Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa Message Board - Mosquito Repellent Coils

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Paulf — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 13:39:07 +0000

We use the torches around the perimeter of our patio and the large candle buckets under our patio table. We pick up the oil for the torches and buckets in the fall when they are on close out at the stores like Lowes and Walmart.We like using the combination of both- the only thing is the scent butter better than being bitten. One of my Vet customers was telling about being teased about the scent of Skin So Soft- he was laughing the next night he was not the only one smelling like SSS. We don't won't to use any thing that has Deet in it.

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Charlybby — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 06:04:11 +0000

The mosquito coils work great. We put them under our patio tables. Also hang Bounce sheets around....windows, chairs, bathroom window. Only Bounce sheets work, not other dryer ones. Skin So Soft is an old standby as well! You can also rub your clothes & skin with the Bounce sheets! Golfers up here in BC use it, but be advised, they don't sell them in Zihua. Need to bring a box with you

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frostbite — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 17:58:21 +0000

It won't repel mosquitos, but it will trap and kill them: a Mosquito Magnet. These are carried by Home Depot in the States; unsure about stores elsewhere. We used one in Anchorage. It ran on a rechargeable battery, using propane and a tablet of attractant. A bottle of propane lasted 30 days. I'd replace the bottle and empty the net, which was full of dead mosquitos. Worth every penny.

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Emmet — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 16:44:46 +0000

We used this on our last trip earlier this month. Worked well but it really smells....like really....smells....strong.

We wound up using it on our legs and using Buggspray for upper body if we felt it was needed.

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jrad — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 16:23:17 +0000

Thank you for all the input. But I was looking for a product to keep moquitos off my patio.

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JeffMN — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 16:12:12 +0000

For those hoping to avoid DEET or picaridin, there's also Repel Lemon Eucalyptus (which Consumer Reports says keeps Aedes mosquitoes away for about 7 hours). Don't know if it's available in Zihua.

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JACK — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:58:12 +0000

I use Coleman 100 MAX DEET with 98.11% DEET.

https://www.amazon.com/Coleman-GoReady-Spray-Insect-Repellent/dp/B00K8KTLKC

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Emmet — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:53:42 +0000

From this board we learned of "Buggspray" (with the two g's). You used to only be able to buy it through their website. I see Amazon sells it now too. We like it a lot as it seems to work and doesn't smell too bad. They even have (or had) one that had a vanilla scent.

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Decorah — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:09:23 +0000

I buy my coils at Merza on Catalina Gonzalez. They always have a large supply year round...

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Paulf — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 12:58:44 +0000

If you can find a person that sales Avon, the Avon Original Skin-So-Soft Bath oil spray is recommended by doctors and hunters/fishermen. During the Gulf War, Avon sent the oil spray to the troops to combat sand flees. Here, I sell more oil spray than I do the Avon products that are for mosquitoes. At fair time I sell a lot to the kids who wipe down their show animals. There is no Deet in the product.

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HolyMole — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 05:39:57 +0000

Watkins sells a very effective repellent skin cream combo the tree planter ladies use in Canada. I have brought this down for many years now. It is also available from Mountain Equipment Co-op in Canada. I don't use it extensively but when I do it is effective because it has the 23.75% DEET in it, it is not overly scented and for th ladies a skin cream. Great product lasts a long time and the bigger bottle I recall is 10-12 dollars Canadian. It can also be bought from Watkins dealers of course.

Walmart's Great Value Insect Repellent, with 25% DEET, $6.25 Canadian for the 230 gram spray can, (or the 100 ml spray pump) works as well as anything.

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La Cumbre — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 00:07:21 +0000

Watkins sells a very effective repellent skin cream combo the tree planter ladies use in Canada. I have brought this down for many years now. It is also available from Mountain Equipment Co-op in Canada. I don't use it extensively but when I do it is effective because it has the 23.75% DEET in it, it is not overly scented and for th ladies a skin cream. Great product lasts a long time and the bigger bottle I recall is 10-12 dollars Canadian. It can also be bought from Watkins dealers of course.

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HolyMole — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 21:58:34 +0000

Does anyone know where the Repellent Coils are sold? Thanks in advance. Also, if you know of any other repellents that are effective, I would sincerely appreciate your input.

Comercial had them. They didn't do much to prevent mosquito bites when we were staying on the water near Playa La Madera a few years ago, especially when using floor and/or ceiling fans during the night. They probably work best in sealed rooms - but then if the bugs don't get ya, the fumes from the coils will.

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jrad — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 19:53:54 +0000

Does anyone know where the Repellent Coils are sold? Thanks in advance. Also, if you know of any other repellents that are effective, I would sincerely appreciate your input.