"Micheal Artindale" <
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> Around where I bike, the mosquitoes are still out in full fury. For some
> reason they like my blood.
>
> I was going to spray bug repellent on me, but ive heard it would eat
> nylon,
> which is what lycra is made of?
>
> so, what should i do to fend off these mosquitoes?
>
> Micheal
Garlic has a natural sulfur which repels insects, including mosquitoes,
ticks and fleas. Spraying garlic to keep insects away is not something new,
farmers and master gardeners have been doing it for many generations.
The juice does not harm humans or pets or plants, but to mosquitoes it can
be deadly. The odor of it chases them out of the area and they stay away -
for as long as they can detect the odor. While the odor of sprayed garlic
juice becomes undetectable to humans within minutes, the mosquitoes will
still detect it. Mosquitoes have a very heightened olfactory sense - as high
as 10,000 times better than humans. They can detect the garlic extract for
much longer periods of time and will stay away from the sprayed area for up
to a month and more.
or
Homemade Bug Repellant
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Homemade Mosquito Repellant
Materials:
1/2 cup eucalyptus leaves
1-1/2 cup cedar shavings
6 cups rubbing alcohol
Steps:
1.Mix all materials and allow to sit for six days.
2.Strain through cheesecloth into a spray bottle.
3.There is enough mosquito repellant to last for a year and only
costs about $1.
