> Thanks for the tip, I've got some jungle formula Deet > but I don't like using it since I spilt some of it on > the bottle and it melted the paint off!
I thought high level Deet was the only thing that worked? I've got 100% and I put it on a bandanna and my clothes. I agree that you don't want it directly on your skin. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Hugo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Hugo" <richardhughes103@> > wrote: > > > > > > I had to abandon my meteor watching attempts this week because > > > my garden has become overrun with mosquitoes, bastard little > > > things will eat you alive. I'm gonna napalm my pond. > > > > One word, dude: citronella candles. > > > > Ok, that was two words. But they work. > > > > At least they work on the mosquitoes in Spain. I > > have a big garden behind my place, and I like to > > spend time in it. However, so do mosquitoes. This > > creates somewhat of a conflict, one that the mos- > > quitoes were winning hands down until I discovered > > the citronella candles. > > Thanks for the tip, I've got some jungle formula Deet > but I don't like using it since I spilt some of it on > the bottle and it melted the paint off! > > > > What also works, and works better, is a little can > > they sell here of citronella gel marketed under the > > name of Blocodor. It just smells lemony, without > > any chemical or spray-deodorizer overtones, and > > it keeps the pesky little suckers away without even > > lighting a candle. I haven't seen one in weeks, > > since I discovered this stuff. > > Sounds like heaven, I can't believe it's got this bad > here all of a sudden. I bet it's some global warming thing. > > > On the other hand, given the interconnectedness of > > all things, there is some possibility that the very > > mosquitoes I chased away from my garden in Spain > > migrated north and are the ones inhabiting yours. > > If you find the citronella candles, say hello to > > the mosquitoes and give them an evil laugh from me > > before you light the candles, just in case. :-) > > Aha! They must be yours, they're hungry and angry as Hell! > > I don't mind killing the things. As a Darwinist I consider > that in wiping out all those that come near me, I'm helping > a type of mozzy to evolve that doesn't like the taste of > people. >
