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Yes, the EFI was the reason for my fuel pump post. The injectors require 35-40 psi to function properly, and if the pump gives trouble it often manifests itself initially by hard starting....longer crank times, and prone to backfire.
Proper starting procedure is to turn key to run position, and listen for the fuel pump to quit running before cranking. Cranking before the pump shuts off may set a fault code and lead to pretty blinking lights on the instrument cluster.
More to the point of this thread, could you simply build a fire to drive the skeeters off when you are expecting company?
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.
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... More to the point of this thread, could you simply build a fire to drive the skeeters off when you are expecting company? LOL I told the wife an hour or so ago I am taking some of the landscape blocks we brought from the old place and building a firepit at the pond!
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TJ, let me know how that vanilla bug deterrent thing works if you are out hunting bears...... Pounce and malathion is my mix, but it's not sprayed where bees will frequent.
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Buggins. It's all I use anymore. Be aware that there are specific formulas for different pests. The formula for those black gnats, (buffalo flies) is awesome.
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.
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TJ, my Wife and I were fishing a 40 acre private lake not far from my place. She was getting eaten alive by buffalo gnats but they weren't bothering me(as usual). Her face got so swollen that from the bites that we had to quit. I mentioned it to a friend that was a Pro bass fisherman and he told me that all of the Texas pro's keep that vanilla mix in their boats.
I now buy the artificial stuff in the large bottles. Mix it 50/50 with water. I call it liquid Thermacell and it works for me as well as the Thermacell device. And, the Thermacells definitely work.
Try it. As usual, your mileage might vary.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Thanks for the head up on the Thermacell. That looks to be the ticket! We have horrible mosquitoes this year also. Very very wet.
Otherwise stock some Gambusa in all of your standing water. Let those little buggers have at the skeeters!
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Thanks for the head up on the Thermacell. That looks to be the ticket! We have horrible mosquitoes this year also. Very very wet.
Otherwise stock some Gambusa in all of your standing water. Let those little buggers have at the skeeters! Was a post on the forum last year I think saying fhm ate just as many or more misquit larva than gambusa....
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Pounce and malathion is my mix, but it's not sprayed where bees will frequent. Just wondering out loud here, but would it be possible to add a surfactant to the concoction to kinda like make it stick a bit better? I can still smell the Crossbow we sprayed a couple weeks ago and have had some pretty heavy rains since then. Whatever we hit with that, it's surely dead!!
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Went and bought a Thermocell just last week at Walmart. Only $20 there. Everywhere else I have found them are at least $30. Don't need a fancy holster and look for the extra large refill packet.Costs a little more up front but a lot cheaper in the long run.I have not even got to try mine out. Seems like the wind blows every night.
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Does anybody know of a Cat 1 sprayer that is worth the money? I think I will attack in all ways possible but, I can also use a good weed sprayer.
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OK, Vanilla and water application tomorrow night for fireworks showdown, will relate my experience.
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau
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OK, Vanilla and water application tomorrow night for fireworks showdown, will relate my experience. I'll be waiting to hear how this turns out.. Please let us know. Also, how bad does it smell, and is it sticky? I don't do a lot of baking, so I'm not that familiar with vanilla.
9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep. RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these. I think that's about all I should put in my little pond. Otter attack in 2023
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Doesn't smell much and isn't sticky.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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When we used vanilla, we mixed it half and half with rubbing alcohol. It worked, but needed to reapply often.
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.
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Try water. It doesn't immediately evaporate. That might make a difference.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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I still like the original formula Avon brand 'Skin So Soft'. Chiggars and skeeters both stay away.
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Spent 3+ hrs today in a partially flooded wooded wetlands. No spray. No skeeters. Used the spray that I had mentioned......
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Some deer hunters will use vanilla and water as an attractor for deer. They add it to corn and get them used to it and then come season, they will spray themselves hoping to attract the deer. And it seams to improve the attraction of deer. Never herd of it being a mosquito replant.
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OK, Vanilla and water application tomorrow night for fireworks showdown, will relate my experience. So, how did it work? I was out by the pond this morning. Got three bites in nothing flat. I went without any spray. Big mistake.
9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep. RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these. I think that's about all I should put in my little pond. Otter attack in 2023
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Stocking our little pond took care of 90%+ of our mosquitoes...
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I have millions of FHM. Still have record # of skeeters.. I don't see the YP or RES along the bank like the FHM. Maybe I need to stock something else. There's puddles everywhere. Lot and lots of rain. Filled my pond though.
9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep. RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these. I think that's about all I should put in my little pond. Otter attack in 2023
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It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Essup, the bear huntin ? is hilarious. Rainman and DD are old school and know what works. Personally I prefer the Native American solution. Don't bathe. No, I ain't a redneck!!
Do nature a favor, spay/neuter your pets and any weird friends or relatives.
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esshup, I thought the spray you mentioned was a potent mix that you put in a spray rig or backpack and sprayed on the property. what is the mix and dose and how do you apply to your own skin?
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OK, I'm not sure how ta politically correctly say this but it is scientifically proven that only the females draw blood. What more can I say?
Do nature a favor, spay/neuter your pets and any weird friends or relatives.
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