Mosquito repellants
These are mosquito repellants that have been used successfully by many different people. These are alternatives to store bought bug repellants. Most are easily found items.
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Bob, a fisherman, takes one vitamin B-1 tablet a day April through October . He said it works. He was right. Hasn't had a mosquito bite in 33 years. Try it. Every one he has talked into trying it works on them. Vitamin B-1( Thiamine Hydrochloride 100 mg.)
If you eat bananas, the mosquitoes like you, - something about the banana oil as your body processes it. Stop eating bananas for the summer and the mosquitoes will be much less interested.
This is going to floor you, but one of the best insect repellents someone found (who is in the woods every day), is Vick's Vaporub.
Plant marigolds around the yard, the flowers give off a smell that bugs do not like, so plant some in that garden also to help ward off bugs without using insecticides.
"Tough guy" Marines who spend a great deal of time "camping out" say that the very best mosquito repellant you can use is Avon Skin-So-Soft bath oil mixed about half and half with alcohol.
One of the best natural insect repellants that I've discovered is made from the clear real vanilla. This is the pure Vanilla that is sold in Mexico. It works great for mosquitoes and ticks, don't know about other insects.
Natural preditors
Our farm is mosquito free, as well as fly free, with the help from the ducks. Our farm has a combination of Moscove ducks and Pekin ducks. We have approximately 1 1/2 ducks per acre on the farm, and find that they prefer eating mosquitos, flies, and other flying insects. For this to be a practical solution for you, you will need to have some acreage for them to travel, as they can be messy when kept in a small space.
We have used dragon fly nymphs in the past. they are also a great preditor of mosquito larvea. You will need to buy the dragon fly nymphs on an annual basis.
When all else fails--get a frog
