Guest guest Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 In a message dated 3/28/2004 4:02:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, Poofig@... writes: I can't remember where I heard this (maybe a tv show like on PBS or Discovery?) but I remember that some one did an experiment or study of some kind. They found that overweight, sweaty women wearing dark clothes and perfume were the absolute favorite prey of mosquitos. The more of those variables a subject had the greater the ratio of attraction, or something of that nature. Lots of variables in a study like that, though, just thinking about diet, cross-culture, etc. I did a BRIEF Google search but didn't find anything about it. Who knows... < ~~Carolyn .. .. Carolyn I have NEVER been overweight and have always been a mosquitoes magnet.... I live on a farm, so spend lots of time outdoors. I do not wear perfume and prefer plain clothing. It is something to do with the amount of carbon dioxide exhaled as I recall, plus a deficiency of certain B vitamins.... I do not remember if it is B1, B3 or B6. mjh http://foxhillfarm.us/FireBasil/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 Shari, Try eating garlic and brewers yeast... more raw diet... also.. make some catnip oil or tincture it and add it to water as a spray... Catnip seems to repel. SuziShari Viger <shavig@...> wrote: My daughter is interviewing for a job at Denali State Park in Alaska and the child is the main food source for any mosquito in the area! Anything she can ingest to help stave off the blood suckers? I saw the spray on solution in the files, but I'm thinking she is going to need something more. Suzi What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. http://suziesgoats.wholefoodfarmacy.com/ Mobile Take with you! Check email on your mobile phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 I think there are instructions in the Files section here, Shari. And I think it's as easy as sticking your material into a jar, covering it with Everclear (or vodka or brandy) and letting it sit until it's tinctured. Sharyn From: health [mailto:health ] On Behalf Of Shari Viger And is there a book that might help me learn to make tintures? I've never done this, but this one sound like something I could handle! -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.13 - Release Date: 5/19/2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 We use catnip tincture as a spray every year when we do our annual family gathering camping trip. However, for some reason, it seems to attract gnats while repelling mosquitos. Peace, love, laughter --- Suzanne <suziesgoats@...> wrote: > Shari, > Try eating garlic and brewers yeast... more raw > diet... also.. make some catnip oil or tincture it > and add it to water as a spray... Catnip seems to > repel. > Suzi Discover Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM and more. Check it out! http://discover./online.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 Whoa, well guess I'll pass on the tincture part. I'm in recovery and wouldn't think of purchasing any of those ingriedents. Just reading the word "Everclear" gave me chills and brought back some very interesting moments in my life!!! Let's see, Alaska, pipeline, 1975, ah..........never mind. :-)) It's not so much the tincture as it is going to the liquor store to buy it, handling it, and then having left overs. Will probably try to infused oil instead. Thank you for all your help. You folks are so knowledgeable and comfortable to talk to. I really appreciate your circle very much. Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 I am probably going to sound like a broken record <G> but when I lived in a mosquito-ridden area, I used to dab on tea tree oil the same as you would dab on perfume - behind ears, at wrists and crook of elbows. I never got bitten after that, unless an ankle was exposed. We used to say that you could tell when the neighbors were swatting mosquitoes because you could hear their shotguns go off! Gayla Always Enough RanchAcampo, Californiagoatclearing@... http://coloredboers.home.att.net/always.html ----- Original Message ----- From: Shari Viger health Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 9:10 AM Subject: mosquitos My daughter is interviewing for a job at Denali State Park in Alaska and the child is the main food source for any mosquito in the area! Anything she can ingest to help stave off the blood suckers? I saw the spray on solution in the files, but I'm thinking she is going to need something more. Thanks, Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 Many tinctures you can use acv.. SuziShari Viger <shavig@...> wrote: Whoa, well guess I'll pass on the tincture part. I'm in recovery and wouldn't think of purchasing any of those ingriedents. Just reading the word "Everclear" gave me chills and brought back some very interesting moments in my life!!! Let's see, Alaska, pipeline, 1975, ah..........never mind. :-)) It's not so much the tincture as it is going to the liquor store to buy it, handling it, and then having left overs. Will probably try to infused oil instead. Thank you for all your help. You folks are so knowledgeable and comfortable to talk to. I really appreciate your circle very much. Suzi What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. http://suziesgoats.wholefoodfarmacy.com/ Discover Use to plan a weekend, have fun online more. Check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 Shari Viger wrote: > Thanks . Does that mean I can use ACV anytime alcohol is used? > > Shari > ======================= Hi Shari, Unfortunately not. Some constituents are only extracted using alcohol, some better extracted using water and some you can use ACV on. A good combo is 55% EtOH, 35% water and 10% ACV. This will extract most of anything out of the plant. Course, I have found that the best mosquito deterrent is a very clean toxin free body. Eat only raw, no cooked. I used to be a mosquito diner until I did some serious cleansing in Arizona. I have yet to get bitten and it has been about 5 years now. Get the toxins out of the blood and you just don't taste good to them anymore. -- Peace be with you, Shari. Don " Quai " Eitner " Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man. " -- In compliance with the highest standards of Universal Law, this email has been thoroughly disinfected and purified in the solar flares of the sun. Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.14 - Release Date: 5/20/05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 on most yes... hard roots, bark will take alcohol to pull out the properties... if you have an old blender you could try using acv and blending it all together to help. Alcohol pulls more out than acv... so let the acv mix sit longer too. SuziShari Viger <shavig@...> wrote: Thanks . Does that mean I can use ACV anytime alcohol is used? Shari I understand. Been there. I use raw organic applecider vinegar instead of the alcohol.Lots of prayers and positive energy on your recovery!Peace, love, laughter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Thanks, Rogene for the tip! Lately the little critters have been active outside my cabin, with little helping - I even put on Citronella Oil and they sat on my toe and started stabbing! I know with wasps around at picnic time, we would put a pop bottle with a little pop in the bottle a little bit away from us, and they would swarm into it and die. Love, love, love, Sunny > > > > This is for those of you who have to worry about mosquitos. > > > > MOSQUITOES > > Pass this on to anyone who likes sitting out in the evening or when > they're having a cook out. So you don't like those pesky mosquitoes, especially now that they have the potential to carry the West Nile Virus? > > Here's a tip that was given at a recent gardening forum. Put some water > in a white dinner plate and add just a few drops of Lemon Fresh Joy dish > detergent. Set the dish on your porch, patio, or other outdoor area. > > Not sure what attracts them, the lemon smell, the white plate, or what, but > mosquitoes flock to it, and drop dead shortly after drinking the Lemon > Fresh Joy/water mixture, and usually within about 10 feet of the plate. > > Check this out -- it works just super! May seem trivial, but it may help > control mosquitoes around your home, especially in the South and elsewhere where the West Nile virus is reaching epidemic proportions > in mosquitoes, birds and humans. > > Pass it on..... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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