With West Nile virus looming over us this summer
these tips might be of help
OK, mosquitoes....prepare to be repelled!!!!!
TIP:
Use
Bounce Fabric Softener Sheets... Best thing ever used in Louisiana.
Just wipe on & go... Great for Babies
TIP:
Bob,
a fisherman, takes one vitamin B-1 tablet a day, April through October,
he said it works. He was right.
The odor the tablet gives out through your skin (you cannot
smell it) repels mosquitoes, black flies, no-seeums, and gnats.
It does not work on stinging insects.
He says he hasn't had a mosquito bite in 33 years. Try it.
Every one he has talked into trying, it works on them.
Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine Hydrochloride 100 mg.)
TIP:
Kenn
said NPR reports that if you eat bananas, the mosquitoes like you;
something about the banana oil as your body processes it. (Maybe
they need the potassium, too.)
Stop eating bananas for the summer, and the mosquitoes will be much
less interested.
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This
is going to floor you, but one of the best insect repellents someone,
found by who is in the woods every day, is Vick's Vapo-Rub.
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Plant marigolds around the yard. The flowers give
off a smell that bugs do not like, So plant some in that garden
to help ward off bugs, without using insecticides.
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"Tough
guy" Marines who spend a great deal of time "camping out"
say that the very best mosquito repellant you can use is Avon Skin-So-Soft
bath oil mixed about half and half with alcohol.
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Mix your own repellant: -
20 drops Eucalyptus oil
- 20 drops Cedarwood oil
- 10 drops Tea Tree oil
- 10 drops Geranium oil
- 2 oz. carrier oil ( such as Jojoba )
Mix together in a 4 oz. container.
Apply to skin as needed avoiding the eye area.
Keep out of reach of children.
Test on a small area of skin for sensitivities.
Experiment with different percentages of essential oil.
TIP:
From Sharon: One
of the best natural insect repellants that I've discovered is made
from clear, real vanilla (not the grocery store vanilla extract
which is mostly alcohol). This is the pure vanilla that is sold
in Mexico. It's cheap there if you know someone that lives there
or in the US close to the border.
If not, health food stores usually carry it, or can order it for
you. I use half vanilla and half water, and find that it works great
for mosquitoes and ticks; don't know about other insects.
Use
Bounce Fabric Softener Sheets... Best thing ever used in Louisiana.
Just wipe on & go... Great for Babies 
Bob,
a fisherman, takes one vitamin B-1 tablet a day, April through October,
he said it works. He was right. 
Kenn
said NPR reports that if you eat bananas, the mosquitoes like you;
something about the banana oil as your body processes it. (Maybe
they need the potassium, too.) 
This
is going to floor you, but one of the best insect repellents someone,
found by who is in the woods every day, is Vick's Vapo-Rub. 
"Tough
guy" Marines who spend a great deal of time "camping out"
say that the very best mosquito repellant you can use is Avon Skin-So-Soft
bath oil mixed about half and half with alcohol.
-
20 drops Eucalyptus oil 
One
of the best natural insect repellants that I've discovered is made
from clear, real vanilla (not the grocery store vanilla extract
which is mostly alcohol). This is the pure vanilla that is sold
in Mexico. It's cheap there if you know someone that lives there
or in the US close to the border.
If not, health food stores usually carry it, or can order it for
you. I use half vanilla and half water, and find that it works great
for mosquitoes and ticks; don't know about other insects.