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Some Like It Hot: Homemade Mosquito Repellent

by Marye Audet on July 14th, 2008

 Brewha-ha is hosting this month’s Lifestyles theme day and thas chosen Some LikeIt Hot as a theme.  What is a barbeque without slapping swarms of blood sucking insects that descend upon you as soon as the sun goes down?

Uh, a good one?

We have creeks on two sides of us.  That means that once the evening rolls in so do the mosquitoes, and we have some pretty healthy ones here.

The best, and I mean absolute best, bug repellent made is Avon SKin So Soft.   I hate the smell of this stuff, but so do the bugs.  I actually learned about it from Marc.  It seems that back in his boot camp days on Parris Island (ooorah) the recruits were subjected to sand fleas.  The DIs had them write home and have Mom send them Skin So Soft…end of problem.

If you want to use it as a spray then mix it about 3 to 1 with water.  If you have a really heavy infestation then I suggest using it full strength.

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