Re: Re: MOSQUITOES
- To: g*@hort.net
- Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] MOSQUITOES
- From: &* <g*@academicplanet.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 11:42:21 -0500
I'm fixin' to try it tonight! Will let you know....
Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Jesse Bell
Sent: 7/12/2004 2:49:39 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] MOSQUITOES
> Wow..I've never heard of that either...I've heard that Rosemary and
> Lavender essential oils, mixed in with some Witch Hazel as a spray will
> help...but not vanilla. I'm gonna have to try that one. Thanks.
>
>
> Jess
>
> Aplfgcnys@aol.com wrote:
> I think I suggested this a year or so ago and recieved a very negative
> response, but
> here goes again. A teaspoon of pure vanilla extract in half a cup of water
> used as a
> spray will repel mosquitoes. Or more simply, I just dab myself with the
> straight stuff
> around my eyes, ears, back of the neck, etc. Since I usually wear long
> sleeves - I
> sunburn so badly if I don't - I don't have to worry about arms etc. It does
> work, and
> the smell is pleasant. I am so allergic to most anything that comes in a
> bottle or tube -
> can't use most cosmetics at all - that I'm always looking for natural
> sources.
> Auralie
>
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