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Default Keeping Skeeters and No-See-Ums Away From the Dock.

On Feb 4, 6:48*am, Jim wrote:
Citronella is partially effective, but there's a lag time for the fumes
to work. *And I don't like open flame on my dock.
Is there a low-power light that will do the job?
I don't like zappers. *The noise of insects dying drives me bonkers.


Zappers usually dont' work well on mosquitos anyhow. but for moths and
light-drawn bugs they work well, but you know that anyhow. Some time
ago, my dad made a bug chopper using a round flourescent light with a
small fan in the middle. Bugs get drawn to the light, get sucked in,
and get thrown out the back in little pieces. It worked pretty well
actually.

I really don't know, but if you can stand the kerosene smell, I've
heard Tiki Torches workk pretty good.


What was that green coil stuff that smoldered that they used to sell
at drive-in movie theater?. Those things were awful!