Mosquito coils Re: Re: Physical barrier from bugs

Can you still find those green mosquito coils in USA stores?  They burn 
like incense.  Here in Taiwan, stores also sell little perforated tins 
that are the just right size for one mosquito coil.  I've seen people 
working in fields and woodlands using these.  They tie the tins to their 
belts.  These coils put out enough toxins or whatever to keep large 
outdoor and indoor areas clear of mosquitoes.  Of course, they work best 
when there's very little wind.

For me, the problem with mosquito coils is that my respiratory system 
has the same response to them as it does to wood smoke and cigarette 
smoke.  When the smoke is thick enough, an exposure of 1-3 hours is 
enough to give me a week's worth of laryngitis.  Cigarette smoke 
generates the quickest response, followed by mosquito coils and wood 
smoke.  Smoke from incense is the main reason why I don't spend much 
time exploring Taiwan's temples.

CL
who now remembers that Taiwan's burning season starts in a little more 
than a month (most farmers burn rice paddy fields to clear the stubble).

JonB wrote:
> My Wife and I use the Clip-on from Off when out RVing and it works great while sitting around the Camp fire, eating at the pinic table, or just sitting in the lawn chair reading beside the creek.
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> We've been using them for a couple years now and I like them.
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> I do not take them backpacking but would probably work well while in camp.
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