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  1. 5th April 2007, 03:45 PM #1
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    Sandfly netting and repellent.

    just had 3 days up at Agnes and the Sandflys/Biting Midges were unbelievable, I usually take a mossie net to string up over my swag but this time it was useless as the little beestards just crawled thru and gave me hell all night, I look like a giant Elmo.I know you can get Midge mesh, anyone know of a supplier in Brissy that could make me up a net or is their an off the shelf product??
    While where on the topic what repellent works, I had Tropical strength Aeroguard and they just bit thru it immediately after applying it??
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    bushmans or rid mate... aeroguard in useless...

    the mortein outdoor lamps where you burn a candle under a card are absolutely fantasmagorical .. even make bribie bearable...
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    Tropical strength (DEET) Ridd is OK but the Bushman's (maximum strength one) is unbeatable - and probably carcinogenic - just DON"T put it on anything plastic, painted etc.

    I heard of a guy in Darwin who melted his hearing aids with the stuff and I know of several people who have damaged their sunglasses... but it stops insects bitting!
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    I use alhoe vera (hello Vera) - never dare bite my bits - or the kids for that matter, cheap and cheerful as well
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    Quote Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus View Post
    do you have a plant? or do you buy some propriety variety of hello vera?

    We have a few plants in the garden, and I mix the sap with some basic glycerine to make it more spreadable.

    ...........however when I lived in asia - we use to buy the bottled stuff ...that worked as well
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    Quote Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus View Post
    do you have a plant? or do you buy some propriety variety of hello vera?
    No, he uses it with impropriety.

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    Quote Originally Posted by p38arover View Post
    No, he uses it with impropriety.

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    Quote Originally Posted by incisor View Post
    bushmans or rid mate... aeroguard in useless...

    the mortein outdoor lamps where you burn a candle under a card are absolutely fantasmagorical .. even make bribie bearable...


    Recently completed research at UQ states that aeroguard is to midges what a bitch on heat in my back yard is to the 250 male dogs who live in my neighborhood
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    I used to live in Darwin and the one thing that worked no questions was Rid Marvelous stuff
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ken View Post
    I used to live in Darwin and the one thing that worked no questions was Rid Marvelous stuff
    When I lived in Darwin I found that Bundy worked - have a few and you did not feel the little buggers biting
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