I thought this was some pretty helpful info.
OK, mosquitoes...
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> prepare to be repelled!!!!!
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> *Use Bounce Fabric Softener Sheets...Best thing ever used in
> Louisiana..just wipe on &go...Great for Babies
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> *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.
> Vitamin B-1( Thiamine Hydrochloride 100 mg.)
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> *If you eat bananas, the mosquitoes like you, - something
> about the banana oil as your body processes it.
> Stop eating bananas for the summer and the mosquitoes
> will be much less interested.
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> *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.
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> *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.
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> *"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.
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> *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.
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> *When all else fails--get a frog