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Old 07-21-2021, 09:57 AM
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Mosquitoes. They seem to prefer certain people. Deet is a commonly used bite preventer
I am not a doctor but vitamin B1 seems to work. B vitamins are water soluble so overdoes is unlikely. It takes a fairly large dose of B1 for it to work.

Those black lights were the rage a few years ago. They kill mostly moths that are attracted to the light. They do not work for mosquitoes.

Mosquitoes breed in fresh water, traditional control are fish.
In a "light" vein...remember a few years back when the joke going around had it that an evening's entertainment for a redneck was a bug-zapping light and a six pack?