I have no doubt that that is true, but not here. There is nothing in my ponds that did not arrive under its own steam and, although I have heard of live fish being dropped accidentally by over flying birds, I have never seen any here.
Not the first time I’ve been called that 
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Next week we’re visiting old S African friends who have a maison secondaire in the Gard. It overlooks the picturesque village square, whose principal feature is this C19th public laundry -
All their bedrooms have mosquito nets…
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Very nice but is your point the fact that the soap/detergent used in the laundry did not get rid of the mozzies? 
OTOH maybe it did, back in the day.
Skin So Soft works so well, for me. The dry oil spray is what I use, but I put it on before I go to bed.
I have to stock up when I go back to the UK, unless anybody know of a local source?
And a electric fan for any crafty ones
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A pharmacist told us about CortApaisyl cream that calms down bites, even nettle stings. It helps any itching reduces swelling and works for us.
All cortisones do similar thankfully.
But maybe not a good idea to use them all the time as they thin the skin?
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I find Voltaren gel gives almost immediate relief of itching. I have a number of these plug in Beyer mosquito repellent devices and they seem to be quite effective, with no noticeable odour. The smoke coils are also effective but make me cough all night.
Fish maybe? We have no mosquitoes, but a pond full of hungry carp.
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There are no fish in any of my ponds. 
Much sympathy and I’ll never forgive Noah for taking the two mosquitoes on the ark.
We use the electric plug in liquid capsules to minimise invasion of the house. I expect some folks may be wary of whatever they put into the atmosphere but I haven’t found it to be a problem.
Prevention: I set up buckets and tubs of water to go stagnant in the shade for them to choose to breed in, then, when they’re full of their wriggly offspring - I boot them over or chuck them on the garden. That’s a generation of thousands gone.
As someone mentioned earlier, “Skin so soft” by Avon is a good deterrent against bites. The Marines use it and they’re not softies.
OK, after bite: ‘piqure’ - Lipikar crème AP+m does the trick; available over the counter at pharmacies.
I don’t think he brought them on deliberately, I believe they hitched a ride with the llamas.
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I find this natural cream brilliant at stopping the itch. It smells strongly of basil so it feels like you’re rubbing pesto in, but hey, it works and it’s natural.
I also heard about the hot spoon method - you (carefully) apply a hot spoon to the itchy bite, and the heat destroys/deactivates the histamine that is causing the itch. I tried this and it worked, but the bite went very red after (no, I did not burn myself).
Are you going to La Ribaute? We had to cancel this year as I was in hospital, and who knows what the access will be next year as seemed to be fewer dates for anything other than general tour this year.
One of my rainwater barrels…
Open to the elements with a waterlily (bit too big) and 2 very happy goldfish.
Clear water and no mozzies dare to breed. Under our bedroom window. Other barrels have a lid to keep the beasties out.
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