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re: Have you ever heard of painting your porch ceiling light blue to keep bugs away?
Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:58 am to airfernando
Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:58 am to airfernando
Also goes by Ghost Blue.
My porch doesn't have bugs or spirits on it. Maybe I need to paint the rest of my house blue.
My porch doesn't have bugs or spirits on it. Maybe I need to paint the rest of my house blue.
This post was edited on 4/28/16 at 10:59 am
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Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:59 am to Tigeralum2008
yes, it keeps mud dobbers from building nests too. Go look at old plantation homes, they had this figured out over a hundred years ago.
Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:59 am to Tigeralum2008
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I'm not native to the South and gotta admit I never really noticed until it was mentioned today.
You'll see them everywhere now.
Posted on 4/28/16 at 11:01 am to Tigeralum2008
No mosquitos... no care.
Posted on 4/28/16 at 11:02 am to Lou Pai
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rare in NOLA
Where CBD?
It's very common Uptown.
Posted on 4/28/16 at 11:04 am to Tigeralum2008
I went from white to blue, and it has worked so far
Posted on 4/28/16 at 11:06 am to pjab
I'd much rather keep the bugs away than the ghosts.
Anyone know if it affects spiders. They're my biggest nuisance.
Anyone know if it affects spiders. They're my biggest nuisance.
This post was edited on 4/28/16 at 11:08 am
Posted on 4/28/16 at 11:41 am to High C
Its about wasps/dobbers building nests on it. They confuse it with the sky. That's what I've always been told.
And its incredibly common and I think looks very good. I'm definitely doing it on the porch of our new home when we move in. My dad has it and claims it works.
And its incredibly common and I think looks very good. I'm definitely doing it on the porch of our new home when we move in. My dad has it and claims it works.
Posted on 4/28/16 at 11:43 am to Lou Pai
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Not sure what this is, but pretty rare in NOLA and south LA.
wtf
Its insanely common across the South and I've never seen it more than New Orleans. Just walk down a street and look at porch ceilings if you're not in the hood. Been done for hundreds of years to keep bugs from nesting on the ceilings.
This post was edited on 4/28/16 at 11:44 am
Posted on 4/28/16 at 11:59 am to pjab
Also called "Haint" blue, as others said, it's supposed to prevent hauntings.
Posted on 4/28/16 at 12:05 pm to Tigeralum2008
We have ours painted that color, it's bullshite, but it looks good.
Posted on 4/28/16 at 12:09 pm to Tigeralum2008
The ceiling and wall in my carport are painted a greyish blue color. Wasps try to fly up through the ceiling when they get under there. They'll make multiple attempts knocking themselves into the ceiling before getting out. My color doesn't seem to have any affect when it comes to mud daubers and spiders.
Posted on 4/28/16 at 12:28 pm to TheCaterpillar
You are clearly hallucinating.
Must be from all the Phish shows
Must be from all the Phish shows
Posted on 4/28/16 at 12:34 pm to High C
Spiders haven't really made webs up under my porch ever, so I'm no help
Posted on 4/28/16 at 12:38 pm to missloutiger
quote:yeah...i don't think it's very effective for that.
I don't know about bugs, I always heard it was to keep the spooks and evil spirits away
Posted on 4/28/16 at 12:48 pm to Tigeralum2008
I think it looks nice regardless
Posted on 4/28/16 at 12:57 pm to Tigeralum2008
I did this with my new house, purely by accident since I hadn't heard about the supposed bug protection. The painter and a few others told me after it was done. It looks good. And despite living in a very buggy location there are few bugs. So there might be something to it.
Posted on 4/28/16 at 1:06 pm to fightin tigers
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It keeps ghosts from staying in your home as well
Doesn't work in St. Francisville - I painted the whole porch and the wrought iron - still have ghosts.
This post was edited on 4/28/16 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 4/28/16 at 1:17 pm to Tigeralum2008
the answer as to why that used to work for bugs was in that article you posted.
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When blue paints were first used on ceilings, they were usually milk paints, and those paints often had lye mixed into the composition. Lye is a known insect repellent, which would explain why insects would avoid nesting on a painted porch ceiling or ledge. As milk paint has a tendency to fade over time, giving it a rustic look, people would usually need to repaint their home every year or few years, covering the existing coat with a new coat of paint, and fresh lye.
Posted on 4/28/16 at 1:21 pm to TigerTattle
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Also called "Haint" blue, as others said, it's supposed to prevent hauntings.
The history of haint (haunt) blue
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