Re: Fw: Mosquitoes

Judy,
Thanks for the list.  I wonder if the clear (or as I've heard it referred
to, "white") vanilla works better than the brown.  It is available here.
Costs more but is necessary if your recipe needs to stay white-white rather
than off-white.

I'm already taking doses of B6 and B12 for CTS, maybe I should toss in the
B1.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Judy L Browning" <judybrowning@lewiston.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 7:22 PM
Subject: [CHAT] Fw: Mosquitoes


> From a friend of a friend in Alaska, maybe bigger skeeters than Minnesota.
> Some suggestions we've already seen, couple of different ones. I use skin
so
> soft on a damp washcloth. Keep it in a baggie in my pocket, so I can wipe
on
> more every hour or so. Not sure how that would work in fierce humidity,
maybe
> mixing it with alcohol would be better then.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:Tami
>  It's about that time folks - so thought I'd send out this reminder!!!!
>
> OK, mosquitos... 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. Every one he has talked into trying it works on them.
> Vitimin B-1( Thiamine Hydrochloride 100 mg.)
>
> If you eat bananas, the mosquitos like you, - something about the banana
oil
> as your body processes it. Stop eating bananas for the summer and the
> mosquitos 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
> insecticides.
>
> "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
> Fight West Nile.....pass this along to all your friends in skeeter land!!!
>
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