Re: Re: MOSQUITOES

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• To: <g*@hort.net>
• Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] MOSQUITOES
• From: &* <k*@comcast.net>
• Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 19:51:08 -0500
• References: <13ae78820f3643c2a1d81e9e53d7a3ef.gardenqueen@academicplanet.com>

2 hrs - that's about how long I was out there, possibly a bit less, so I
didn't encounter any time limit.  Good to know, I could then just respritz.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <gardenqueen@academicplanet.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] MOSQUITOES


> Tried the vanilla tonight - worked pretty well for about two hours -
> then SWARM TIME. And the sweet scent starts to get to your stomach after
> a while. But a worthy experiment nevertheless!
>
>
> 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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