JBug.......* 
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vince3 17341 desperate attention whore postings
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04-22-08, 04:54 PM (EST)
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64. "RE: I blame you Estee" |
Uh-uh, no way. Then, I'd have to make my own funeral arrangements, as well............ I'm not ready yet.
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings
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04-22-08, 05:13 PM (EST)
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66. "Bawdy may have won." |
Unless we've got a combination of culprits, the answer may be 'fleas': I killed one in my bathroom this morning. Don't ask me how it got in -- probably hitched a ride with someone, as this is supposed to be a no-pets building. Not that it stops anyone.The bad news: that pretty much means I have to bomb -- I really, really doubt there was only one... *sigh* Anyone know any non-toxic flea killing solutions?
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04-22-08, 09:57 PM (EST)
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71. "RE: Bawdy may have won." |
I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I don't think it's fleas. I didn't think it was skeeters either but by the time I had typed my post, fed my daughter breakfast, and was ready to send, a determination had already been made so I dumped my post into space.Why don't I think you have fleas? 1) You have no pets. Where did they suddenly come from?
2) Fleas infest a whole area, not just your bed or bedroom. On people, they are mainly ankle biters. Most of your bites would be from the knees down and you would be just as likely to be bit watching TV as you would be in bed. I still think that you have spiders or BBs. If they are fleas and since you have no pets, they are likely to be coming from someone elses apartment. This means that you can bug bomb, kill the ones in your apartment and they will be back because homebase is elsewhere. Sorry.
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04-22-08, 08:11 PM (EST)
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67. "RE: Need help for mosquito-killing missin." |
I had fleas once, the place got infested so fast it was insane. I tried some less toxic sprays & bombs, didn't work. Finally had to rip out the carpeting and annihilate the little $@%#%'s with double the dose of bombs. Good luck and don't wait, they'll lunch on you for sure.
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04-22-08, 08:49 PM (EST)
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70. "Here's what you do...." |
..........You get these drops they sell in pet stores, and put a drop or two on the back of your neck, just a drop or two every week or so will keep the little beasts in check.(you are going to kill Jbug first, right? I have time to make it to Mexico?) If it's fleas, they could have come from a chance encounter with someones pet. But the source could also be rats/mice. And if so, you have two extermination problems, because, as you've undoubtedly guessed, you can't get rid of the fleas until you get rid of the rats. If you have them. Spring for a professional bug/rat killing estimate and survey. See if he/she finds rodent signs. If not, bomb your bed room and sleep on the couch until you can stand to sleep in the bedroom. Get them quick before the spread. Might be too late already. I hate fleas.
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kingfish 20752 desperate attention whore postings
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04-23-08, 08:45 AM (EST)
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74. "RE: Need help for mosquito-killing missin." |
LAST EDITED ON 04-23-08 AT 08:45 AM (EST)Since this is a killing mission, I thought I'd add one more thing. If it was a flea, and it wasn't carrying eggs, you might have eliminated the problem already. I've visited the flea bitten house cats of my parents, and occasionally had to pick one or two errant and unlucky fleas off of me later, and had that be the end of the problem. To find them, you let them be for a day, let them digest the last meal and get hungry again, then walk thru your bedroom with legs exposed, and they will jump on you. And you can kill them. Dead. The flea trap is probably an as good or better solution. Wikipedia list a few methods, including this; "A spot-on insecticide, such as Advantage, Frontline or Revolution will kill the fleas on the pet and in turn the pet itself will be a roving flea trap and mop up newly hatched fleas." I think spot-on insecticides are the drops on the back of the pet? If so, the idea that you can borrow a cat, put this on it, and let the fleas commit suicide is appealing to me.
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