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Old 09-08-2008, 07:25 PM
 
Location: Republic of Texas or The Land of Enchantment
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You know what you describe sound more like chiggers to me than other bugs unless thats your normal reaction to those bugs. Chiggers sort of seem to increase over a couple of days. HEB RX has some chigger stuff behind the counter. Clear nail polish painted over the spots kills the buggers also but the stuff HEB has helps with the itch also. IF it is chiggers wash the bedding in hot water and you should be good to go. Good luck welcome to Texas!
Clear, that's a good idea. Now if I can get my wife to switch I won't have to look like I got the mumps!!LOL
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Old 09-08-2008, 07:28 PM
 
Location: Republic of Texas or The Land of Enchantment
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Talking Not the Ashtray!!!

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yes, the eucalyptus makes the house smell fresh. also wonderful for your vehicle-just soak a cotton pad/ball or two in it, and put it in the ashtray or somewhere. voila! and so much cheaper than buying those car air fresheners!!
Okay Belle not in the ash tray!! I like to have burned my truck up!!! LOL
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Old 09-08-2008, 07:56 PM
 
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welcome to texas
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Old 09-08-2008, 08:52 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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It also keeps my mother-in-law away since she is allergic to it. I'm always trying to sneak eucalyptus air fresheners into the shopping cart when the wife's not looking.
LOL! Don't do it...you'll pay in the long run.
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Old 09-08-2008, 09:06 PM
 
Location: SoCal
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Can I get those eucalyptus bundles anywhere other than Walmart? I don't like to shop there.
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Old 09-08-2008, 09:19 PM
 
Location: Texas
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sure anywhere they sell dried flowers. i dont know Austin. i am an hour away.
or just buy any kind of potpourri and douse them with eucalyptus oil. same thang

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Can I get those eucalyptus bundles anywhere other than Walmart? I don't like to shop there.

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Old 09-09-2008, 01:06 AM
 
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Man I am so glad the house we are renting has all hard floors. I've gotten a few pretty nasty mosquito bites while outside, but nothing too bad. I usually buy Caladryl Clear on bug bites to relieve the pain.
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Old 09-09-2008, 01:27 PM
 
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Can I get those eucalyptus bundles anywhere other than Walmart? I don't like to shop there.
Any of the craft stores have them (Micheal's, Hobby Lobby, Garden Ridge). Check Whole Foods, too. They sometimes have them with their flowers, although it is probably considerably more expensive there.

If you have fleas, you can try putting a flea collar in your vacuum cleaner bag or cylander (if it's bagless). It will kill any of them or their eggs when you suck the out of the carpet.
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Old 09-09-2008, 02:15 PM
 
Location: Warrior Country
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To the OP.....is this a new home? existing home? rental home?

& what part of town are you located? If new....who's the builder?

thanks!


(& that "welcome to texas" post had dr. pepper spewing out of my nose. )
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Old 09-09-2008, 05:03 PM
 
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We moved here a little over a week ago and my husband already has silver dollar-sized itchy welts over 50% of his body. I have smaller bites over about 30%. We're both freaking out.

The mosquitos are in our house! We wake up every morning with new bites. And end each day with still more.

Does anyone have any suggestions? We put in "bug repelling" lights on our front porch & back yard. Not sure that's working. There's no standing water around our house.

What do you all do? Any suggestions? Should I get a bug zapper? Fly paper? Cover myself in DEET every day for the rest of my life?

Help!
I'm gettin eaten here alive in Arizona from the mosquitoes unless I use "Deet" like a head to toe body lotion which I've been doing. I'm so sick and tired of it.
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