In Florida recently and was bitten alot, even after spraying and lighting a citronela candle.
2007-08-08 11:55:13 · 11 answers · asked by Laura B 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Most mossies, gnat and biting insects do not like garlic and vitamin B.
Take yeast tablets for your vitamin B or eat Marmite.
Take odourless garlic capsules daily.
Touch wood, I've been taking both the above for the past 3 years and have not been bitten once.
2007-08-08 12:23:01 · answer #1 · answered by Terry G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ha! almost every one except the beer guy is right in part!
i have from experience found that Vitamin B- +B12 at mega doses offered the best protection.
I learned it by accident! I am deathly allergic to Iron for my blood! So I resorted to liquid B drops under my tong.
THEN...I started a diet with an herbal supplement called Relacore...Turns out one of the main ingredients is vitamin B+.
This summer, no decent mosquito will come near me.
Actually, if I sit on the deck with the lap top. They attach the lap top screen and don't even notice me!
2007-08-08 13:33:00 · answer #2 · answered by bugsie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Garlic is a good deterrent. i don't actually like eating garlic but it works just as well if you cut a garlic clove in half and rub it on exposed areas of skin. Its always worked fine for me, but the other night i was walking the dog late in the evening by the river and i didn't bother to put any garlic on...i now have 3 nasty bites and an arm that's swollen to twice its size so I'm never going out walking without being smothered in the stuff again!
2007-08-11 09:48:21 · answer #3 · answered by nusha 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Avon Skin So Soft Body Oil Spray (the blue one).
I read it as a "hot celebrity tip" in a magazine, I bought some for my mum (mozzies love her) and so far she hasn't been bitten.
2007-08-08 19:47:36 · answer #4 · answered by isaulte 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make yourself smell unnatractive - garlic, vitamin B, lemony body rubs all help.
Don't wear clothes washed in biological powder/liquid - you turn yourself into a beacon for insects.
Best places to be on a mozzie ridden night is next to a bonfire or next to the sea with no still water nearby.
2007-08-08 12:02:06 · answer #5 · answered by Hedge Witch 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oooooooh I dont know about Florida buT in the UK you can get tubes of gel which you can smear on exposed body parts,its called'Jungle'. I have tried it where there are gnats and wasps and they flew around me but did'nt settle. Ask in a chemist which is best.
2007-08-11 06:36:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was told to eat marmite, which i hate but my friend tried it after several years of being eaten alive and she was great so i gave it a go and hey presto no bites - guess the mosquito's don't like it either. good luck
2007-08-08 13:21:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Get rid of any standing water that you can. They also have bacteria donuts that can kill mosquito larvae. Wear light colored clothing, and start taking garlic pills.
2007-08-08 12:03:43 · answer #8 · answered by Lady Merecwen 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest stop wearing perfumes, body lotions, hairspray...things like that. Always check for fragrance free items.
2007-08-08 12:02:15 · answer #9 · answered by sncmom2000 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Keep eating garlic !
Beer helps too, but garlic (raw ) is best
2007-08-08 11:59:04 · answer #10 · answered by Cyclops 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋