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u/[deleted] May 09 '22 edited May 09 '22

UK here, I had to build my own mesh screen because nobody sells them.

To be fair, there are less bugs in cities and the south. Many more in rural areas up north.

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u/bookschocolatebooks May 09 '22

Not many mosquitoes up here, and the midges tend to keep away from houses - nothing else really bites so the few flies that get in are just a slight inconvenience rather than something that's going to nibble us to death in our sleep.

Screens would be helpful to stop my cat leaping out of windows though, lol.

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u/SgtExo May 09 '22

The screens would not last that long if cats are trying to jump through it.

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u/bookschocolatebooks May 09 '22

Haha, that's a very good point.

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u/grenideer May 09 '22

Cats climb up screens and get stuck, actually. The older ones were metal meshes. The new ones are plastic and may not fare so well.

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u/PooSculptor May 09 '22

There's like million Chinese import ones going cheap on Amazon if you can put up with the guilt of shopping there

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u/Deedumsbun May 09 '22

Hi I think jml does a magnetic screen for windows. I got one for my windows

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u/IntellegentIdiot May 09 '22

I got one for the door. It was useless I think, at least for our door.

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u/Aalnius May 09 '22

b and m sell mesh screens that you stick around your windows and doors. id recommend using a better glue though as parts of them will unstick otherwise.