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mosquitoes will eat you alive... every damned day we take the kids out one of them has at least 2 bites and we have to go out in long sleeves and pants just to avoid it. The spraying did jack.
I jumped outside to setup their makeshift kiddie pool for a mere minute and got one on my leg and it followed me inside, 1 bite. Then as I was outside taking it back in, also in about a minute, I got bit, 3 times... my leg is real attractive, let me tell you. I have marks from the entire summer.
The tiki torch is useless. Are 2 year olds even ok with OFF or DEET?
use SKIN SO SOFT ..bugs hate it and it is safe for the 2 year olds
This is going to sound weird but: I've neighbors in VT who either 1) wear a garlic clove around their neck (deters skeeters, black flies and vampires) 2) Keep cloves of garlic in their shoes. Personally, I enjoy eating garlic soup the night before I know I will spend a lot of time outdoors.
My former neighbor (on LI) was an organic lawn service person way before going green was the in thing. He would apply garlic oil spray to my yard and it made a huge difference. Granted, the yard smelled like a pizzeria for a little while, but it was worth it.
the skeeters are bad here in Northern Virginia as well. Maybe I should check the pet store to see if I can buy me some bats. Zappers verbotin in this 'hood. Spray ain't working. I'm using techniques I learned in the rain forest: wear long everything.
i use arbonne aromassentials, it contains lemon. the nights i put it on my kids they don't get bitten. the nights i forget to put it on them, they get butchered by mosquiotoes. i order it via amazon with free shipping. i have never used deet on my kids.
Uhm.. I dont really know. I'm 25 and still live at home with Mom and Dad. Dad is VERY frugal. We never have really owned an air conditioner because my he doesn't want the high electric bill, so we have to do with window fans. I think the only AC we had that was used once in a blue moon in my parents room was destroyed in a flood about 5 years ago. It was rarely used and never replaced.
My bedroom is in the basement which is cooler, but then there's the problem of mold growing. My brother and I have like 3 industrial fans that we use in our bedrooms to keep cool and get some air circulating down there, but it really doesn't do much for us.
As of 7pm this evening, it was 89 degrees inside my house. I'm sitting on the couch in my underwear eating an Italian ice LOL. I can't begin to tell you how much I cant wait for summer to be over.
You're 25, so I assume you have a job: why not get an a/c or de-humidifier for your room, and pay for the excess electricity used? You will be able to sleep and you it will also help with the mold issue .
You're 25, so I assume you have a job: why not get an a/c or de-humidifier for your room, and pay for the excess electricity used? You will be able to sleep and you it will also help with the mold issue .
i use arbonne aromassentials, it contains lemon. the nights i put it on my kids they don't get bitten. the nights i forget to put it on them, they get butchered by mosquiotoes. i order it via amazon with free shipping. i have never used deet on my kids.
Arbonne makes some great products -- I never even thought to try the product you use. Thanks for the tip!
the skeeters are bad here in Northern Virginia as well. Maybe I should check the pet store to see if I can buy me some bats. Zappers verbotin in this 'hood. Spray ain't working. I'm using techniques I learned in the rain forest: wear long everything.
The mosquitoes really are a nuisance this year. We've been using the skin so soft bug spray and it's helped a lot..the nights we've forgotten it we've been eaten alive at backyard barbecues and such.
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