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06-10-2012, 09:46 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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A Bounce Dryer sheet safety pinned to you hat or clothing works wonders. Just paperclip one to my kids clothing and they are bite free.
kathy
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06-10-2012, 09:59 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 10
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kathys85
A Bounce Dryer sheet safety pinned to you hat or clothing works wonders. Just paperclip one to my kids clothing and they are bite free.
kathy
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Plus it keeps mice off of 'em!
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06-10-2012, 10:27 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Texas Hill Country
Posts: 179
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X3 on the Skin so Soft. We've been using it for about 15 years now because it works. Avon even makes one now that has a sunscreen in it... and that works too.
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06-10-2012, 11:25 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: California
Posts: 1
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For individual use and great on kids is TerraShield an essential oil. My wife, friends and clients have sent over 300 bottles to our soldiers in Afghanistan.
Our daughter in New Jersey had a friend whose husband is there and was saying the Mosquitos and bus were horrific and nothing they used really worked. Her and my wife decided to send them to see how it worked because we know it works. The commanding officer suntan email saying it was fabulous and to send more if possible and they donate about 25 bottles a month. My daughter is in Cape May, NJ and swears by it for our grandson.
Be happy to have them send a link for anyone who wants to read about it.
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06-10-2012, 01:24 PM
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Grape Escape
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Southern Ontario
Posts: 774
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Tried Thermocell for two weekends with no effect on mosquitoes. Perhaps they are immune already in southern Ontario
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06-10-2012, 01:39 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Williston ND
Posts: 353
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We use the lawn sprays that you hook up to the hose, citronella candles and the dry mosquito sprays.
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06-10-2012, 02:19 PM
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Mod free 5er
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
Posts: 24,702
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Build a mosquito trap.
2-liter plastic bottle
Duct tape
Knife
Black paper
Microwave-safe bowl
3 cups water
1 packet yeast
Cooking thermometer
1 cup sugar
Microwave
Cooking spoon
Instructions
1 Place the bowl on a flat surface, and add 1 cup of water. Place the bowl in the microwave, and cook on high for two minutes. Remove from microwave.
2 Add 1 cup of sugar to the bowl, and stir with the cooking spoon to dissolve the sugar. Put the bowl in the microwave and cook for 60 seconds. Remove the bowl from the microwave.
3 Add the remaining 2 cups of water to the bowl, and stir the mixture until completely blended. This will make light-colored syrup.
4 Measure 6 inches down from the top of the 2-liter drink bottle, draw a line around the bottle at the 6-inch mark, and cut the bottle apart at the line. The top part that you cut off will resemble a funnel.
5 Pour the syrup into the bottom half of the drink bottle. Check the temperature of the syrup with the cooking thermometer. It needs to be between 90 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit. If it isn't, wait until it cools before moving to the next step.
6 Open the packet of yeast and sprinkle it across the top of the syrup. Stir the yeast into the syrup.
7 Flip the top part of the bottle upside down, and put it into the bottom half of the bottle. It will fit snugly into the bottle. Duct tape the sides, so it won't come apart.
8 Put a piece of black paper around the bottle, and tape it in place.
9 Set the bottle in a place with mosquitoes, and let it stand. Mosquitoes will go in, but can't escape. Change the liquid in the bottle about once a month.
Pepsi bottles or those with a black or dark bottom will work and not need the black paper.
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06-13-2012, 06:03 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: In a big child free home - except for me
Posts: 1,682
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Crusader
Was told today that a good way to combat mosquitos, is to use Listerine mouth wash.
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Crusader OMG I just had a flash back to my days of being Wing Air Field Security.
Combat mosquitos. swarms of them coming in at us like choppers ready to facilitate an extraction.
Had our troops eaten almost alive. Combats were scratched so much the top 2 layers of material were gone and it was then termed combat lingerie. if it got that thin we had to wear long underwear under it... in JULY!
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06-13-2012, 06:05 PM
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#29
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: In a big child free home - except for me
Posts: 1,682
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dezolen
Tried Thermocell for two weekends with no effect on mosquitoes. Perhaps they are immune already in southern Ontario
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How far southern?
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06-13-2012, 09:04 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Martinez, CA
Posts: 371
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my discovery
I found that the spray bottle I use for cleaning the windows works really well to chase away mosquitos and flies. I use about a tablespoon of ammonia in spray bottle filled with water. I don't carry it around with me but if I am sitting out relaxing or reading I just spray it around me and the pests leave. Not permanently but certainly long enough to give me a break from them. Pretty economical since at 1/2 gallon bottle cost me about $1.38 a Home Depot.
Don't ask me how many tablespoons in a 1/2 gallon bottle.
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06-14-2012, 09:23 AM
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IT Guru
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Chesterfield, VA
Posts: 106
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sherdep
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Signed up and used your code. Good luck
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06-15-2012, 10:17 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Saint Cloud FL
Posts: 1,565
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I just got an email saying I am in the top 5 for the Home Depot spending spree -
I appreciatte all the help that has been given so far
Dear Matthew,
Thank you for participating in our June Lantern-A-Day giveaway. Below is the latest list of daily winners. Don’t forget that the more times you enter the contest and the more friends you refer, the better your chances are of winning.
Also listed below are the top contenders for the referral prize – $1,000 shopping spree to The Home Depot! The winner will be the person who gets the most referred friends to enter the contest. If you have emailed your friends, Tweeted or posted a message on Facebook with your referral code but don’t see your name on the list, you may want to remind your friends to use your referral code upon entering the contest. The contest is about half way over, so be sure to make your push to the top before it's too late!
To increase your chances of winning, go to the Patio Lantern Giveaway each day in June to reenter.
Daily Winners (30 total prizes):
June 1: Sandy Weinstein (NC)
June 2: Donna Mokszycki (NY)
June 3: Dean Zimmerman II (PA)
June 4: Ingrid Roberts (AL)
June 5: Frank Raidl (LA)
June 6: Florence Mizgala (NY)
June 7: Albert Balangon (CA)
June 8: Jim Martin (AR)
June 9: Theresa Burns (PA)
June 10: Pat Bloomer (IN)
June 11: Tina Lagrotteria (BC, CA)
June 12: Estefanny Rendon (IN)
June 13: Kelsey McCubrey (ME)
June 14: Colleen Everson (TX)
Top Five Contenders for Referral Prizes (First place wins $1,000 shopping spree to The Home Depot):
1. Shelley May (BC, CA)
2. Angie Wright (ON, CA)
3. Susan Allen (TX)
4. Joanne Horner (ON, CA)
5. Matthew Sokolovic (FL)
Thank you for your participation.
Good luck!
P.S. If you don't feel like waiting to win a ThermaCELL, or need a fun Father's Day present, enter the code DAD2012 at checkout on www.thermacell.com for FREE SHIPPING on orders over $40.
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06-15-2012, 10:39 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Waynesville
Posts: 14,428
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We use a 30inch Fan. After much research we found that Mosquitos cant overcome CFM. The bigger the Skeeters the more CFM! Youroo!!
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06-15-2012, 11:08 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Michigan
Posts: 515
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Quote:
Originally Posted by youroo
We use a 30inch Fan. After much research we found that Mosquitos cant overcome CFM. The bigger the Skeeters the more CFM! Youroo!!
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Have done that ( fan ) many a night around a fire !!!
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