Re: Fw: Attack the Mosquito

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OK, mosquitoes...prepare to be repelled!!!!!

Use Bounce Fabric Softener Sheets...Best thing ever used in

Louisiana..just wipe on & go...Great for Babies

Bob, a fisherman, takes one vitaimin 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 can not smell it) repels mosquitos,black flies,

no seeum's, and knat's. It does not work on stinging insects.

Hasn't had a mosquito bit in 33 years. Try it.

Every one he has talked into trying it works on them.

Vitimin B-1( Thiamine Hydrochloride 100 mg.)

Kenn said NPR reports that if you eat bananas,

the mosquitos like you, something about the banana oil

as your body processes it. (Maybe they need the potassium too- lol)

Stop eating bananas for the summer and the mosquitos

will be much less interested.

This is going to floor you, but one of the best

insect repellents someone found (who is in the woods

every day), is Vick's Vaporub.

Plant marigolds around the yard, the flowers give off

a smell that bugs do not like,

so plant some in that garden also to help ward

off bugs without using insecticides.

" 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.

mix your own:

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

from Sharon:

One of the best natural insect repellants that I've discovered

is made from the 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

of 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 it half vanilla and half water and find

that it works great for mosquitoes and ticks,

don't know about other insects.

when all else fails--get a frog

Fight West Nile...pass this along to all your friends in skeeter land!!!

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