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General Science / Mosquito problem - how can I stop them buzzing around my head at night?

« on: 10/11/2008 11:36:02 »

Madidus is right, especially if you keep them treated and tie them up when not in use - otherwise they get inside the net and can feast on you all night.

I think the hanging paper (fly paper) is just for flies, but it may well attract mossies too. 

I would advise having all of your screens treated with an insect repellant, and making sure the screens are shut as often as possible!  You can get chemical plug-in mossie repellants, I'm not sure how effective they are though, and I've heard that you can get subsonic repellants too, though again, I've never seen one in action.  You could burn mossie repelling coils - but I don't think I would recommend it in a confined space, or somewhere you sleep.

Also, encourage spiders into your house!

Having travelled in Thailand,Indonesia and South America - the one thing I do know about mossies is that they will get to you, one way or another!

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General Science / Should I ask a doctor about stopping smoking?

« on: 25/06/2008 11:50:26 »

On their home page they state that it's a prescription medication.  I would think it unwise to be taking any prescription medication without consulting a doctor first.

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General Science / If Humans Were Wiped Out Would The World Survive ? (A nuclear power question)

« on: 06/04/2008 11:29:12 »

The real problem is overpopulation not global warming but no one will admit the truth.

It's not a very PC thing to admit to!

"...the prime minister today admitted that all we need to do to solve many of the world's problems is allow a few hundred million people to die off..."

Certainly wouldn't go down well.

But back to the topic - I doubt there would be any major damage to Earth without us, and my personal suspicion is that the rats would do very well in our absence!