insect-prtctn-msg – 11/25/10
Camping with insects. Insect protection and repelling them.
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 12:28:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jenne Heise <jenne at tulgey.browser.net>
To: sca-arts at raven.cc.ukans.edu
Subject: Re: Off Subject
> Is there someone on the list (please answer privately) who knows what nice
> smelling herbs I might sprinkle around my house to repel fleas?? I'm not
> looking for period ways, but don't want to use chemicals if I can help it.
> I (as well as my poor kitties) seem to be inundated with them this year for
> some reason. This is a first for us, as my cedar-paneled family room was
> usually sufficient to keep us free of fleas for the past 10 years.
Pennyroyal and (sometimes) borax are the recommended ones.
However, I'd say (having been victimized before by fleas) that a serious
infestation is not something to play around with; it can cause you and
your pets difficult to treat skin problems.
There are no herbs that will kill fleas simply by being sprinkled around;
only ones that repel them. If they are already in the house in sufficient
quantity, herbs aren't going to reduce the population in a serious way, as
there is basically no-where more appealing for them to go.
Jadwiga Zajaczkowa, mka Jennifer Heise jenne at tulgey.browser.net
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 18:07:09 -0400
From: "Matt Beaudoin" <mbeaud at downcity.net>
To: <sca-arts at raven.cc.ukans.edu>
Subject: Re: Off Subject
Pachoulli (sp) oil has a tendancy to repel fleas. We used it at the kennel
15 drops of essential oil to a quart of water. Cedar chips also tend to
repel fleas....We are not talking about killing here... If you want to kill
them, a good technique is a cookie sheet with some soapy water in it. Put
this in the middle of a room with a high intensity lamp over it. Fleas are
attracted to the heat, and when they jump to it are caught and killed by the
soapy water. These do not approximate the effectiveness of deadly cancer
causing, environmentally descructive chemicals, but they also don't have all
the ill effects...
Lothar the Wanderer
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 16:09:12 -0700
From: "Laura C. Minnick" <lcm at efn.org>
Subject: Re: SC - Stopping Bities...
Just occurred to me to mention-
It's not really food related, but I drag a large washbasin, washstand,
towels, and a bottle of Dr. Bronners castile soap with me to tourneys.
(Everyone in our encampment knows I'm dangerous until I have the tea on
the inside and the bath on the outside- that water on my stove at 8 am
is _sacred_!) I've found that an all-over sponge bath with either the
peppermint or eucalyptus soap goes a _long_ way towards keeping away the
insects. And you feel tingly all over too! I prefer the peppermint- the
eucalyptus reminds me to much of Vicks Vapo-rub. And an aside to all of
that- a basin of tepid water with the peppermint soap in it is a real
treat for a sweaty fighter when they come in off the field. While I
rather like fighter smells (better not to ask!), many people in camp are
happier when the fighters have cleaned up, and minty fresh is quite
nice! ;-)
I don't know if Dr. Bronner's keep away vampires though. They'd have to
get past the garlic on our breath...
'Lainie
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 18:05:00 -0500
From: "Sara K. Tallarovic" <electricfish at earthlink.net>
Subject: SC - Insect repellants
Hello! I've been lurking on the list for a while now, gathering recipes
and cooking tips, and Q wanted to share a finding on the topic of biting
insects. I once happened upon a great combination of insect repelling oils
while camping in the AnTir woods (the Cascades of Oregon to be exact). I
had a small collection of essential oils that I had gotten for different
reasons...citronella oil (originally purchased both for mosquito repellant
and to repel my cats from things I didn't want them in), and also rosemary
oil and pennyroyal* oil, both for homemade hair conditioners. I tossed
them all into my camping bag since the labels had rubbed off and I didn't
have time to open each one to find the citronella. Our campsite had
mosquitos as well as biting flies (deer flies, maybe?) and those
excruciatingly annoying black flies that buzz around your head and drive
you mad. I dabbed a few drops of each oil on in sequence and suddenly I
was free of bugs of ALL kinds! The mosquitos were most likely repelled by
the citronella (which I put on first), but it was definitely the rosemary
and/or the pennyroyal* that seemed to best repel the flies (and they seemed
to work best together). The poor dog was trying to nap but was being
harassed relentlessly by black flies, so I gave him a dab of rosemary
between the ears and one near the tail and the next thing I knew he was
also bug free and happily napping. Other folks with me also tried it much
to their relief. If you are looking for herbal insect repellents, these 3
oils worked quite well combined, not to mention they smelled rather nice.
*A note of caution regarding pennyroyal oil: It is for external use
only! It is extremely dangerous to take the oil internally (I hear it can
kill you), so never use it anywhere that it could be consumed, and maybe
even be very careful about the amount used, lest it absorb in large
quantity through the skin. I wouldn't recommend using it on a pet or a
small child.
Cheers!
- -Shu'la
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 23:18:33 GMT
From: "Julia Robertson" <robertson_julia at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: SC - Insect repellants
My own recipe for insect repellant is
10mls Eucalyptus oil
10mls Citronella oil
10mls Peppermint oil
blended into 200mls of alcohol
It works wonders and a bottle that size lasts for ages
Valeria
>I once happened upon a great combination of insect repelling oils
>...citronella oil (originally purchased both for mosquito repellant
>and to repel my cats from things I didn't want them in), and also rosemary
>oil and pennyroyal* oil, both for homemade hair conditioners
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 07:17:57 -0400
From: Elaine Koogler <ekoogler at chesapeake.net>
Subject: Re: SC - Insect repellants
That rings true...I was told some years ago that I could hang bunches of
pennyroyal in my pavillion to help drive away flies. Thanks for the reminder.
I'll have to try growing some next summer for use at Pennsic!! I understand
eucalyptus works well also...and that can be purchased anywhere they sell
dried/silk flowers for arrangement.
Kiri
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 23:53:39 PDT
From: "Bonne of Traquair" <oftraquair at hotmail.com>
Subject: SC - Insect repellant = sekanjabin
I've been ignoring the insect repellant threads but was idly reading the
vinegar bottle at dinner this evening and came across this on the back of
the label under 'Other Uses for Vinegar'
PEST FIGHTER A teaspoon of vinegar for each quart bowl of drinking
water helps keep your pet free of fleas and ticks. The ratio of
one teaspoon to one quart is for a forty pound animal.
While I was doing the mental math for dosing our 6 lb kitty, my husband was
doing the mental math for a 180 lb fighter. He said that was about the same
ratio of vinegar to water as he likes his sekanjabin to be.
So, now we have another reason to serve sekanjabin to the fighters: internal
bug repellant.
Bonne
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 08:07:04 -0400
From: "Nicholas Sasso" <NJSasso at msplaw.com>
Subject: RE: SC - Insect repellant = sekanjabin
<<<<< PEST FIGHTER A teaspoon of vinegar for each quart bowl of drinking
water helps keep your pet free of fleas and ticks. The ratio of
one teaspoon to one quart is for a forty pound animal.
. . . . . . . .SNIP . . . . . . . . So, now we have another reason to serve sekanjabin to the fighters: internal bug repellant.
Bonne >>>>>>>>>>
My experience has been that the sugar content outweighs the vinegar benefit. The sugars from the day's meals leaches out in sweat, thereby attracting the bugs and counteracts the vinegar repelling. YMMV, of course, but maybe less sugar and more vinegar would help me. Either way, I just stop eating anything sweet by 2pm to avoid buggies at nightfall. Animals don't eat refined sugar, so have less of an issue with this. It's incredible what we sweat out of our systems.
I have condsidered LemonBalm and/or Lavender in ointment/balm to ward of biting beasties in light of my sugar-bug magnet problems.
niccolo difrancesco
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 14:16:45 -0400
From: "Philippa Alderton" <phlip at morganco.net>
Subject: Re: SC - Insect repellant = sekanjabin
Olwen skrev:
>This is weird and very not period, but, of all things, Bounce dryer sheets
>claim to be an insect repellent when worn on your belt, ankle, etc. I have
>a country friend that swears by it. I can't try it cuz the fragance sets of
>my asthma. hmmmmm.
Not so weird, Olwen. Most of the hunters around here don't go into the woods
without one of those dryer sheets tucked under their hats, protecting their
necks. Think also that Avon's Skin-So Soft has the same rep- have we
discussed this on the List before?
Of course, you can't really ask me for input, since mosquitoes don't like me
in the first place.....
Phlip
Philippa Farrour
Caer Frig
Southeastern Ohio
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 00:05:29 -0700
From: david friedman <ddfr at best.com>
Subject: Re: SC - Insect repellant = sekanjabin
At 11:53 PM -0700 9/20/00, Bonne of Traquair wrote:
>I've been ignoring the insect repellant threads but was idly reading
>the vinegar bottle at dinner this evening and came across this on
>the back of the label under 'Other Uses for Vinegar'
...
>So, now we have another reason to serve sekanjabin to the fighters:
>internal bug repellant.
I know people who say that this works, but one needs to start
drinking it a couple weeks before one needs the repellant effect.
I've encouraged my kids to drink it at and before Pennsic on that
basis. I've never done any controlled experiments, though, so am not
sure it works.
Elizabeth/Betty Cook
Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 21:55:32 -0400
From: Elaine Koogler <ekoogler at chesapeake.net>
To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
Subject: Re: OT Re: [Sca-cooks] Period gardening
MtLion wrote:
> Borage is a skeeter repellent.
>
> Purple Martin Birds (although not period nor European, but natural)
I know I'm chiming in rather late here...I'm not an herb expert, but was
told several years ago by one who does know herbs rather well that
pennyroyal, which grows very easily, also is a good mosquito repellant,
as is eucalyptus (not easily grown, but easily found wherever dried
flowers are sold). We usually hang a bunch of one or the other (or
both) in our pavillion at Pennsic...and it seems to work pretty well!
Kiri
Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 19:12:06 -0700
From: "Laura C. Minnick" <lcm at efn.org>
To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
Subject: Re: OT Re: [Sca-cooks] Period gardening
Elaine Koogler wrote:
> I know I'm chiming in rather late here...I'm not an herb expert, but was
> told several years ago by one who does know herbs rather well that
> pennyroyal, which grows very easily, also is a good mosquito repellant,
> as is eucalyptus (not easily grown, but easily found wherever dried
> flowers are sold). We usually hang a bunch of one or the other (or
> both) in our pavillion at Pennsic...and it seems to work pretty well!
I'm sure I've said so before, but I'll say it again- this is why I take
Dr. Bronner's liquid castile soap for bathing at events- the peppermint
or eucalyptus either one work well for keeping the bugs away. I prefer
teh peppermint, as smelling like a cough drop is not my favorite thing.
And it's Dr. Bronners- all natural, plant oils, etc., and very
biodegradable.
'Lainie
Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 13:14:32 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ruth Frey <ruthf at uidaho.edu>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Subject: [Sca-cooks] Re: Sca-cooks digest, Vol 1 #30 - 14 msgs
> > I know I'm chiming in rather late here...I'm not an herb expert, but was
> > told several years ago by one who does know herbs rather well that
> > pennyroyal, which grows very easily, also is a good mosquito repellant,
> > as is eucalyptus (not easily grown, but easily found wherever dried
> > flowers are sold). We usually hang a bunch of one or the other (or
> > both) in our pavillion at Pennsic...and it seems to work pretty well!
> >
> > > Borage is a skeeter repellent.
Citronella is good, of course, though not likely
Period (but, as a native of Asia, it's *possible*). I've
also seen lavender and dried sweet woodruff recommended
as strewing/scenting herbs.
-- Ruth
From: Jane Sitton [jane.sitton at radioshack.com]
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 12:57 PM
To: ansteorra at ansteorra.org
Subject: RE: [Ansteorra] Stumping the Florgillium
And white chalk is good to keep ants at bay.
Madelina
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 05:29:47 -0700 (PDT)
From: Alexa <mysticgypsy1008 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] herb uses
To: Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Somewhere in a box that has yet to be unpacked, I have
a book out of a Time Life series. It is an herbal
encyclopedia/dictionary. There is a section in there
on insects. There were also sections in there for
home cleaning, various bath and body selections and
even a section on pet care. Needless to say, I don't
know where it is off the top of my head to give you
the author or title.
Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of herbs has insect
repellants, etc listed in the index. You have to go
to each individual herb to read about it and is often
listed in the 'other uses' area. Being arranged by
herb instead of use makes for lots of page flipping.
Alexa
Date: Sun, 12 Jn 2005 15:53:05 -0500
From: "otsisto" <otsisto at socket.net>
Subject: RE: [Sca-cooks] herb uses
To: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
It's a PDF
http://www.gilbertiesherbs.com/herb_guide/GILB_HO-repel_insects.pdf
These are for my records but thought you would be interested.
http://www.loe.org/favorites/herbs.htm
http://www.homegrowntexas.com/issues/NovDec03/
http://www.sheridannurseres.com/GardenSite/
subGARDENTIP25mainframe.htm#REPELINSECTS
http://www.organicdownunder.com/Herbs%20in%20the%20Vegi%20Garden.htm
For the horses :)
http://www.naturalhorse.com/archive/volume1/Issue4/article_2.php
tussie mussie
http://www.muranna.com.a/herbs.htm
Buggy
http://www.co.st-louis.mo.us/parks/herbs3.html
Has a few bug repel info.
http://standeyo.com/News_Files/Food/Herbs.Spices.html
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 14:35:45 -0500
From: "Helen Schultz" <helen.schultz at comcast.net>
Subject: [Sca-cooks] Dealing with Stinging Insects
To: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
I purchased a lovely Medieval style bee catcher several years back, and it
is a wonder to behold. I saw one a few years ago that was much smaller, but
identical. It is a glass jar with a hole in the bottom that is raised about
an inch on feet. It has a removable top for cleaning out later, and for
adding a sweet liquid around the hole. The bees are smart enough to get
into the thing, but can't seem to figure out how to get back out again
(unless you accidentally leave the top off <grin>). Having such a catcher
just outside your place of food set up is invaluable, as they tend to go
after its sweet smell and leave the other stuff alone.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Meisterin Katarina Helene von Schönborn, OL
Shire of Narrental (Peru, Indiana) http://narrental.home.comcast.net
Middle Kingdom
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:43:38 -0800
From: "Laura C. Minnick" <lcm at jeffnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Dealing with Stinging Insects
To: Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
> I purchased a lovely Medieval style bee catcher several years back,
> and it is a wonder to behold. I saw one a few years ago that was much
> smaller, but identical.
We did something similar last week when we were having a problem with some
fruit flies that was not going away. Got an empty glass pint jar, put about
1" of sherry in it, put foil over the mouth of the jar (and put the canning
ring down over it) and then poked a dozen or so fruit-fly sized holes in
the foil. Worked like a charm. It seems that fruit flies really like cheap
sherry!
'Lainie
From: Brett Chandler-Finch <naturemakeswell at gmail.com>
Date: June 2, 2009 5:37:14 PM CDT
To: bryn-gwlad at lists.ansteorra.org
Subject: Re: [Bryn-gwlad] Don't let the +5 Hellbugs bite
You can make a paste out of oatmeal, chamomile and echinacea with some lavender thrown in for good measure. about 2 parts oatmeal to 1 part herbs. apply this to the affected area and allow to dry. this will draw out the toxin from the skin. then make a tea of just the echinacea lavender and chamomile and use it as a wash for a few days afterwards. This should clear up the affected area.
-Your friendly neighborhood herbalist
--
Brett Chandler-Finch
From: Elizabeth Crouchet <elizabeth at crouchet.com>
Date: June 2, 2009 6:11:53 PM CDT
To: Barony of Bryn Gwlad <bryn-gwlad at lists.ansteorra.org>
Subject: Re: [Bryn-gwlad] Don't let the +5 Hellbugs bite
Yep, sounds a lot like chiggers. You find them in weeds or in weedy areas that have been recently mowed. They like lower limbs a lot and tight spaces like where shoes and socks rub. Deet sprayed on your socks and pants on your lower limbs will help and that way you don't get it on your skin.
Mosquitoes will attack any place that is bare, like wrists, ankles, back of the neck, face or if they have to they will go through light clothing. They hang out near stagnant or slow moving water like in the reeds and weeds on the river bank. Deet spray will also keep them away. You can spray your clothing and not get it on your skin and it will help.
For treatment you want something that will take care of the inflammation like cortizone cream, something to take care of the itch like lidocane and something that will take care of the allergy or localized histamine response like benadryl cream. Use all three, you may be able to find two or more treatments on one product. This also works for ant bites and fire ant bites and even wasp stings, or any kind of bug bite or sting. The amount of relief varies with the severity of response. If you have an all over allergic type reaction you want to take an oral antihistamine, like benadryl, as early as possible and see a doctor if it continues to get worse.
In all cases you want to stop the itch so you don't scratch so it does not get infected. That is even worse.
Bactine will keep the scratching from getting infected and kills the itch with lidocaine, like what you find in sunburn treatments.
Goldweard's treatments smell nice, are easy to make at home and don't cost much if you really can't get to the store or if you don't like medicines. The oatmeal really can be effective. In fact, a warm or tepid bath in oatmeal can reduce the itching as well.
But don't ignore the benadryl for severe reactions in any case.
Chigger bites stay red and ugly for a long time even after they quit itching. That amount of time varies for different people from hours to weeks.
Fore warned is fore armed. Use bug spray at least on your clothing. Wear socks. Wash clothing well when you get home.
This is also good advice for PiP [local fighter practice] if you tend to be one of those that attracts bugs. Some people just taste better than others!
Claire
From: Sunny Briscoe <sunnyday72 at gmail.com>
Date: June 3, 2009 7:53:54 AM CDT
To: Barony of Bryn Gwlad <bryn-gwlad at lists.ansteorra.org>
Subject: Re: [Bryn-gwlad] Don't let the +5 Hellbugs bite
I am especially yummy to mosquitoes (not sure about chiggers), but I don't like covering my self in bug spray. I found sulfur pellets in the health food section of HEB (in a small chapstick sized container) that works well for repelling them. It has a similar effect to eating lots of onions or garlic - makes me repugnant to mosquitoes, but without making me repugnant to humans. I take 5 pellets (they are tiny) a couple of hours before I am going to be outside, or several times during the course of the day if I am camping, and I never get bit.
It also seems to not have any adverse affects on the taste of breast milk, as Alexandra doesn't seem to mind, and if it does cross into breast milk, it might offer her some protection as well.
Elisabetta
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 6:11 PM, Elizabeth Crouchet <elizabeth at crouchet.com> wrote:
<<< Yep, sounds a lot like chiggers. You find them in weeds or in weedy areas that have been recently mowed. They like lower limbs a lot and tight spaces like where shoes and socks rub. Deet sprayed on your socks and pants on your lower limbs will help and that way you don't get it on your skin. >>>
From: christopher chastain <ckchastain at hotmail.com>
Date: June 29, 2010 3:44:38 PM CDT
To: Trimaris Temp <trimaris-temp at yahoogroups.com>, Castlemere group <castlemere at yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [tri-temp] For those that were tortured by the deer flies at TMT
My wife was tortured to near death by the horse flies at TMT and did some research into how to keep them away and found this http://www.instructables.com/id/Deer-Fly-Traps/
Pomestnik Dmitrii Ivanov
From: "logan" <logan at ebonwoulfe.com>
Date: August 22, 2010 7:34:21 PM CDT
To: <trimaris-temp at yahoogroups.com>
Subject: RE: [tri-temp] buggy encampment was Re: Mosquitoes
In the last 15 or 18 Pennsics we have never had a bug problem.
First, before any tents are set up, i spray the entire area with cutter "bug-free backyard". its an awesome product that kills everything and is safe once it dries. hook it up to a hose (or use the fogger spray can) and it takes about 10 minutes for a camp of 35-40 folks. drying takes all of about 15 minutes in pa in early august.
Then, its all about being smart. bugs need food. so, I created a simple plan. in our camp at pennsic everything is eaten off of chinet plates with plastic forks, spoons, knives. all food is served in disposable chafers in my chafing dishes. i only allow small 13 gallon drawstring kitchen bags for trash and the rule is simple "trash bags aren't like condoms, they don't have reservoir tips, as such you may not fill them to the top. we will never run out so please waste them".
That's our rule. fill them about half way and then get another. the other rule is that anyone leaving camp must take any non-empty trash bags in camp (two trash cans) and toss them on their way out. no food, no bugs. Never have any flies, ants, moths, nothing.
logan
From: "Sara Glaze" <sorcha at cfl.rr.com>
Date: August 22, 2010 8:06:16 PM CDT
To: <trimaris-temp at yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [tri-temp] buggy encampment was Re: Mosquitoes
ants you should spread slow cooking grits after there is no longer any dew or wetness to the grass... to ward off other critters you can try strewing herbs: placing herbs on the ground as they are walked on the scent is released it repels bugs: try lemon grass, oregeno, basil and citronella also a weird thing that works is bounce sheets.
Spiders and Mosquito's do not seem to like the smell (doesn't matter which sent) I usually stash a few sheet in my tent, between my garb, in my sleeping bag....
Hope these tips help
Sorcha
----- Original Message -----
From: Gina S.
<<< I read that you can surround your tent with either borax powder or cinnamon...draw a circle with it around your tent. I'm going to try it to keep out the stupid ants!
Isabele >>>
From: logan <logan at ebonwoulfe.com>
Subject: RE: [tri-temp] buggy encampment
Date: August 22, 2010 10:09:46 PM CDT
To: trimaris-temp at yahoogroups.com
lets not forget science which informs us that both male and female mosquitoes feed primarily on pollens and nectars and that female mosquitoes seek proteins (blood) when they are producing eggs while males only subsist on glucose (sugars) from plants. also, mosquitoes have no sense of smell and, as such, there is no scent that will attract nor distract them. female mosquitoes sense carbon dioxide primarily through an optical recognition (co2 produces a very different spectrum display than, for example, oxygen). there is also a debate as to whether they are attracted to octentol (1-octen-3-ol) which is a type of organic alcohol that is produced by sweat and breathing. they also seek heat by the same means. co2 and heat are typically good signs of a protein source like a warm blooded animal.
to prevent mosquito bites the only thing, at all, one can do is to either poison them prior to the bite or prevent the bite (covered with clothing), or poison them as the bite occurs (deet being the chemical of choice). there really are no other choices. deet is available in many different sprays and the higher the percentage the better. its an oily substance that will enter the female mosquitoes "feeding tube" as she begins to try and suck on your blood and makes her all kinds of loopy before she gets any. then she flies off and, hopefully, dies an agonizing death from it. ;^)
So, if you don't have some kind of aerial systemic poison to spray around your campsite or tent you can always just spray yourself with something that contains a bunch of deet. do so and you will be free of mosquito bites.
logan
From: "First" <RLobinske at aol.com>
Date: August 29, 2010 7:44:05 AM CDT
To: trimaris-temp at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [tri-temp] buggy encampment was Re: Mosquitoes
Been mostly quiet lately, but figured I should add a little bit to this.
For mosquitoes, the CDC recommends using repellents that contain either DEET, Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus or Picardin. These have gone through extensive testing to show that they provide effective, safe and lasting protection. Follow directions and remember that there are restrictions on applying repellents to small children and infants. A number of botanicals do work, but they don't last as long, resulting in more frequent applications to maintain protection.
Just because something is "all natural", don't assume that it is safer to apply to an infant. Protective netting is your best choice for them.
Day-active mosquitoes like the Asian Tiger will tend to congregate in cooler, moist areas. Most other mosquitoes will tend to be active at and around dusk and dawn, flying out from their daytime resting areas to seek blood meals. These are the most important times to take protective measures, including repellents and long-sleeves.
Victor
From: "First" <RLobinske at aol.com>
Date: August 29, 2010 8:50:48 AM CDT
To: trimaris-temp at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [tri-temp] buggy encampment was Re: Mosquitoes
One thing to please consider when using borax/boric acid around camps - it effects a broad spectrum of insects that includes beneficials. It will also continue killing insects after we leave the site.
Victor
--- In trimaris-temp at yahoogroups.com, "Coinneach" <goldworm at ...> wrote:
I used to use borax to sweeten the kennels when I grew up in Pennsylvania. I tried to get some once in FL. but they looked at me like I had a third eye. Anyone know where to get some [50lb bag]? our back area is moist, and as the dogs love it, it gets bad in wet season.
cmm
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<<< From: Gina S. > To: trimaris-temp at yahoogroups.com
I read that you can surround your tent with either borax powder or cinnamon...draw a circle with it around your tent. I'm going to try it to keep out the stupid ants!
Isabele >>>
From: Elaine Manyoki <emanyoki at yahoo.com>
Date: August 29, 2010 1:54:03 PM CDT
To: trimaris-temp at yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [tri-temp] buggy encampment was Re: Mosquitoes
Yeah, long sleeves, without question, but some of the little "buggers" have learned to walk up the arm under the sleeve, so make sure your cuffs are fairly close to your wrists, and your boots pulled up over the cuffs of your trews or trousers. This is one time when my skirts have leggings under them.
Katya
From: Joanne Loader <joanneloader at yahoo.de>
Date: August 30, 2010 4:19:08 AM CDT
To: trimaris-temp at yahoogroups.com
Subject: AW: [tri-temp] buggy encampment was Re: Mosquitoes
When I am camping I burn candles with citronella essence/fragrance or oil in it. Bugs, especially mossies hate the stuff, my youngest who draws mossies like a moth to light did not get a single bite as we went camping for five days when I used the candles. And on top of that you have a nice source of light...two uses for the price of one.
I am not sure about other countries but in Australia and Germany candles with citronella are not very expensive.
Johanna
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