Is there a consensus of opinion on the best anti-mozzie spray? I'd love to
have some surefire ideas before we head off to Turkey. ;-)

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"Sacha" wrote in message
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Is there a consensus of opinion on the best anti-mozzie spray? I'd love
to
have some surefire ideas before we head off to Turkey. ;-)

--
Sacha


When we went on our World Cruise, because of where we were visiting we took
"Jungle Formula Insect Repellent" Available from Boots all the year round
because of travellers and available in Spray, Pump Action Spray and what we
found very handy, Handy Wipes.

If it's only Turkey, this stuff will do fine. We have been there at the
height of Summer so you will have no trouble

Mike


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Inaugural General Meeting. Nothing less than a fantastic success.
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www.rneba.org.uk to find your ex-Greenie mess mates
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On 7/9/07 11:19, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:11:17 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

Is there a consensus of opinion on the best anti-mozzie spray? I'd love to
have some surefire ideas before we head off to Turkey. ;-)

We used a DEET based insect repellant last year in Turkey.
It worked very well, in two weeks neither of us were bitten by anything.
We've used the same one in French Guiana and Australia. We weren't bitten
there
either.
It needs to be at least 50% content to work.

Thanks, Martin. I remember buying something called 'OFF' in Fethiye years
ago but can't remember its ingredients. I'll do some research based on the
DEET info. I've never stayed in a hotel in Turkey, having only sailed there
3 or 4 times and at sea you don't get the problem so much. Mind you, in
harbour..........! I can still smell those Tiger coils! ;-(
We're going to be near the Dalyan estuary and have been warned that mozzies
can be a problem there, especially in the evening and they really feast on
me, so I'd rather be prepared in advance.


--
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http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

In reply to Sacha ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

Is there a consensus of opinion on the best anti-mozzie spray? I'd
love to have some surefire ideas before we head off to Turkey. ;-)

There are two sorts, one masks your smell, the other deters them; the latter
kind are usually poisonious to some degree and can cause rashes and
irritation, and usually contain DEET. It only affects a small proportion of
users.

I went to Turkey this year and had no mossie spray and didn't get bitten
once. I suspect the Turks smell stronger than I.

If you're by the sea they probably won't bother you anyway, it's not their
ideal habitat. They like ponds and rivers and long grass, basically warm and
damp. They can't survive with no shade in extremely hot temperatures, and
last time I looked Turkey was like the fires of hell.

I don't believe that Turkish mossies carry anything dodgy, like malaria, so
the worst you'll get is a bite and an itch.

Don't forget to go to Efes if you haven't been already :-)

Sacha wrote:
On 7/9/07 11:19, in article
, "Martin"
wrote:

On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:11:17 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

Is there a consensus of opinion on the best anti-mozzie spray? I'd
love to have some surefire ideas before we head off to Turkey. ;-)

We used a DEET based insect repellant last year in Turkey.
It worked very well, in two weeks neither of us were bitten by
anything. We've used the same one in French Guiana and Australia. We
weren't bitten there
either.
It needs to be at least 50% content to work.

Thanks, Martin. I remember buying something called 'OFF' in Fethiye
years ago but can't remember its ingredients. I'll do some research
based on the DEET info. I've never stayed in a hotel in Turkey,
having only sailed there 3 or 4 times and at sea you don't get the
problem so much. Mind you, in harbour..........! I can still smell
those Tiger coils! ;-(
We're going to be near the Dalyan estuary and have been warned that
mozzies can be a problem there, especially in the evening and they
really feast on me, so I'd rather be prepared in advance.

Just don't trust DEET 100% - I used in Bangladesh a few years back and
*still* got bites!

On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:11:17 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

Is there a consensus of opinion on the best anti-mozzie spray? I'd love to
have some surefire ideas before we head off to Turkey. ;-)

Rub on some of the C.medica that you have grown! That should work
because anything that smells different to the mozzies usual target
repels them.

Steve

"Uncle Marvo" wrote in message
...
In reply to Sacha ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

Is there a consensus of opinion on the best anti-mozzie spray? I'd
love to have some surefire ideas before we head off to Turkey. ;-)

There are two sorts, one masks your smell, the other deters them; the
latter kind are usually poisonious to some degree and can cause rashes and
irritation, and usually contain DEET. It only affects a small proportion
of users.

I went to Turkey this year and had no mossie spray and didn't get bitten
once. I suspect the Turks smell stronger than I.

If you're by the sea they probably won't bother you anyway, it's not their
ideal habitat. They like ponds and rivers and long grass, basically warm
and damp. They can't survive with no shade in extremely hot temperatures,
and last time I looked Turkey was like the fires of hell.

I don't believe that Turkish mossies carry anything dodgy, like malaria,
so the worst you'll get is a bite and an itch.

Don't forget to go to Efes if you haven't been already :-)

Isn't that a wonderful place? A 'not to be missed' place :-)) We were there
last year :-)

The spray/wipes I recommended are superb and the wipes fit into a handbag so
easily and are so simple to use.

Mike


--
www.rneba.org.uk for the latest pictures of the very first reunion and
Inaugural General Meeting. Nothing less than a fantastic success.
The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association.
'THE' Association if you served in the Electrical Branch of the Royal Navy
www.rneba.org.uk to find your ex-Greenie mess mates
www.iowtours.com for all ex-Service Reunions. More being added regularly
"Navy Days" Portsmouth 25th - 27th July 2008. RN Shipmates will have a Stand

On 7/9/07 11:41, in article , "Uncle Marvo"
wrote:

In reply to Sacha ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

Is there a consensus of opinion on the best anti-mozzie spray? I'd
love to have some surefire ideas before we head off to Turkey. ;-)

There are two sorts, one masks your smell, the other deters them; the latter
kind are usually poisonious to some degree and can cause rashes and
irritation, and usually contain DEET. It only affects a small proportion of
users.

Oh dear and Martin has just told me how good it is! I need something to
deter them I think because they really go for me. I've never found
citronella sprays etc. any good, though I know others swear by them.

I went to Turkey this year and had no mossie spray and didn't get bitten
once. I suspect the Turks smell stronger than I.

If you're by the sea they probably won't bother you anyway, it's not their
ideal habitat. They like ponds and rivers and long grass, basically warm and
damp. They can't survive with no shade in extremely hot temperatures, and
last time I looked Turkey was like the fires of hell.

That's precisely the problem. We're going to Dalyan which is on an estuary
and friends, who have a villa there, have warned us that mozzies can be a
problem.

I don't believe that Turkish mossies carry anything dodgy, like malaria, so
the worst you'll get is a bite and an itch.

They don't now. First time I sailed there back in 1989 or so, we were told
to take malaria tablets and duly started the course before going. We
boarded the coach to take us from the airport to our yachts and the guide
asked if we had all been good and taken our tabs. We all chorused 'yes' and
she said "oh good, well you can stop right now because there hasn't been a
case of malaria here for X years"! ;-)

Don't forget to go to Efes if you haven't been already :-)


I've been, Ray hasn't. I hope we're going to get there because it's
*superb*. Did you see what the guide boasts is the oldest advertisement in
the world? ;-) And Fethiye market and Goçek and Cleopatra's Bath etc. etc.
It's a wonderful area.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

"Sacha" wrote in message
. uk...
On 7/9/07 11:41, in article , "Uncle
Marvo"
wrote:

In reply to Sacha ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

Is there a consensus of opinion on the best anti-mozzie spray? I'd
love to have some surefire ideas before we head off to Turkey. ;-)

There are two sorts, one masks your smell, the other deters them; the
latter
kind are usually poisonious to some degree and can cause rashes and
irritation, and usually contain DEET. It only affects a small proportion
of
users.

Oh dear and Martin has just told me how good it is! I need something to
deter them I think because they really go for me. I've never found
citronella sprays etc. any good, though I know others swear by them.



I wonder if someone would like to point out my posting to Sacha. I am well
aware that she doesn't wish to correspond or reply to me, but I feel sure
that even she wouldn't shun a perfectly good mossy spray/wipe just because I
recommended it.

Or would she?

:-((

When we went on our World Cruise, because of where we were visiting we took
"Jungle Formula Insect Repellent" Available from Boots all the year round
because of travellers and available in Spray, Pump Action Spray and what we
found very handy, Handy Wipes.

If it's only Turkey, this stuff will do fine. We have been there at the
height of Summer so you will have no trouble

Mike


--
www.rneba.org.uk for the latest pictures of the very first reunion and
Inaugural General Meeting. Nothing less than a fantastic success.
The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association.
'THE' Association if you served in the Electrical Branch of the Royal Navy
www.rneba.org.uk to find your ex-Greenie mess mates
www.iowtours.com for all ex-Service Reunions. More being added regularly
"Navy Days" Portsmouth 25th - 27th July 2008. RN Shipmates will have a Stand

On 7/9/07 11:52, in article ,
"Steve Wolstenholme" wrote:

On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:11:17 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

Is there a consensus of opinion on the best anti-mozzie spray? I'd love to
have some surefire ideas before we head off to Turkey. ;-)

Rub on some of the C.medica that you have grown! That should work
because anything that smells different to the mozzies usual target
repels them.

Steve


Now there's a thought. I can just see myself lugging one of those through
customs. ;-))
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

In reply to Sacha ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

That's precisely the problem. We're going to Dalyan which is on an
estuary and friends, who have a villa there, have warned us that
mozzies can be a problem.

If you are worried about indoors, definitely take an electric gizmo which
plugs in, with the right adapter, and the tablets to fuel it. Bear in mind
that the gizmo HAS to be the right way up, with the tablet at the top. On
some foreign plug'oles the pins are vertical rather than horizontal and then
it is impossible to get it the right way. I have two adapters which put it
at right angles. The foreign ones are two-pin so it can then go either way
"up".

For outdoors, DEET definitely works, it is a good deterrent. Try some before
you go and if you get itchy or develop a rash, use something else. Anything
which disguises your delicious "I am food" smell does the job, even some
suntan oils. Sweat is the big attracter, and, as women don't sweat, I'm
surprise they ever get bitten!

Even vinegar works.

You're actually more likely to get bitten by other things than mossies.
There are horseflies in Turkey (and probably everwhere else).

I don't believe that Turkish mossies carry anything dodgy, like
malaria, so the worst you'll get is a bite and an itch.

They don't now. First time I sailed there back in 1989 or so, we
were told to take malaria tablets and duly started the course before
going. We boarded the coach to take us from the airport to our
yachts and the guide asked if we had all been good and taken our
tabs. We all chorused 'yes' and she said "oh good, well you can stop
right now because there hasn't been a case of malaria here for X
years"! ;-)

Take plenty of quinine tonic water, liberally mixed with gin! Most modern
stuff has no quinine in it, get the proper one. Just in case. It won't help
the malaria, but you won't care.

Don't forget to go to Efes if you haven't been already :-)


I've been, Ray hasn't. I hope we're going to get there because it's
*superb*. Did you see what the guide boasts is the oldest
advertisement in the world? ;-) And Fethiye market and Goçek and
Cleopatra's Bath etc. etc. It's a wonderful area.

I translated the advert as "Romans go home" :-)

In reply to Steve Wolstenholme ) who wrote this
in , I, Marvo, say :

On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:11:17 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

Is there a consensus of opinion on the best anti-mozzie spray? I'd
love to have some surefire ideas before we head off to Turkey. ;-)

Rub on some of the C.medica that you have grown! That should work
because anything that smells different to the mozzies usual target
repels them.

Exactly. Lavender (as Helene says) is also a good one. Try to position
yourself near a natural-smelling Turk, if at all possible.

On 7/9/07 12:25, in article , "Uncle Marvo"
wrote:

In reply to Sacha ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

That's precisely the problem. We're going to Dalyan which is on an
estuary and friends, who have a villa there, have warned us that
mozzies can be a problem.

If you are worried about indoors, definitely take an electric gizmo which
plugs in, with the right adapter, and the tablets to fuel it. Bear in mind
that the gizmo HAS to be the right way up, with the tablet at the top. On
some foreign plug'oles the pins are vertical rather than horizontal and then
it is impossible to get it the right way. I have two adapters which put it
at right angles. The foreign ones are two-pin so it can then go either way
"up".

Yes, we've got one of those and two or three adaptors. I'll get some more
tablets. As the hotel is air-conditioned, I hope it won't be a problem -
it's more sitting outside to have a drink etc.

For outdoors, DEET definitely works, it is a good deterrent. Try some before
you go and if you get itchy or develop a rash, use something else. Anything
which disguises your delicious "I am food" smell does the job, even some
suntan oils. Sweat is the big attracter, and, as women don't sweat, I'm
surprise they ever get bitten!

I think in that heat there'll be a bit more than the 'gently glowing' going
on!

Even vinegar works.

Oh lovely. I'll just open a chip shop and be done with it!

You're actually more likely to get bitten by other things than mossies.
There are horseflies in Turkey (and probably everwhere else).

I don't believe that Turkish mossies carry anything dodgy, like
malaria, so the worst you'll get is a bite and an itch.

They don't now. First time I sailed there back in 1989 or so, we
were told to take malaria tablets and duly started the course before
going. We boarded the coach to take us from the airport to our
yachts and the guide asked if we had all been good and taken our
tabs. We all chorused 'yes' and she said "oh good, well you can stop
right now because there hasn't been a case of malaria here for X
years"! ;-)

Take plenty of quinine tonic water, liberally mixed with gin! Most modern
stuff has no quinine in it, get the proper one. Just in case. It won't help
the malaria, but you won't care.

Don't forget to go to Efes if you haven't been already :-)


I've been, Ray hasn't. I hope we're going to get there because it's
*superb*. Did you see what the guide boasts is the oldest
advertisement in the world? ;-) And Fethiye market and Goçek and
Cleopatra's Bath etc. etc. It's a wonderful area.

I translated the advert as "Romans go home" :-)

I thought it was rather more "Romans come hither"! ;-)


--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On 7/9/07 12:26, in article , "Uncle Marvo"
wrote:

In reply to Steve Wolstenholme ) who wrote this
in , I, Marvo, say :

On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:11:17 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

Is there a consensus of opinion on the best anti-mozzie spray? I'd
love to have some surefire ideas before we head off to Turkey. ;-)

Rub on some of the C.medica that you have grown! That should work
because anything that smells different to the mozzies usual target
repels them.

Exactly. Lavender (as Helene says) is also a good one. Try to position
yourself near a natural-smelling Turk, if at all possible.


I could try lavender because I've got some of those Tisserand roller cap
bottles (wonderful for headaches and refreshment in this weather) I'll
remember to pack those!

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

"Sacha" wrote in message
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As the hotel is air-conditioned, I hope it won't be a problem -
it's more sitting outside to have a drink etc.


"Jungle Formula Insect Repellent" Handy Wipes.


:-))

Mike

--
www.rneba.org.uk for the latest pictures of the very first reunion and
Inaugural General Meeting. Nothing less than a fantastic success.
The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association.
'THE' Association if you served in the Electrical Branch of the Royal Navy
www.rneba.org.uk to find your ex-Greenie mess mates
www.iowtours.com for all ex-Service Reunions. More being added regularly
"Navy Days" Portsmouth 25th - 27th July 2008. RN Shipmates will have a Stand