Posted by: lectric
Electronic pest repeller - 06/09/2004 22:54
Odd question, but do those electronic pest repellent things work?
Electronic pest repeller
Posted by: lectric
Re: Electronic pest repeller - 06/09/2004 23:03
Nevermind.... apparently not. Crap.
Posted by: Daria
Re: Electronic pest repeller - 07/09/2004 00:07
I don't have any electronic pests to try one on.
Posted by: mlord
Re: Electronic pest repeller - 07/09/2004 00:26
The "Skin-so-edibl.. err.. soft" stuff also does nothing. And the citrisy bug "repellents" aren't.
DEET. Nothing else works. Except perhaps full body armor (insect netting, with some kind of stand-off system so they don't bite through it).
-ml
DEET. Nothing else works. Except perhaps full body armor (insect netting, with some kind of stand-off system so they don't bite through it).
-ml
Posted by: Dignan
Re: Electronic pest repeller - 07/09/2004 00:56
I don't think I've seen those. Do you have a link?
If your're talking about something around your home, we have a Mosquito Magnet. Sadly, we got a discounted floor model which may have had non-working parts, but we got a replacement just in time for all the bugs to go away! Hurrah! Anyway, I'll see how well it does next year. It's supposed to be very effective. We really need it around our home. We have a wooded lot, we're at a fairly low level, and about a mile away from the Patomac. We get a lot of those little blood suckers.
If your're talking about something around your home, we have a Mosquito Magnet. Sadly, we got a discounted floor model which may have had non-working parts, but we got a replacement just in time for all the bugs to go away! Hurrah! Anyway, I'll see how well it does next year. It's supposed to be very effective. We really need it around our home. We have a wooded lot, we're at a fairly low level, and about a mile away from the Patomac. We get a lot of those little blood suckers.
Posted by: genixia
Re: Electronic pest repeller - 07/09/2004 01:32
I must say that it's very satisfying to see those horrid things end up in the mosquito magnet. Even if it's only a few, that's still a few less in the World after my blood (which they consider to be a local delicacy.)
It's too soon to know whether the magnet is really working 'as advertised', ie breaking the breeding cycle, and by the time that I should be able to tell the mosquito season will be all but over anyway. But I didn't get bitten today despite spending a few hours in the garden this afternoon, so maybe...
As a side note, the many ant / spider bites I picked up camping in NJ during the week of the DNC are still itching occasionally. I react badly...
It's too soon to know whether the magnet is really working 'as advertised', ie breaking the breeding cycle, and by the time that I should be able to tell the mosquito season will be all but over anyway. But I didn't get bitten today despite spending a few hours in the garden this afternoon, so maybe...
As a side note, the many ant / spider bites I picked up camping in NJ during the week of the DNC are still itching occasionally. I react badly...
Posted by: gbeer
Re: Electronic pest repeller - 07/09/2004 01:55
I never saw the benefit in having additional attractants around. Even if there is a zapper at the heart of it.
Posted by: wfaulk
Re: Electronic pest repeller - 07/09/2004 03:35
Quote:You'd think living so close to it, you'd know how to spell it.
we're ... about a mile away from the Patomac.
Posted by: tfabris
Re: Electronic pest repeller - 07/09/2004 14:49
Posted by: Dignan
Re: Electronic pest repeller - 07/09/2004 16:16
Yeah, I always screw that up. I don't know why I can't get the incorrect spelling out of my head.
Posted by: andy
Re: Electronic pest repeller - 07/09/2004 17:48
So, all you spandex wearers be careful. According to the article DEET may damage your stylish clothing...
Posted by: davec
Re: Electronic pest repeller - 07/09/2004 20:27
DEET damages all kinds of stuff. I was using some at a buddy's cookout once, and it was some "industrial strength" that they used. (They are telephone linemen in IL and get to meet all the bugs in their line of work) It ate the paint of the Adirondack chair I was sitting in and left my forearms dark green with paint. It also does a number on the screens of my depth finders on my boat... Evil stuff, but good for keeping off evil bugs...
Posted by: DzlDubber
Re: Electronic pest repeller - 08/09/2004 00:25
Hmmm... the shirt I always wear biking (which I've been spraying liberally lately) isn't quite spandex, but it's mostly polyester i think. I wonder if that's bad? Hasn't seemed to bother it much yet though.
Posted by: wfaulk
Re: Electronic pest repeller - 08/09/2004 04:02
It said nylon was unaffected. And nylon is polyester.
Posted by: bonzi
Re: Electronic pest repeller - 08/09/2004 05:58
Quote:
It said nylon was unaffected. And nylon is polyester.
Isn't nylon polyamide?
Posted by: Ezekiel
Re: Electronic pest repeller - 08/09/2004 10:36
It is polyamide, not polyester.
Quoted from efunda.com. Link.
-Zeke
Quote:
Polyamide, also known as PA, or Nylon, has been mass-produced since 1935.
- It is a thermoplastic polycondensate.
- Applications: Used to make high-lubricity parts (e.g. bearings, blow moldings, and clothing fabric).
- General properties: It has high lubricity and moderate strength. It is tough, inexpensive, and has poor dimensional stability due to water absorption (hygroscopic nature).
- Trade Name: Ultramid, Zytel.
Quoted from efunda.com. Link.
-Zeke
Posted by: wfaulk
Re: Electronic pest repeller - 08/09/2004 13:57
Sorry. Mylar is polyester. Sorry. I thought it sounded wrong when I posted it.
Posted by: jimhogan
Re: Electronic pest repeller - 08/09/2004 17:38
Quote:
Sorry. Mylar is polyester. Sorry. I thought it sounded wrong when I posted it.
Could be worse. You could have misspelled mylar!
Posted by: Ezekiel
Re: Electronic pest repeller - 08/09/2004 17:55
Yeah, I don't even _try_ to know which plastic is which, there are too many of them with similar names. That's why I love efunda.
-Zeke
-Zeke