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There are new DEET-free mosquito repellents on the market today which offer some relief to those venturing outdoors in mosquito season. But there are also certain plants which are easy to grow and will have some effect in repelling mosquitoes from areas of your home and garden.


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Marge Pauls
I might comment that catnip is really easy to grow ONLY if one does not have a cat--then you mostly have dead twigs and chewed-on leaves...
  • May 11, 2015
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CuzMike
Ah, not being a cat owner that's good to know.
  • May 11, 2015
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Marge Pauls
I could remedy that...
  • May 12, 2015
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CuzMike
lol....my neighbors pit bulls would probably thank you.
  • May 12, 2015
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Marge Pauls
Munch?
  • May 12, 2015
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CuzMike
It would be a big hit....lol
I have neighbor cats that patrol my yard. They know enough to stay away from the lions pit.
  • May 16, 2015
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Redneck Angel Warrior
No marge....not munch...LUNCH! LOL!
  • May 16, 2015
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Marge Pauls
No, munch it is.
  • May 16, 2015
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Wanda Hope Carter
Citronella is my go to repellent plant.
  • May 12, 2015
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Redneck Angel Warrior
Aloe Vera and lavender....
  • May 16, 2015
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CuzMike
Aloe for repellent?
  • May 17, 2015
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Redneck Angel Warrior
We use the Aloe vera juice on the skin as a repellant for mosquitoes. Works well for us. They hover over the skin but won't land and bite.
  • May 17, 2015
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CuzMike
Thanks, I'll be trying that.
  • May 17, 2015
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Redneck Angel Warrior
I also was told that using White iodine in oil can be used as a mosquito repellant on the skin...and crushed mint....
  • June 28, 2015
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Wanda Hope Carter
And don't forget the dryer sheets in your pocket  - those help.
  • June 30, 2015
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Redneck Angel Warrior
They work but I don't know if inhaling the chemicals ourselves is a great idea....
  • July 1, 2015
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Wanda Hope Carter
When I was doing rain-forest tours in Hawaii in deep thick vegetation where the mosquitoes were so thick that you would have thousands on us  the minute we stopped the  jeep, anything and everything we could utilize was used. There was no smell of it when it is in the pocket. The forest has a much s...
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  • July 1, 2015
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Marge Pauls
There's always garlic--ain't NUTTIN' will bother us...
  • July 1, 2015
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CuzMike
What? Just rub it on?
  • July 1, 2015
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Marge Pauls
You can--you can ingest lots of it, too, but you'll probably be pretty lonely unless you have a lot of Italian friends...

I am serious about the garlic, and there's a B vitamin that will ward them off, but I suppose I'll have to look it up because I can't remember if it's B-3 or B-6 (I think it's B-3...
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  • July 1, 2015
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Redneck Angel Warrior
Also...stay away from eating Bananas during the Summer months...fo some reason it attracts them!
  • July 1, 2015
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