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celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
Oh no the mosquitoes have switched from a day to a night time species! Help!!!! I don't mind them so much except for the little machine guns they carry on their sides. |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
be glad you don't have tinitus. You'd be hearing crickets day and night. Luckily my GPU is very loud and provides adequate white noise to sleep by In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65821 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Well at least You don't have this type buzzing about... the Mosquito is the lower one, the upper one is a Swallow, Bird vs Bug. :D The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
SciManStev Send message Joined: 20 Jun 99 Posts: 6653 Credit: 121,090,076 RAC: 0 |
I've had one of these for several years, and they work fantastic! I kill mosquitoes by the tens of thousands. I also have one of these also. It requires no bait other than a swinging black ball, and almost completely rid my yard of deer flys and horse flys. Finally I found a way to fight back! Steve Warning, addicted to SETI crunching! Crunching as a member of GPU Users Group. GPUUG Website |
William Rothamel Send message Joined: 25 Oct 06 Posts: 3756 Credit: 1,999,735 RAC: 4 |
The mosquito aircraft was made out of wood. I had an Electrical Engineering professor-Griswald at the Citadel who worked out the tensor stress analysis for the airframe. During the war he was escorted and was transported via limo due to his importance. Griswald taught us tensor analysis and the science of circuits and electrical measurements. |
celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
The Mosquito was built in Canada during the war. I think by the AVROW plant in Ontario. |
John Clark Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 |
A beautiful and versatile aircraft It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues |
Daniel Michel Send message Joined: 2 Feb 04 Posts: 14925 Credit: 1,378,607 RAC: 6 |
Oh no the mosquitoes have switched from a day to a night time species! Mosquitoes...i HATE 'em!...I just wish we could figure out a way to turn them into fuel. PROUD TO BE TFFE! |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29935 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
We have a mosquito abatement district out here. They do a pretty good job. I don't seem more than a handful of mosquitoes a year. They seem to know every pond and puddle in the county and are always checking for mosquito fish. That's our main solution, fish that eat them in the larval stage. |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65821 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
We have a mosquito abatement district out here. They do a pretty good job. I don't seem more than a handful of mosquitoes a year. They seem to know every pond and puddle in the county and are always checking for mosquito fish. That's our main solution, fish that eat them in the larval stage. Fish are Your friends, Some like the Archer fish go after flying bugs too... The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
We get a problem with fruit flies. Why? Have they turned to eating vegetables? |
Blurf Send message Joined: 2 Sep 06 Posts: 8962 Credit: 12,678,685 RAC: 0 |
be glad you don't have tinitus. You'd be hearing crickets day and night. Luckily my GPU is very loud and provides adequate white noise to sleep by Had it off and on for years--I can sympathize.... |
John Clark Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 |
They also have a cleg problem in the fen and bog areas of the West Scottish coast. It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues |
SciManStev Send message Joined: 20 Jun 99 Posts: 6653 Credit: 121,090,076 RAC: 0 |
They also have a cleg problem in the fen and bog areas of the West Scottish coast. We refer to those as No-See-Um's. There are more further south than there are here in New Hampshire, but when you do see them, they are about half the size of a pin head. I hate parasitic insects! Those traps I mentioned earlier do a wonderful job of eliminating them. I have a nice back deck, where I love to hang out. Before I bought a mosquito magnet, I couldn't even enjoy my own deck. When I was cooking, I would have to go downstairs, through the basement, and out through the garage. I would then climb the stairs to the deck, swatting hundreds of mosquitoes every step. I would flip the burgers or steak, and retreat the same way I came as fast as possible. This kept the little buggers from swarming into the house, but I couldn't enjoy my deck. The first night I had a mosquito magnet, I watched from inside as one, then ten, then hundreds of mosquitoes were caught by the machine. In the morning I had caught well over 10,000. The next night I was outside on my deck with short sleeves until after 10:00 PM for the first time ever in the summer. No matter what it costs, I will never be without one of those machines ever again. The same is true for the horse and deer fly trap. I used to be attacked by platoons of deer flies every time I did yard work. I deployed the device, and it killed thousands of them. Now I may see only a few deer flies the whole season. Fighting back against parasitic insects is a real joy! I can use my deck, and my entire back yard. Steve Warning, addicted to SETI crunching! Crunching as a member of GPU Users Group. GPUUG Website |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65821 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
And the oldest war on earth continues, Bugs vs Mammals... The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
SciManStev Send message Joined: 20 Jun 99 Posts: 6653 Credit: 121,090,076 RAC: 0 |
And the oldest war on earth continues, Bugs vs Mammals... I may never win, but I'm going out fighting! Steve Warning, addicted to SETI crunching! Crunching as a member of GPU Users Group. GPUUG Website |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65821 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
And the oldest war on earth continues, Bugs vs Mammals... Same here, Although here It's mainly a ground assault and the occasional recon by an airborne unit, But I get them and so they can't report back to their HQ. :D The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
We refer to those as No-See-Um's. Oh, I did not know you had them so far south. I can remember when as a child I could not even open my mouth for fear the bugs would fly in there. None here yet this year, I'll just wait an hour or so.(LOL) |
Bill Walker Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0 |
The Mosquito was built in Canada during the war. Actually, it was at de Havviland Canada in Downsview, now part of Bombardier. Parts were made by dozens of furniture and carriage shops across Ontario. But back on topic... Never mind the mosquitos. What you really have to worrry about is the black fly. The little black fly.... |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65821 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
The Mosquito was built in Canada during the war. Sounds nastier than a horse fly. :D The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
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