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Don B
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Initially Posted - 08/01/2005 :  15:22:54  Show Profile
Just received this...don't know about some of the claims except have had good results with the Skin-So-Soft.


"It's about that time folks--
so thought I'd send out this reminder!!!

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 vitamin B-1 tablet a day April through October . He said it works. He was right. Hasn't had a mosquito bite in 33 years. Try it. Everyone he has talked into trying it says it works on them. Vitamin B-1( Thiamine Hydrochloride 100 mg.)

If you eat bananas, the mosquitoes like you, - something about the banana oil as your body processes it. Stop eating bananas for the summer and the mosquitoes 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 insecticide.

"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.

One of the best natural insect repellants that I've discovered is made from the clear real vanilla. This is the pure Vanilla that is sold in Mexico. It works great for mosquitoes and ticks, don't know about other insects.

When all else fails--get a frog"
Don B
86FK/SR #5216 "Mighty M"
Southwest Florida
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ddlyle
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Response Posted - 08/01/2005 :  18:16:44  Show Profile  Visit ddlyle's Homepage
There is a new spritz on oil (mostly citrus) that is a nice repellant with no DEET.
safe and "organic"
I saw it in Popular Science in the new product section.
"Pest Off" www.glp.com
1-800-433-2810
It works okay on mosquitos, but it is THE ONLY thing that I know of that works on NOSEEUMS.
(noseeums are biting miniature gnats that will drive you batty!)
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