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Mosquitoes can be wicked. I have some Off-Woods spray and some of the spiral bands. I am wondering if anyone has any home remedies that can be concocted and applied when we are all out of commercial repellents?
Thank you, snappy1. I have heard this before. I am wondering if there is anything that is natural or that we can use to make a repellent.I've heard that skin so soft by Avon works. A big bottle of it doesn't cost much.
Yes, probably good for bites as well, but kind of messy.
Beggars can't be choosers.Yes, probably good for bites as well, but kind of messy.
This is true, but we can seek better things and ways.Beggars can't be choosers.
Deet is very effective, but what did people use 100 + years ago? There must have been some home remedies.I'm waiting for Carobu to answer. He should know everything about skeeters and how to protect yourself from them.
The times I was in Alaska they about ate me alive.
The only thing I ever used that actually worked was 100% DEET.
Mostly I use deet and my car's windshield but that doesn't answer the OP.I'm waiting for Caribou to answer. He should know everything about skeeters and how to protect yourself from them.
The times I was in Alaska they about ate me alive.
The only thing I ever used that actually worked was 100% DEET.
@Spikedriver These 3 plants are effective against mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and a host of other insects.
Dog fennel - Eupatorium capillifolium
Beauty Berry - Callicarpa Americana
Black walnut tree leaves
Dog fennel is the easiest for me to find and use.
Somewhere I have a list of more than a dozen plants in the southeast that are effective insect repellents.
Edited to add... @Bacpacker
Here is what dog fennel looks like... grows in every pasture in the southeast, can't kill the stuff.
Its the fuzzy looking plant along the fence lines... It has a very distinctive smell, sort of like Dill.
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In Alaska my BIL gave me some spray with a little DEET. I quickly figured out that was like a dinner bell to the mosquitoes. They smelled it and knew there was someone with fresh blood. We drove from Anchorage to Seattle and we had to stop every 100 miles or so and tighten up stuff on his crummy old trailer they would swarm us so bad we couldn't stay long. One guy would start driving and the other guy would run about 100 yards down the road then jump in. We then killed mosquitoes in the truck for the next hour.
Vick's Vapo Rub. It repels mosquitoes.Mosquitoes can be wicked. I have some Off-Woods spray and some of the spiral bands. I am wondering if anyone has any home remedies that can be concocted and applied when we are all out of commercial repellents?
Vick's Vapo Rub. It repels mosquitoes.
If the bugs are Alaska thick, I highly recommend the bug shirt. Works exceptionally well. The OP wanted a home remedy, which this is not. But at least there are no chemicals to spray on yourself.
The Bug Shirt
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