Re: which spray or lotion

LOL...I do remember them being huge and the horse flies could be saddled!
Has anyone tried these things....
http://naturalmedicine.suite101.com/blog.cfm/natural_insect_repellent

Vera

On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 9:38 PM, Jesse Bell <silverhawk@flash.net> wrote:

> O.K. my 2 cents worth (not that it matters) but I spent a summer in
> Minnesota when I was 14...and to this day, I have never seen skeeters
> that big since. They truly were monsters. And I have moved and traveled
> a LOT in my 46 years. Never seen the ones in Alaska...but Minnesota has
> my vote. Pams are gnats compared to them.
>
> YIKES.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: David Franzman <dfranzma@pacbell.net>
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 7:04:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] which spray or lotion
>
> Hey Pam
> Alaska claims to have the mosquito as the state bird as well.
> Presumably their season is even shorter than Minnesota but when the tundra
> defrosts it leaves water EVERYWHERE!  Linda and I have visited hot springs
> up
> on the Canadian/Alaska border that has ferns and other "tropicals" growing
> where moose like to feed and OH MY GOD THERE ARE A LOT OF MOSQUITOS.  I
> have a
> picture of our tent literally covered with them...on the outside thank
> goodness.  Best pic of all is one I took there that shows a mosquito
> picking
> his teeth while sitting on a bottle of OFF!  Now that takes guts!
> David
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> To:
> gardenchat@hort.net
> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 4:39:07 PM
> Subject: Re:
> [CHAT] which spray or lotion
>
> Yes, but remember, I'm barely a mile from the
> lake so humidity is high here
> (even during the droughts darn it) and they are
> monsters.  Although I
> understand the ones in Minnesota are bigger which is
> frightening.  One of
> our salesmen who lives up there says they call the
> mosquito the state bird.
> I said, oh dear.  The only good news is their season
> is a lot shorter.  We
> only get about a 2 to 2 1/2 month reprieve from ours.
> But apparently they
> are dreadful up there.  He says they call it land of
> 10,000 lakes and 10
> million mosquitoes.  Yikes.  Thank God for Mosquito Dunks
> and Deep Woods
> Off.
>
> On 6/17/08, Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > oh now
> come on, don't give us that old "everything in Texas is bigger"
> > line! Some
> of our Indiana mosguitoes could go proboscis to proboscis with
> > yours. And
> the smaller ones, well, think about it...with all the moisture
> > and humidity
> we have here, compared to Kemp, I think ours could outswarm
> > yours.
> >
> > Kitty
> > neIN, Zone 5
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Evans"
> <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 17,
> 2008 5:02 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] which spray or lotion
> >
> >
> > LOL - yeah they
> are and I'm a big oil slick.  But mother has dry skin and
> >> they love her
> too.  Wonder if it's just body chemistry or something. Plus
> >> we have BIG
> skeeters here man.  Some look like small helicopters, the
> >> little
> >>
> vultures.
> >>
>  >> On 6/17/08, Jesse Bell <silverhawk@flash.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> People with oily skin tend to be more prone to skeeter bites.  My twins
> >>> are
> >>> an
> >>> excellent example (fraternal).  One has oily skin (like her
> dad) and the
> >>> other
> >>> has normal skin (like me).  If there is ONE skeeter
> in the house...it
> >>> will
> >>> find the one with oily skin.  They both go to
> the lake or the park...one
> >>> comes
> >>> home with nothing, the other is just
> covered in bites.
> >>>
> >>> I used the Listerine
> >>> once...and it seemed to
> work.  But skeeters aren't a big problem for me
> >>> normally.  When I'm at
> PAM'S though...good grief...they are EVERYWHERE
> >>> and
> >>> you
> >>> cannot
> escape without a few bites.  They are BAD in her back yard.......
> >>> -----
> Original Message ----
> >>> From: Vera Metzke <vmetzke@gmail.com>
> >>> To:
> >>>
> gardenchat@hort.net
> >>> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 10:20:04 PM
> >>> Subject:
> Re:
> >>> [CHAT] which spray or lotion
> >>>
> >>> Not to throw a glitch in the
> system but isn't
> >>> what we eat have alot to do
> >>> with this also?  Certain
> herbs repel the insects
> >>> don't they?  OK maybe just
> >>> rambling but don't
> things like garlic that will
> >>> circulate in the fluids we
> >>> secrete help
> also to keep the little buggers at
> >>> bay?
> >>>
> >>> Vera
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Jun
>  16, 2008 at 8:38 PM, <Aplfgcnys@aol.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> >
> >>> Avon's Skin So
> Soft is a real oldie.  I used to use it, but it
> >>> > was never too
> >>>
> effective for me.  We have shad flies in the
> >>> > spring and deer flies in
> the
> >>> summer.  It might be good for
> >>> > mosquitoes but doesn't seem to
> phase deer
> >>> flies.
> >>> > Auralie
> >>> >
> >>> > In a message dated 6/16/2008
> 7:02:44 PM Eastern Daylight
> >>> Time,
> >>> > cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil
> writes:
> >>> >
> >>> > A lot of horse people swear
> >>> that Avon's Skin So Soft
> will repel all
> >>> > sorts of insects. Haven't tried it
> >>> myself yet. I use
> Bullfrog on me when
> >>> > I'm in the mountains.
> >>> > We have fly
> >>> spray
> for the horses and I bet we've tried a hundred brands
> >>> > including all
> >>>
> sorts of home-grown remedies, most of them don't last
> >>> > longer than a few
> >>> hours.
> >>> > A fool-proof method might be one of those bug suits I see in
> garden
> >>> >
> >>> catalogs.
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
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