As long as I can laff and gloat watching their final death-spasms, I’m okay with that.
Looked up permethrin vs pyrethrum. I got a concentrate I was going to spray alllllllll around front’n’back, but forgot which was which. Former has a warning, “highly toxic to cats”, so that’s a no-go.
My problem isn’t with clothes, though, it’s skin. Something here only comes around down-low, and I never see it, only feel it after my toe, ankle, calf, etc., starts itching like crazy. Got a half-dozen itchy welts to show for it.
Damn the snow, but at least in winter there are no skeeters here.
I think my electronical tennis-racquet is wonky. Lights up when I press the trigger, but no zap. Last 2 skeeters I cornered with it, I literally used the edge to smoosh them against the wall after trapping them. Usually they try to fly through the mesh and go zap, but not anymore. When I was batting one around in mid-air, yeah, that’s when I finally figured out there’s something wrong. No satisfying snap/crackle/pop.
After being drained about a pint low a few days ago, I couldn’t find the SOB that was coming after me. Used my Cometa on full, finally saw it sitting on my laptop right next to the camera-hole. Wasn’t gonna let any opportunity go to waste, so grabbed a can of bugspray (which is now in my standard arsenal now), aimed high, sprayed, and dragged it low. Watched said SOB writhing in agony next to the wifi-on light. Had to clean dried bugspray off the display, of course, but it was worth it.
I think I’ll use one of the UVLEDs that VOB sent me to make a wholesale skeeter-killer. Gnats, too, as they’re around, too, and go right through screens like they’re not even there.
Was gonna add, “This is war!”, but to quote Dalek Sec, “This is not war. This is pest-control!”.
Works for me…