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It's 4 am - how best to catch a mozzie?

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Little bastards doing occasional fly pasta but then hiding out in the bedroom, it's also definitely got in for at least one bite I've found so far.

It's smaller than normal though and almost impossible to hear, any ideas on how to catch/kill it?


 
Posted : 18/07/2023 4:28 am
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Wafting a torch along the wall will make the little sods shadows bigger. Ymmv.


 
Posted : 18/07/2023 4:34 am
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Improvised aerosol flamethrower, à la Roger Moore.


 
Posted : 18/07/2023 4:52 am
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Little git evaded me, so time to shower and see how many meals I was.


 
Posted : 18/07/2023 6:44 am
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at least it'll be bigger now


 
Posted : 18/07/2023 7:00 am
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I used to leave the adjoining en-suite light on and then shut the door when the mozzie went in there.

(In Ohio the bastard bites made me swell like a football).

Last week I purchased a battery-powered  tennis- bat zapper thing from the local hardware store. Best thing ever. Waft it around and Bzzzt. Zap.


 
Posted : 18/07/2023 7:09 am
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You need to set a trap with some bait :⁠-⁠)


 
Posted : 18/07/2023 7:10 am
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Little bastards doing occasional fly pasta

They can cook!!! 🧑‍🍳


 
Posted : 18/07/2023 7:16 am
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Last week I purchased a battery-powered tennis- bat zapper thing from the local hardware store. Best thing ever. Waft it around and Bzzzt. Zap.

Great fun!


 
Posted : 18/07/2023 7:32 am
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You need to set a trap with some bait

Cut hole in middle of sheet, poke pecker through, wait for mozzie to bite and THWAAACCKKK!!!!!


 
Posted : 18/07/2023 9:00 am
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Mini tennis racket


 
Posted : 18/07/2023 9:05 am
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@qwerty, in my defense it was bleary and blurry at that time this morning!


 
Posted : 18/07/2023 9:25 am
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Cut hole in middle of sheet, poke pecker through, wait for mozzie to bite and THWAAACCKKK!!!!!

This is the way.


 
Posted : 18/07/2023 10:16 am
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Vacuum cleaner


 
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Posted : 18/07/2023 11:29 am

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