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~ Irish Tinker


> > > OK, mosquitos...prepare to be repelled!!!!!
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> > >Use Bounce Fabric Softener Sheets...Best thing ever used in
> > >Louisiana..just wipe on & go...Great for Babies
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> > >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 gnat's. It does not work on stinging insects.
> > >Hasn't had a mosquito bite in 33 years. Try it.
> > >Every one he has talked into trying it works on them.
> > >Vitimin B-1( Thiamine Hydrochloride 100 mg.)
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> > >
> > >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.
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> > >
> > >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.
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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 also 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:
> > >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.
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> > >
> > >One of the best natural insect repellants
> > >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!
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> > >Fight West
> > >Nile...pass this along to all your friends in skeeter land!!!
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