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Post by **RogerRust** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:02 pm

Has anyone else noticed that cellulose thinners attracts mosquitoes? I left a small tray out last night after cleaning some parts in the tropical heat of Bedfordshire. This morning there must have been 100 mossies in it. Is this why flies get stuck in new paint?

Post by **rayofleamington** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:55 pm

2 pack attracts them as well. Aparently it smells of pear drops but as it can be fatal, I've never tried getting a wiff of it myself!

Post by **aupickup** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 8:05 pm

i think more likely some colours attract more than others

light blues are a favorite, any white and off white colours and of course yellow

not many on red

Post by **bigginger** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 8:14 pm

Well, they LOVE Ford Baltic Blue...

Post by **RogerRust** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 9:31 pm

aupickup wrote:i think more likely some colours attract more than others

light blues are a favorite, any white and off white colours and of course yellow

not many on red

There speaks a man who knows more about flies in paint than the rest of us put together!

Post by **Kevin** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:56 am

Well at a Rally`s last year Yellow is definately the favorite colour, I think at the National there was a van that was covered in midges etc

Post by **stevey** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 2:26 pm

Well at a Rally`s last year Yellow is definately the favorite colour, I think at the National there was a van that was covered in midges etc

yea i remember that they seem to like bright colours!!!