I really hate mosquitoes and I'm already covered with bites but

[hedgehog]

I don't think I'll be using that clip on insect repellent any time soon:

http://www.epa.gov/opprd001/factsheets/metofluthrin.pdf

[Hempathy]

1. We tried them last year, and they were WORTHLESS.

[jp11]

2. Build a bat house dunna dunna dunna dunna BAT HOUSE!

http://www.nwf.org/get-outside/outdoor-activities/garden-for-wildlife/gardening-tips/build-a-bat-house.aspx

[hedgehog]

3. I'll suggest one to my husband for the side of the barn.

We have bats in the woods out back, but we can always use more! Do they eat hornets as well?

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13. cool. nt

[tabatha]

4. Look for Lemon Eucalyptus.

Non-toxic and effective. I have found that it also reduces swellings on bites (by accident).

[hedgehog]

5. I'm going to have to start wearing mittens to bed. I scratch the

bites in my sleep and wake up bleeding!

[tabatha]

7. Really, the lemon ecualyptus

helped take away the itch.

http://www.amazon.com/Repel-Rpl-Lmn-Eucalyptus-Pump-406T/dp/B001DRJE1K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1275533513&sr=8-1

[hedgehog]

10. I'll have to look for it - I'm afraid of ODing on topical Benydryl!

[Codeine]

6. I haven't had a mosquito bite for my entire adult life.

It's odd; is there something in the body chemistries of certain folks that mosquitos dislike? :shrug:

[tabatha]

8. I think there is.

Someone once said to put a Vitamin B tablet under one's tongue and let it slowly dissolve.
I did that, but I became super-energetic.

[hedgehog]

9. That's because they're all stuffed after biting me!

You're right though - the mosquitoes go for me and the fleas for my husband. That's how we know when it's time to treat all the pets, when my husband's ankles get bitten!

[betharina]

11. or something that they like?

my brother and i always are the first to be devoured, while others aren't even bothered.:shrug:

[Cleita]

12. Do you eat a lot of garlic and onions?

It seems biting insects don't like them.

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14. The last mosquito that bit me had to check into betty ford...

ha ha ha, old line from ABFAB

[tammywammy]

18. Do you eat a lot of garlic?

My brother makes this garlic "tea" that he sprays in his back yard, mosquitoes don't like garlic. I would think if you eat a lot of it, it's the same type of effect.

[Codeine]

19. That's probably it.

Garlicky hummus is a food group in my house.

[Bitwit1234]

15. Me and ten other people can be standing together

and I will end up with all the bites, they will get none. I have tried everything. Nothing works. The rub on repellent, the sprays etc. Some one said to plant lemon grass outside the windows, but here in MN I can't find it. I wish they would make some kind of stuff that helps me.

[begin_within]

16. Cutter Lemon Eucalyptus

is effective and it is sold at Target stores.

[Bitwit1234]

17. PS I tried everything to stop the itch

They said vinegar, nail polish etc nothing works there either.

[depakid]

20. An effective natural solution from the land down under:

Repels, smells OK and stops the itch:

http://thelocals.net.au/home.html

[tammywammy]

21. This is what my brother uses to keep mosquitoes at bay

http://www.dirtdoctor.com/organic/garden/view_question/id/155/

You can just sprinkle garlic around your garden/yard or make a garlic tea that you then spray around to keep the mosquitoes away.

On a side note, I love the Dr Doctor. He has a wonderfully informative radio show and his website is really great too. :)