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Natural mosquito repellent?
PrimitiveTim:
Lol just get bit. It doesn't hurt that bad haha. I'm interested in what you come up with. I work just by the mosquito lagoon and it can be like hell out there if you don't have deet.
lostarrow:
Birch oil. Cedar.Tansy. Smoke. Of the four ,I think only the last would be indigenous to your area. :D. Other than that, try not to sweat or breathe heavily.They are attracted to carbon dioxide and stinky feet / sweat. They also like light coloured clothing. Where I'm from ,they've been known to drive men mad ,and they'll bite you through blue jeans. Good for you for going ABO ,but I'll stick with deet and headnets for now. ;)
Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive:
I'll stick with cedar and beauty berry for now. hopefully a good application will do the trick. I know clay mud would work too...but that'd be awful messy! someone might shoot me for a skunk ape...however I'd definitely look the abo part being caked in mud. then I could roll around in the leaves and have a guillie suit >:D
Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive:
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Natural-Health/Beautyberry-Natural-Insect-Repellent.aspx#axzz2SnK581vE here is some info I looked up on beautyberry. I have tons of it down here. when I used it last week I admittedly didn't do a very good job on the application and got ate up.....but no where near as bad as before I applied it. They were out in scary swarms that day.. I was down in a wet bottom collecting clay and arrowshafts
lostarrow:
I have to say , even a liberal application of deet will only weed out the week and less determined of them, to the rest ,I think it serves as some sort of tasty sauce or dressing . Some just don't give a ----.
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