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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 690157" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>If you can abide the smell, neem oil. It is used for skincare and is also edible and gives humans and oour pets no ill effects. It is used on organic crops as a very effective and safe pesticide. I hate the odor of it, but have used it for various bugs around our home. Entomologists that I have spoken with are quite in favor of it. I read a detailed article about problems with mosquito borne diseases in India a couple of years ago. Entomologists cited in it suggested that the poor in India mix neem and coconut oil and use this all over to repel the mosquitoes. They cited other essential oils that could be added but said that none were needed really. Adding the EOs helps the scent issue for humans and can increase the effectiveness, but the neem/coconut oil is effective enough IF re-applied every 1-3 hours. The govt of India was trying to find ways their poorest citizens could avoid the illnesses and still afford to pay their bills. Both substances are widely and cheaply available there from what I gathered.</p><p></p><p>EOs are also greatly effective at killing and repelling mosquitoes. Interestingly (to me at least) enough, catnip oil is incredibly effective. Other mints are also effective but not as much as catnip EO. At least one study found few other substances exist that are as effective as catnip. I love catnip and have for years, so this stuck with me. </p><p></p><p>Whatever you use, PLEASE pay attention to your bites, esp as they are first showing up. If they are larger than you think they were in past years, take benedryl right away. If the edges are not round and you have more than just a very few, go to the ER to get them checked. I am NOT joking. I had a friend who had just moved to my state who thought I was being a sissy until she suddenly couldn't breathe. If we had not been right with her, she could have died. The ER doctor said she probably would have died if I hadn't pitched a royal fit about her not going up to bed when she started to feel unwell. There are some nasty types of mosquitoes here in the US and the reaction that makes you itch is a small scale version of the reaction that can kill you. Generally the worst reactions are in the spring and after you have moved to a new area because y our body isn't used t the bites.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 690157, member: 1233"] If you can abide the smell, neem oil. It is used for skincare and is also edible and gives humans and oour pets no ill effects. It is used on organic crops as a very effective and safe pesticide. I hate the odor of it, but have used it for various bugs around our home. Entomologists that I have spoken with are quite in favor of it. I read a detailed article about problems with mosquito borne diseases in India a couple of years ago. Entomologists cited in it suggested that the poor in India mix neem and coconut oil and use this all over to repel the mosquitoes. They cited other essential oils that could be added but said that none were needed really. Adding the EOs helps the scent issue for humans and can increase the effectiveness, but the neem/coconut oil is effective enough IF re-applied every 1-3 hours. The govt of India was trying to find ways their poorest citizens could avoid the illnesses and still afford to pay their bills. Both substances are widely and cheaply available there from what I gathered. EOs are also greatly effective at killing and repelling mosquitoes. Interestingly (to me at least) enough, catnip oil is incredibly effective. Other mints are also effective but not as much as catnip EO. At least one study found few other substances exist that are as effective as catnip. I love catnip and have for years, so this stuck with me. Whatever you use, PLEASE pay attention to your bites, esp as they are first showing up. If they are larger than you think they were in past years, take benedryl right away. If the edges are not round and you have more than just a very few, go to the ER to get them checked. I am NOT joking. I had a friend who had just moved to my state who thought I was being a sissy until she suddenly couldn't breathe. If we had not been right with her, she could have died. The ER doctor said she probably would have died if I hadn't pitched a royal fit about her not going up to bed when she started to feel unwell. There are some nasty types of mosquitoes here in the US and the reaction that makes you itch is a small scale version of the reaction that can kill you. Generally the worst reactions are in the spring and after you have moved to a new area because y our body isn't used t the bites. [/QUOTE]
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