A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly at
night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some immovable
cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?

On 22 July, 16:11, "john hamilton" wrote:
A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly at
night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some immovable
cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?

It's probably bed bugs.
the female mosquito only bites the once.

"john hamilton" wrote in message
...
A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly at
night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some immovable
cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?


Sleeping without clothes should entice it. Works for me.

mark

john hamilton wrote:
A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly
at night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some
immovable cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?

Have you seen it? There may be something else biting you; fleas or bed bugs
are likely culprits.


IAn

In article , john hamilton
scribeth thus
A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly at
night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some immovable
cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?



Olde fashioned flypaper's, do they still exist?...
--
Tony Sayer

On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:11:39 +0100, john hamilton wrote:

A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly at
night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some
immovable cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?

Have you tried waving a wad of money? Offering it sexual favours in your
most 'come hither' voice?



--
I'm Josef Fritzl, and No Windows was my idea.

On 22/07/2010 16:11, john hamilton wrote:
A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly at
night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some immovable
cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?


Sounds more like fleas and/or bed bugs

On 22/07/2010 16:23, tony sayer wrote:
In , john hamilton
scribeth thus
A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly at
night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some immovable
cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?



Olde fashioned flypaper's, do they still exist?...

Flypaper's what?

harry wrote:
On 22 July, 16:11, "john hamilton" wrote:
A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly at
night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some immovable
cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?

It's probably bed bugs.
the female mosquito only bites the once.

how does it transmit malaria then?

"john hamilton" wrote in message
...
A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly at
night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some immovable
cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?

They love cheese. Just pop a bit of cheese on a sprung trap and it'll come
out during the night and get its little neck broken. Oh hang on - that's
mousies not mozzies.
--
Dave Baker

"Desk Rabbit" wrote in message
...
On 22/07/2010 16:11, john hamilton wrote:
A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly at
night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some
immovable
cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?


Sounds more like fleas and/or bed bugs.

we get just the one or possibly two bites between us, per night. The are
very itchy and swell into a red blob. The remain itchy for two or three
days. That seems just like a mosquito bite to me. Would fleas or bed bugs
not tend to bite with a lot more smaller bites?

On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:56:12 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

It's probably bed bugs.
the female mosquito only bites the once.

how does it transmit malaria then?

By biting, of course. At least twice.



--
I'm Josef Fritzl, and No Windows was my idea.

john hamilton wrote:
A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly
at night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some
immovable cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?

Try one of those bug bombs that they sell. Some just need water added and
then you set them down and vacate the premises for the required time
(usually stated on the package). This will also take care of many other
pests also.
Buffalo

On 22/07/2010 16:49, Desk Rabbit wrote:
On 22/07/2010 16:23, tony sayer wrote:
In , john hamilton
scribeth thus
A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly at
night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some
immovable
cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?



Olde fashioned flypaper's, do they still exist?...

Flypaper's what?

Get em from Robert Dyas (or indeed probably lots of other places).

http://www.robertdyas.co.uk/P~122566...rs+-+Pack+of+4

They're the dogs'

On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:11:39 +0100, john hamilton wrote:

A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly at
night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some
immovable cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?

Raid insect spray during the day, no biting insect at night.

On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:04:05 +0100, john hamilton wrote:

Would fleas or bed bugs not tend to bite with a lot more smaller bites?

Your desciption sounds like a mozzie bite. I believe a bed bug bite
is a pair of red marks and they tend to be multiple bites forming a
track. Flea bits are just single red mark that can be itchy.

Whats wrong with a quick squirt of domestic fly killer?

--
Cheers
Dave.

On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:22:11 +0100, Vortex7 wrote:

Olde fashioned flypaper's, do they still exist?...

Flypaper's what?

Get em from Robert Dyas (or indeed probably lots of other places).

Whoooooossssssshhhhhhhhh!!!1!!!!11!!!1!



--
I'm Josef Fritzl, and No Windows was my idea.

In article , Vortex7
ernibles.com scribeth thus
On 22/07/2010 16:49, Desk Rabbit wrote:
On 22/07/2010 16:23, tony sayer wrote:
In , john hamilton
scribeth thus
A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly at
night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some
immovable
cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?



Olde fashioned flypaper's, do they still exist?...

Flypaper's what?

Get em from Robert Dyas (or indeed probably lots of other places).

http://www.robertdyas.co.uk/P~122566...rs+-+Pack+of+4

They're the dogs'




There're the ones, me gran used to use them. Leave them up and little
while later full of pesky flies

Just like the Jam jars for the wasps very effective too and free to
make..
--
Tony Sayer

john hamilton wrote:
"Desk Rabbit" wrote in message
...
On 22/07/2010 16:11, john hamilton wrote:
A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting
regularly at night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We
have some immovable
cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?


Sounds more like fleas and/or bed bugs.

we get just the one or possibly two bites between us, per night. The
are very itchy and swell into a red blob. The remain itchy for two or
three days. That seems just like a mosquito bite to me. Would fleas
or bed bugs not tend to bite with a lot more smaller bites?

When I had bed bugs (Many years ago, dodgy accomo), I'd get a couple of
bites that made red lumps. BBs are easy to spot tho, as they're quite big.
Mine were hiding in a mob behind the headboard.

Anyway, according to wikipedia, it can't be a mosquito biting you every
night, unless there are several. They take a blood meal, then wait around
digesting it for a couple or more days, then lay their eggs, then take one
more bite and repeat.


Ian

"Buffalo" wrote in message
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john hamilton wrote:
A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly
at night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some
immovable cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?

Try one of those bug bombs that they sell. Some just need water added and
then you set them down and vacate the premises for the required time
(usually stated on the package). This will also take care of many other
pests also.
Buffalo



bug zapper. turn it on at night, with other lights off.

john hamilton wrote:
A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly
at night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some
immovable cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?

There's a spray available from most places - shops, supermarkets and even
garages sell it, it's called 'fly spray', apparently it kills flies, but
only when you spray it in the room they are in.


HTH

--
Phil L
RSRL Tipster Of The Year 2008

In article ,
"john hamilton" wrote:

A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly at
night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some immovable
cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?

You have a chance if you have light colored walls and ceiling, which
make them more visible when they land. But if your room is wood paneled
or darkly painted, you'll never find them. Fly paper near your head is
probably the best choice.
--
- Billy
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the
merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini.
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/7/2/maude
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/6/2...al_crime_scene

On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:55:11 -0700, Billy wrote:

You have a chance if you have light colored walls and ceiling, which
make them more visible when they land. But if your room is wood paneled
or darkly painted, you'll never find them. Fly paper near your head is
probably the best choice.

Or, better still, actually *on* your head. A night cap made from
flypaper. And lined with aluminium foil (for those of a paranoid
disposition).



--
I'm Josef Fritzl, and No Windows was my idea.

In message , john hamilton
writes
A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly at
night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some immovable
cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Arun District Council have tried banning Mosquitoes. JF

Cross-posts reduced to the Usenet-compliant 4 newsgroups to make
this post acceptable.

john hamilton wrote:
"Desk Rabbit" wrote in message
...
On 22/07/2010 16:11, john hamilton wrote:
A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly at
night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some
immovable
cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?


Sounds more like fleas and/or bed bugs.

we get just the one or possibly two bites between us, per night. The are
very itchy and swell into a red blob. The remain itchy for two or three
days. That seems just like a mosquito bite to me. Would fleas or bed bugs
not tend to bite with a lot more smaller bites?


No.

"john hamilton" wrote in
:

A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting
regularly at night; when we are fast asleep, in the early
hours. We have some immovable cupboards etc, that are ideal
for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?

A bug-zapper - one of those purple-fluorescent light, preferably
with a inwards-sucking fan units (or one with a low voltage
high-amp death mesh) will get it sooner or later. If you have a
lot of mosquitoes - even just once in a while - I'd say it's a
VERY worthwhile investment.

They MAY come with LED lights now, I haven't looked.

Fly paper works, but it tends to get in your hair as well.

I wouldn't use poisonous sprays in my room just to avoid a few
mosquito bites.

I have learned to catch mosquitoes by hand when I am reading in
bed, with just my one light on. They come, buzz around, and I
get them. 8/10 times on the first try. It's a pleasure to
squeeze the *******s into a little black pile of dirt. They
STAIN, though, watch out.


--
You know, that women never really faint
And that villains always blink their eyes
And that, you know, children are the only ones who blush
And that life is just to die
- Lou Reed

Aardvark wrote:
On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:55:11 -0700, Billy wrote:

You have a chance if you have light colored walls and ceiling, which
make them more visible when they land. But if your room is wood
paneled or darkly painted, you'll never find them. Fly paper near
your head is probably the best choice.

Or, better still, actually *on* your head. A night cap made from
flypaper. And lined with aluminium foil (for those of a paranoid
disposition).

Flypaper bedclothes work very well, but can be a bit sticky in warm weather.

On 22/07/2010 16:11, john hamilton wrote:
A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly at
night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some immovable
cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?


We had a load of probs with mozzies in Lanzarote earlier in the year.
They were hiding in the air con until we turned the lights out. Then
we'd get the familiar buzz as they come in to bite. A very long spray
from a can of suitable killer as we left the room and no more problems
when we got back.

Nothing quite like hearing mozzies buzzing at you in the dark when its
too hot to cover up.

Desk Rabbit wrote:
On 22/07/2010 16:23, tony sayer wrote:
In , john hamilton
scribeth thus
A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly at
night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some
immovable
cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?



Olde fashioned flypaper's, do they still exist?...

Flypaper's what?

Stickiness.

In message , Aardvark
writes
On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:56:12 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

It's probably bed bugs.
the female mosquito only bites the once.

how does it transmit malaria then?

By biting, of course. At least twice.

That's all we need - mosquitos with a mouthfull of molars


--
geoff

geoff wrote:
In message , Aardvark
writes
On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:56:12 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

It's probably bed bugs.
the female mosquito only bites the once.

how does it transmit malaria then?

By biting, of course. At least twice.

That's all we need - mosquitos with a mouthfull of molars

Wow! Have you seen the proboscis on her!

In article ,
says...

Flypaper bedclothes work very well,

Only for very thin people who sleep alone in a narrow bunk.
You can't get king-size flypapers.

Janet

On Jul 23, 4:54 am, "Wallace" wrote:

bug zapper. turn it on at night, with other lights off.

I've heard that mozzies are attracted to CO2 being breathed out, and
not to the light in a bug zapper. Try a bugzapper with a CO2 source.

On Jul 23, 3:11 am, "john hamilton" wrote:
A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly at
night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some immovable
cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?

Kill it with a laser zapper:
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2010/03/0...squito-zapper/

"Buffalo" wrote in message
...


john hamilton wrote:
A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly
at night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some
immovable cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?

Try one of those bug bombs that they sell. Some just need water added and
then you set them down and vacate the premises for the required time
(usually stated on the package). This will also take care of many other
pests also.
Buffalo

Interesting, as 'buffalo gnats' AKA blackfly (simuliidae), pack a much worse
bite than mosquitos and are every bit as sneaky. Not safe to go into garden
at dusk in the summer at all.

S

"Billy" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"john hamilton" wrote:

A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly at
night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some
immovable
cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?

You have a chance if you have light colored walls and ceiling, which
make them more visible when they land. But if your room is wood paneled
or darkly painted, you'll never find them. Fly paper near your head is
probably the best choice.
--
- Billy

Yep, I'll second that: the only bedroom wall for me is smooth and painted
white. Even then the buggers are so thin you don't know they are there
until you turn the light off and, shortly after, hear the whine in your ear.
Turn it back on and they vanish instantly.

They zero in on CO2, but I've also heard they like sweaty feet too. I doubt
if they would be enticed by either light or flypaper: on the contrary, they
hide till it gets dark. When you do try to swat them, come from behind or v
slowly from above, with something wet. Or, if you don't mind the noise, a
vacuum cleaner with the 'behind the sofa' attachment on is favourite. Get
them first time or you will be up all night.

The ones that sit with their back legs up and the body at an angle to the
surface are the malaria carrying ones, and, yes, we do have them in the UK.

S

On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:41:25 +0100, Ian B wrote:


Or, better still, actually *on* your head. A night cap made from
flypaper. And lined with aluminium foil (for those of a paranoid
disposition).

Flypaper bedclothes work very well, but can be a bit sticky in warm
weather.

Well, there's no flies on you.



--
I'm Josef Fritzl, and No Windows was my idea.

On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:22:59 -0700, Matty F wrote:

On Jul 23, 4:54 am, "Wallace" wrote:

bug zapper. turn it on at night, with other lights off.

I've heard that mozzies are attracted to CO2 being breathed out, and not
to the light in a bug zapper. Try a bugzapper with a CO2 source.

Or attach a bug zapper to your forehead, or to the front of the flypaper
hat with aluminium foil lining.



--
I'm Josef Fritzl, and No Windows was my idea.

john hamilton wrote:
"Desk Rabbit" wrote in message
...
On 22/07/2010 16:11, john hamilton wrote:
A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly at
night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some
immovable
cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.



we get just the one or possibly two bites between us, per night. The are
very itchy and swell into a red blob. The remain itchy for two or three
days. That seems just like a mosquito bite to me. Would fleas or bed bugs
not tend to bite with a lot more smaller bites?




Bedbugs are a possibility, particularly if you have been traveling recently.

Look also to spiders. Here are some photos comparing bedbug to spider
bites:

http://www.badspiderbites.com/

gloria p

Spamlet wrote:
"Buffalo" wrote in message
...

john hamilton wrote:
A mosquito has been in our bedroom for about a week, biting regularly
at night; when we are fast asleep, in the early hours. We have some
immovable cupboards etc, that are ideal for it to hide behind.

Is there any way to entice it out, so we can deal with it?
Try one of those bug bombs that they sell. Some just need water added and
then you set them down and vacate the premises for the required time
(usually stated on the package). This will also take care of many other
pests also.
Buffalo

Interesting, as 'buffalo gnats' AKA blackfly (simuliidae), pack a much worse
bite than mosquitos and are every bit as sneaky. Not safe to go into garden
at dusk in the summer at all.

S


sod all blackfly this year (aphids)

Most insects decimated by winter I think. And wrens too :-(