insect repellent

warehouseman56 · #31 (**permalink**) 14-07-2007, 11:16 AM

I wear long sleeved shirts, use a little super strength deet and when I get home I have a jolly good scratch. So satisfying. Plus I am in harmony with my animals. Woof!

Colin

The Black Rabbit · #32 (**permalink**) 14-07-2007, 11:34 AM

You could always walk around towing a skateboard on a length of rope attached to your belt.
Pop a cow pat on the skateboard and I'm sure all the bugs will go for that rather than you...
TBR

Gaina · #33 (**permalink**) 14-07-2007, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by smartie

Does it have to be a baseball cap? I hate the things

LOL no, anything with a peak on it (like a sun hat) can be used - you just don't want to get the essential oil on your skin. Make sure the bottle states clearly that the oil is PURE. If it has the latin for Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus Globulus) and Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) on the label, then so much the better

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Venger · #34 (**permalink**) 15-07-2007, 06:59 AM

Try garlic, generally start 3 months before you plan on being out.
(you can either eat it in cooking or take it raw with water, or tablet form)
It takes a while to get into your system, once it there just keep eating it in meals, you don't have to top it up in the field as it comes out in your sweat.

Or you could just rub it on your skin, a bit whiffy but better than bites!

You might repel people too

Paul mabbott · #35 (**permalink**) 08-05-2010, 03:51 PM

I read in the Metro the other day that some mosquitoes are becoming immune to DEET - as a result of it being splashed around everywhere rather than confined to areas of serious threat. I haven't been able to find any other reference - anyone know anything?

ladyhawk · #36 (**permalink**) 08-05-2010, 07:39 PM

Neem is the one i use, you can buy it in health stores or internet works a treat after years of getting biiten

eeyore · #37 (**permalink**) 08-05-2010, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ladyhawk

Neem is the one i use, you can buy it in health stores or internet works a treat after years of getting biiten

yeah thats what i reccomended sarah use originally (this thread is the best part of three years old) - but it made her skin blister

still it cant have been that bad because it didnt stop us falling in love and getting married (thats the wab magic - come looking for insect reppelent, wind up with a life partner)

artdemole · #38 (**permalink**) 09-05-2010, 10:46 AM

I rub arms with herbs and on what I am wearing.Usualy Lemon balm and Thyme.

2dogs2000 · #39 (**permalink**) 09-05-2010, 10:01 PM

I go to the forest once a week as part of my job and for the last two weeks my head has been covered in midge bites (and I mean covered

.) I have used antihistamines but I need something that I can spray on my hair to deter these midges.
Funny thing is I don't get bitten anywhere else. Maybe it's my shampoo that attracts them.

eeyore · #40 (**permalink**) 09-05-2010, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 2dogs2000

I go to the forest once a week as part of my job and for the last two weeks my head has been covered in midge bites (and I mean covered

.) I have used antihistamines but I need something that I can spray on my hair to deter these midges.
Funny thing is I don't get bitten anywhere else. Maybe it's my shampoo that attracts them.

you can get hats made out of the nosquito fabric - or like i said way back when try one of those sonic reppelers