electronic mosquito repeller

chiwai · Oct 17th, 2003, 16:19

anyone had try this kind of repeller? said it can keep the mozz off you by the sonic wave within 2 to 3 meter. with solar battery. sound good. anyone has experience?

cyberhippie · Oct 17th, 2003, 17:31

Hi Chiwai, the sonic mossie gadjet is a failure I think! I've used it here at home in the past and it did nothing to keep the mossies away. It would be no match for those big brutes in India.
Go with the Goodknight mossie zapper from Godrej!! Avalable all over India for Rp100!!!

pooch · Oct 17th, 2003, 18:56

Yeah I've tried a real sophisticated elec. repeller , did no good where mosquitoes were concerned but it did have some funny effect on rats and lizards, not that it kept them away they just pause before proceeding or returning to whence they came.

beachchik4ever · Oct 17th, 2003, 19:24

I'm trying to find 30% deet for my trip to India in November, everything seems to be 20% but I did find 95% deet at one place, think that is too strong? Will spray be enough to keep the mosquitos off you?

chiwai · Oct 17th, 2003, 19:32

right! it dose look suspicious, since you couldn't hear the sound and how do you know it work?!? the going rate for one cost between USD$15 to 20. I think I can live without it.

oldhippie · Oct 17th, 2003, 22:25

chiwai
I prefer the swatters they sell in China for 10 RMB. They are very effective in India. The one that you need to dangle around your neck or the bracelet are totally ineffective.

Bill

bijapuri · Oct 18th, 2003, 00:09

my only gripe with 100% deet is that it's rather oily on the skin
I am one of those who swear by the goodknight electric plates

pooch · Oct 18th, 2003, 01:33

Good Knight tablets or Mortein liquids I have found to be the most effective. Both cost in the range of 50-75 Rs. I think for the gadget and 45 nights worth of tablets/liquid supply

SitaParityaga · Oct 18th, 2003, 02:24

what are these Good Knight products???? Like the electric plate... is it akin to those blue electric bug killers? And the tablets....you eat them and the mosquitos stay away? I imagine you smear the liquid on yourself...but these other items left me wanting to know more!

pooch · Oct 18th, 2003, 03:50

LOL no, the tablets fit into the plate, the tablets are roughly the size of a razor blade. The plate comes fitted in an electrical device roughly the shape and size of flattened doughnut, well much smaller really and I do think there are even smaller ones in different shapes now. I use the Mortein liquid, comes in a wee bottle (50 ml I think) which you attach to an electrical device which is no more than 3 inches in length and and 2 inches high. Hope this helps

wonderwomanusa · Oct 18th, 2003, 05:32

beachchik, you can get Cutter's in stick form (lighter than spray and you don't spray everything around out) with enough DEET to be effective. Try a fishing/camping store. REI on the West Coast has it... great stuff. (They do not have this at the drugstore).

That "Jungle Juice" that is 100% DEET is so strong it irritates my skin, and if it spills, it can eat your backpack, so you might want to stay clear of that.

butterball · Aug 23rd, 2004, 22:18

I think this answers my last post.. So please ignore.

Can you get good quality DEET in India ?

Oct 17th, 2003, 16:19	#1
chiwai Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: hongkong Posts: 29	electronic mosquito repeller anyone had try this kind of repeller? said it can keep the mozz off you by the sonic wave within 2 to 3 meter. with solar battery. sound good. anyone has experience?

Oct 17th, 2003, 22:25	#6
oldhippie Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 412	chiwai I prefer the swatters they sell in China for 10 RMB. They are very effective in India. The one that you need to dangle around your neck or the bracelet are totally ineffective. Bill __________________ Too Many Gandus, Too Few Bullets.

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wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 3,510	beachchik, you can get Cutter's in stick form (lighter than spray and you don't spray everything around out) with enough DEET to be effective. Try a fishing/camping store. REI on the West Coast has it... great stuff. (They do not have this at the drugstore). That "Jungle Juice" that is 100% DEET is so strong it irritates my skin, and if it spills, it can eat your backpack, so you might want to stay clear of that. __________________ The map is not the territory. --Alfred Korzybski

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Oct 17th, 2003, 17:31	#2
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,012	Hi Chiwai, the sonic mossie gadjet is a failure I think! I've used it here at home in the past and it did nothing to keep the mossies away. It would be no match for those big brutes in India. Go with the Goodknight mossie zapper from Godrej!! Avalable all over India for Rp100!!!

Oct 17th, 2003, 18:56	#3
pooch Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Middle East <---->India Posts: 384	Yeah I've tried a real sophisticated elec. repeller , did no good where mosquitoes were concerned but it did have some funny effect on rats and lizards, not that it kept them away they just pause before proceeding or returning to whence they came.

Oct 17th, 2003, 19:24	#4
beachchik4ever Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: east coast Posts: 93	I'm trying to find 30% deet for my trip to India in November, everything seems to be 20% but I did find 95% deet at one place, think that is too strong? Will spray be enough to keep the mosquitos off you?

Oct 17th, 2003, 19:32	#5
chiwai Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: hongkong Posts: 29	right! it dose look suspicious, since you couldn't hear the sound and how do you know it work?!? the going rate for one cost between USD$15 to 20. I think I can live without it.

Oct 18th, 2003, 01:33	#8
pooch Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Middle East <---->India Posts: 384	Good Knight tablets or Mortein liquids I have found to be the most effective. Both cost in the range of 50-75 Rs. I think for the gadget and 45 nights worth of tablets/liquid supply

Oct 18th, 2003, 02:24	#9
SitaParityaga member in the forest Join Date: May 2003 Location: California Posts: 903	what are these Good Knight products???? Like the electric plate... is it akin to those blue electric bug killers? And the tablets....you eat them and the mosquitos stay away? I imagine you smear the liquid on yourself...but these other items left me wanting to know more!

Oct 18th, 2003, 03:50	#10
pooch Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Middle East <---->India Posts: 384	LOL no, the tablets fit into the plate, the tablets are roughly the size of a razor blade. The plate comes fitted in an electrical device roughly the shape and size of flattened doughnut, well much smaller really and I do think there are even smaller ones in different shapes now. I use the Mortein liquid, comes in a wee bottle (50 ml I think) which you attach to an electrical device which is no more than 3 inches in length and and 2 inches high. Hope this helps

Aug 23rd, 2004, 22:18	#12
butterball Mine's a Haywoods... Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: London.. sometimes.. Posts: 685	I think this answers my last post.. So please ignore. Can you get good quality DEET in India ?

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