Anti Mosquito - Sonic Repeller

[joebloggs]

Runs in the background and repel mosquitos

This Mosquito Repeller prevents you from getting bitten by mosquitoes.

Each year there are more than 225 million cases of malaria, killing around 781,000 people.

The application emit a very unique high frequency sound (ultra sound) that the insects dislike. The pitch of the sound is so high that most humans will not notice anything.

Keep the application close to you and enjoy the outdoors without bites..

There are about 3500 known mosquito species in the world and they all react slightly different to the repeller. Use the pitch selector to find optimal repelling frequency for the mosquitos in your region.

for Android phones,
i've got my doubts how effect it is

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...ature=top-free

[grahamw48]

I always found that loud heavy metal music and copious amounts of Tanduay seemed to keep them at bay until at least the following lunch time.

[Doc Alan]

Joebloggs – and Graham – may well be correct !
For a start, the statistics quoted about mosquitoes and malaria are inaccurate, which doesn’t encourage confidence about the rest of the claims . We now know that malaria kills nearly twice as many as the World Health Organization has led us to believe – around 1.4 million. It also doesn’t just kill babies and children under 5 – it kills many adults too – over 40% of deaths outside sub-Saharan Africa (http://www.lancet.com/journals/lance...034-8/fulltext ).
The death rate has fallen in the past few years – thanks not to “ anti-mosquito sonic repellers “, but proven environmental measures, personal mosquito repellents, protection such as bed nets, better diagnosis and treatment. All this, and dengue – another illness spread by mosquitoes - is covered in the Health Issues section (http://filipinaroses.com/showthread....ngue-Fever-Map ).
I can find no good evidence that electronic mosquito repellents ( EMRs ) prevent malaria or stop bites by mosquitoes and other insects. Anecdotal claims that they work are no better than saying an osteopath " cured " backache ( which would probably have gone anyway ).
The idea is that these applications ( apps ) emit high frequency sounds – the instructions claim that “ all 3500 known mosquito species in the world react differently … so use the pitch controls to find the optimal frequency for your region “. There is no published evidence to support explanations for how they ( might ) work – either by mimicking male mosquito flight sounds to repel females once they have been inseminated, or mimicking ultrasonic cries of bats. ( It’s female mosquitoes which bite humans. ) Over 10 years ago a careful study showed that “ ultrasonic devices and outdoor bug “ zappers “ are not effective against mosquitoes “ ( http://www.annals.org/content/128/11/931.abstract ).
More recently, a review of scientific studies has shown no evidence that EMRs act as repellents (
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...5434.pub2/full
).
By all means download an EMR app, but don’t risk your health using it rather than proven ways of avoiding bites by mosquitoes or any other insects.

[Dedworth]

I wonder if that crank malaria obsessive who was on here a few months ago will spot this thread

[grahamw48]

I heard he'd been found zipped up tight in a mosquito net in a bath full of insecticide.

[Dedworth]

I heard he'd been found zipped up tight in a mosquito net in a bath full of insecticide.

On some beach in Luzon

http://filipinaroses.com/showthread....hlight=malaria


I will be travelling to Philippines in one week spending 3 weeks there. I will be focussed on staying in Luzon.

For various reasons (long story) I do not want to take anti malarial tablets but will cover up with repellant.

I read the following:
"anti malrial tablets are recommended for rural areas at altitudes less than 600 m (1,969 ft) on the islands of Luzon

Does that include beaches and other popular tourist resorts which are obviously below 600 metres?

I am trying to plan my itinerary of places to visit but do not know which places are malaria free. What rule of thumb should I use?

For example what about the hundred Islands and rafting or swimming there?

Does anybody have a list of good tourists spots in LUZON Islands (which have "safe" hotels, reasonably priced) which do not require the tablets?

[grahamw48]

Well, when I was there in February I didn't even get a mozzy sniffing me.

What's wrong with me ?

[Doc Alan]

Well, when I was there in February I didn't even get a mozzy sniffing me.

What's wrong with me ?

Nothing Graham - maybe female mosquitoes don't like your karaoke singing . Could be worth writing up in " The Lancet " medical journal
We just need 100 volunteers to test the theory .

[grahamw48]

Huh...good thing I'm thick-skinned Alan.

Hmm.....there's a thought.

[chippy]

When i go phils i get bit like mad but not just mozzy but bed bugs as well from the hotels but now i got some of them tennis racket shape bats from poundland to take with me next time to zap them to death.