In the countries of South Asia, where mosquitoes are not only completely ruthless, but also deadly, there are no more effective ways to deal with them than air conditioners, gauze canopies and mosquito nets. What to do with especially stubborn ones?
Mosquitoes are sensitive to heat and light. Use lamps that attract mosquitoes and other flying animals that die inside, viciously rustling and scratching at will. Toward the beginning of the summer season, such lamps will literally clog trays and camber. In appearance they resemble Chinese lanterns. There is nothing special about them. If you happened to burn a kerosene lamp on the veranda, you noticed that after a while the lamp was filled with all sorts of creatures that flew into the light and could not cope with the temptation. Similarly, flashlights for catching mosquitoes also work.
It’s more convenient to shake out mosquitoes from them later. This is not as impressive as the means of electronic and chemical warfare, but not so harmful and quite effective, especially if there are not so many reptiles waiting for blood in the room. But the bastards respect the territory of others and drink your blood not the whole crowd, but in the order of a live queue.
Water fight
And the most important thing. Protect water. Any swamp, any puddle, any rain barrel can become an incubator for mosquitoes. Previously, ponds were poured with gasoline or oil. Gasoline forms a film on the surface, and mosquito larvae die from a lack of oxygen. They are not very sorry, it is a pity to pollute the ponds with gasoline.But to drain the basement or, if this is not possible, fill the water with some oily liquid - it’s worth it. In open ponds, you can let out small fish eating mosquito larvae. But for this, the ponds should not be enriched with gasoline.
Fighting shadow
And then the fish will not survive either. Do not let the mosquito watch you in the shade or in a quiet place. Clean the area near the house of any wood debris. Cut down the undergrowth. Let the plot be blown by the wind. In the wind, a mosquito loses its fighting qualities. When you go to the forest, wear a long-sleeved shirt. In the tundra, for example, in addition to mosquitoes, they wear special clothes of two layers - a net (bottom), through which the mosquito can not reach the skin, and thin tissue (top). It’s only a pity that walking in such a bulletproof vest is not very convenient. In short, technology is almost powerless in front of mosquitoes.
In biology, the animal on which the insects graze is called their owner. That is, we are mosquito hosts.
