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Mozzies and dark blue walls.

9 years ago

I am itching to paint the walls of my bedroom a deep dark blue, but my partner is convinced it would be a mozzie magnet. Has anyone painted their walls in this colour and found the mozzies increased?

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Jenny
9 years ago
I have had deep, burgundy walls in my bedroom for years and haven't found any difference in the mozzie congregation between that and the white walled rooms. In the worst mozzie months, before going to sleep, I switch on 1 ceiling light only ,' in another room ', wait about 15min, ceiling around that light entices them from everywhere in the house , and then I spray in 1 clean swoop, leave the room and go to bed without breathing in the spray in the air.
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