Attack no more

@sol_cee (38219)

Philippines

March 1, 2022 2:24am CST

My neighbor has this all out war against mosquitoes. This time of the day, she would be on her backyard sweeping dried leaves and burning them to drive mosquitoes away. I think it’s okay as long as she doesn’t burn plastic trash and stuff? And she buys mosquito coils from my store all the time. She said she uses it at night to keep pesky mosquitoes away while they’re sleeping. I know some of you don’t have mosquito problems so you might not be familiar with the photo above. And boy, you’re lucky.

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@DaddyEvil (137460)

• United States

1 Mar 22

I've seen those for sale here but have never used them. We use electronic devices that make a sound like male mosquitoes to keep female mosquitoes away from us. They work quite well. (I have one plugged into an outlet in the ceiling of our front porch that points down. It keeps mosquitoes away from our front door which is the only way they can get into our house.)

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

1 Mar 22

Sound like male mosquitoes? Interesting- how do male mosquitoes sound? And I didn’t know they don’t get along with female mosquitoes

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@DaddyEvil (137460)

• United States

1 Mar 22

@sol_cee It makes a sound like the flapping of the wings of the male mosquitoes. But people can barely hear it. It's a very quiet purring sound. There are different articles online... some claim the sound keeps female mosquitoes away and other articles say the sound doesn't work. I know it does work... We've used them for years.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

1 Mar 22

@DaddyEvil then how do they make baby mosquitoes?

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@ZedSmart (19786)

• Philippines

1 Mar 22

I used them every night back then but the time I could no longer stand on its smoke I stopped it.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

1 Mar 22

I agree, the smell is too strong for me. What do you use instead?

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@ZedSmart (19786)

• Philippines

1 Mar 22

@sol_cee I use fan to prevent the mosquitoes from landing on my body.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

1 Mar 22

@ZedSmart your body is the perfect landing spot

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@RebeccasFarm (90295)

• Arvada, Colorado

1 Mar 22

I had not seen this one, but I Had seen a lot of different contraptions for mosquitoes. Luckily we don't have a problem with them in this climate of Colorado.

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@RebeccasFarm (90295)

• Arvada, Colorado

2 Mar 22

@sol_cee Even when it is hot here they do not come.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

2 Mar 22

something good about cold weather then?

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

2 Mar 22

@RebeccasFarm oh that’s perfect. I wanna live in Colorado lolll

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@sunrisefan (28524)

• Philippines

1 Mar 22

You better sell mosquitoe net in your store so your neighbor will buy and use it when she sleeps.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

1 Mar 22

Oh I don’t wanna compete with the bombays. That’s their most sellable item

@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

1 Mar 22

@sunrisefan do you know their items are of good quality? I bought these malongs from them and they’re really nice. He didn’t want me to pay full. He only wanted utang haha

@sunrisefan (28524)

• Philippines

1 Mar 22

@sol_cee Then why are you selling rice, toyo, canned goods, etc. - you're competing with fellow Filipinos.

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@sunrisefan (28524)

• Philippines

1 Mar 22

She drives the mosquitoes away so the mosquitoes go to your house :)

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

1 Mar 22

Omg I didn’t realize that

@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

1 Mar 22

maybe you do that too?

@sunrisefan (28524)

• Philippines

1 Mar 22

@sol_cee Now you know because I told you so hahaha!

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@Adie04 (17360)

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1 Mar 22

Yup, I know this. Our family even ever used this when we were little. Even grandparents still use it until now. It's a mosquito repeller if I spell it right.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

2 Mar 22

@Adie04 Is it the same color as the photo above?

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

1 Mar 22

You spelled it correctly. Interesting to know you have this in your country

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@Adie04 (17360)

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2 Mar 22

@sol_cee Yup. I guess it's selling globally, I guess.

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@much2say (55901)

• Los Angeles, California

1 Mar 22

I am having flashbacks from my childhood . . . I don't remember exactly but I think my parents may have used these! I didn't realize these still existed! There are mosquitos here for sure . . . I hate them. They like to bite me if I go outside early in the morning on warm days or when it starts to get dark . . . mostly on the legs. Daikirai!

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@much2say (55901)

• Los Angeles, California

2 Mar 22

@sol_cee I've heard that too. But I don't know if I'm "sweet". Oh, not me, you mean the blood

. I wonder if the mosquitos will leave us alone if I leave a bag of sugar outside

.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

2 Mar 22

we have a store and we sell sugar in retail (1/4 kg,1/2kg) so we always buy sacks of them. Turns out, ants always raid the sacks so I asked my husband what to do. He said to write ‘salt’ on the sack and the ants will surely leave it behind.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

2 Mar 22

They say if mosquitoes bite you, you have 'sweet' blood

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@jobelbojel (35987)

• Philippines

2 Mar 22

We used to buy this by piece. When we had extra money I tried 1 whole box. And today, when I had extra extra money, I bought the electric repeller

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@jobelbojel (35987)

• Philippines

2 Mar 22

@sol_cee not using the katol anymore.

@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

2 Mar 22

One box is actually cheaper than the tingi. Believe me, I know lolll

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@askme123 (6228)

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2 Mar 22

Yes we call it mosquito destroyer. You have to put it on a glass dish so it doesnot burn your carpet.

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@askme123 (6228)

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2 Mar 22

@sol_cee Yup.we have different brands too For example: Vape and Bug off mosquito destroyer

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

2 Mar 22

@askme123 which one do you highly recommend?

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

2 Mar 22

Wow, mosquito destroyer sounds like a badass name

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@JudyEv (341743)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Mar 22

People here use mosquito coils but I'm not very fond of them. I don't like the smell much.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

2 Mar 22

The smell is really off putting. I saw a lavender scented coil before and yeah, there's this hint of lavender and the off putting smell lollll

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@JudyEv (341743)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Mar 22

@sol_cee It can be very hard to mask some smells.

@sunrisefan (28524)

• Philippines

1 Mar 22

Is the brand of that mosquito coil you're selling Lion Itchy?

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

1 Mar 22

Lol the itchy lion

@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

2 Mar 22

@sunrisefan (28524)

• Philippines

1 Mar 22

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@nela13 (58720)

• Portugal

1 Mar 22

During the summer mosquitos are a big problem for me.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

3 Mar 22

@nela13 yeah, you’d better cope or succumb to the mosquitoes

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

2 Mar 22

Here, all year round, especially after heavy rains

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@nela13 (58720)

• Portugal

3 Mar 22

@sol_cee it would be hard for me to live there.

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@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

1 Mar 22

There are similar devices here as well.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

2 Mar 22

I'm glad you have similar devices there

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@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

2 Mar 22

@sol_cee The screen room works better. I stay inside most of the time.

@florelway (23286)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

1 Mar 22

That is common in the Philippines especially if the house is not screened. We use this rechargeable one that looks like a tennis racket.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

1 Mar 22

I wanna look that up online. What do you call that thingie?

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

2 Mar 22

@florelway okay checking now..

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@florelway (23286)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

2 Mar 22

@sol_cee It5on shoppe look for rechargeable mosquito killer swatter racket. In some local stores here they cost less than 200 pesos.

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@GardenGerty (160879)

• United States

2 Mar 22

I have seen these but do not use them. I plant lemon scented plants to keep mosquitoes away, like Lemon Grass.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

2 Mar 22

Interesting and better smelling too

@sweetashoney (3597)

• United States

1 Mar 22

Back when Drive in movie theaters was populer here, a truck would come there and spray for mosquitoes. Finally thay put a stop to them using the spay, so the mosquitoes started getting real bad there. I remember us having to use the mosquito coils, my mother would sit it on the dash so we could sit in the car and watch the movie.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

2 Mar 22

Googling Drive...

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@LadyDuck (471969)

• Switzerland

1 Mar 22

Oh yest I know them very well, those are the mosquito coils we used when I was a kid at my granny house and I still use them outside during summer.

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@LadyDuck (471969)

• Switzerland

2 Mar 22

@sol_cee Well, some people are not curious, they can be good in their profession, but not for that reason they are particularly intelligent. They live in their small world.

@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

1 Mar 22

I find it funny (and interesting) that a famous doctor of the stars here (she does surgical operations to celebrities in the Philippines) doesn’t know what a mosquito coil is. In a YouTube vlog, she had a bedroom raid (they go inside the bedroom

and talk about what they see) and there was a mosquito coil. When she was asked what that was, she said she didn’t know. She’s clueless how to use it.

She’s a doctor but there’s stuff she doesn’t know. That’s life, alright

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@JESSY3236 (20046)

• United States

1 Mar 22

We don't get mosquitos really badly, but I have seen coils, candles, and lanterns that keep them away. I usually use a spray called OFF!

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

2 Mar 22

We have OFF lotion, not the spray.

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@Kandae11 (55131)

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2 Mar 22

I used them a few times, but inhaling the smoke is not healthy.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

2 Mar 22

Yeah it’s important to avoid direct inhalation of smoke

@porwest (92404)

• United States

1 Mar 22

I have never seen one of these mosquito coils, but we do have all kinds of things in the U.S. to combat them. I actually like to keep a fan on outside since the mosquitos cannot fly in the airflow.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

2 Mar 22

Poor mosquito wingspan

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