Houston, TX: Mosquito Exorcism
I desperately need advice from people who actually live here, because Google is not on my side.
Im allergic to mosquitos, well, actually since moving here from Oregon I have found out that I am allergic to most things here but I digress.
I have tried all the deet/deet free sprays and yet still (and currently) my body is so covered in swollen, red lumpy bruises that it looks like I put up a pretty good fight… but continue to lose. I even tried immunotherapy for the allergens but since I am on a biologic, and reacted poorly, I had to stop.
Look, I don’t have super high expectations here. I know a certain level of discomfort, dare I say even misery is to be expected living in this humid swamp. But I have an autoimmune disease, am already stuck either inside or in bed probably 75% of the time anyways… I would just really like to be able to fucking go outside once in a while and just lessen the bites a bit.
Does anything actually work…
As a body spray repellent?
To keep a larger percentage of them from getting in when you try your best to ninja open&close your doors?
For a tiny backyard that I may want to visit for a few minutes? It’s ugly, with no privacy and I don’t have thr money to fix it up or get anything too expensive, but dammit sometimes it’s my only access to ‘outside’ and I need that so badly.
I appreciate any advice. Thanks
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