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  • small town beck
    small town beck Posts: 6,691
    As mentioned up above I have heard that Avon's skin so soft actually works quite well...

    I guess screening in your deck wouldn't be much help plus your yard etc is so sweet I am not sure youwould want to do that.
  • eyedclaar
    eyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Get_Right wrote:
    must be cause your so sweet!

    D'oh


    seriously, get some bats- they love mosquitos

    ;)
    seriously


    avon skin so soft
    bug repellant and sun screen
    I think it uses citronella instead of deet.

    not for the deep woods or a wetland, but great for everyday outdoor stuff

    Bats are the way to go! I am always so happy to see them when I am camping flitting about and dive bombing my head. Seriously. Love it.
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  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    small town beck wrote:
    As mentioned up above I have heard that Avon's skin so soft actually works quite well...

    I guess screening in your deck wouldn't be much help plus your yard etc is so sweet I am not sure youwould want to do that.



    i should try that. i have to see if you can get it online...i don't want to have to deal with an 'avon lady.' :p


    and yes, hubby has suggested that in the past, but i while it would be practical for the porch, i don't think i'd like it aesthetically. besides, sitting out close by the pond in the adirondacks or in the hammock is where i really get munched. :eek: so no screening in there possible.


    i just hate the idea of always having to coat my skin with sutff just to spend some time outdoors. i guess i should just get into the habit. kinda like sunscreen. altho same thing, i really don't wear it. i have it built in to my facial mositurizer, but otherwise, i just avoid being in the sun. only on days i KNOW i'll really be out in it with no escape will i wear it. eh well.....
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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,168
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Bats are the way to go! I am always so happy to see them when I am camping flitting about and dive bombing my head. Seriously. Love it.

    We have lots of bats near where I live, which is near several large bodies of water-and no mosquitos. They absolutely keep the mosquitos away.
  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    Get_Right wrote:
    We have lots of bats near where I live, which is near several large bodies of water-and no mosquitos. They absolutely keep the mosquitos away.



    do you have bat houses to attract em to your yard? or do they just live in your area?

    if they really are THAT good, i may consider it. a nice, chemical free way of keeping mosquitos away would be heaven!


    b/c really, the bulk of my bites come from my own garden. i don't spend that much time outdoors elsewhere.
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  • pearljamjen
    pearljamjen Posts: 13,578
    I wouldn't mind being eaten alive right now! :o




    Oh, sorry, mosquitoes...yeah, they seem to love me unfortunately. My mom is lucky. Mosquitoes don't like her so she NEVER gets bitten. But I always get bites everywhere! Not fun!
  • eyedclaar
    eyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    decides2dream wrote:
    do you have bat houses to attract em to your yard? or do they just live in your area?

    if they really are THAT good, i may consider it. a nice, chemical free way of keeping mosquitos away would be heaven!


    b/c really, the bulk of my bites come from my own garden. i don't spend that much time outdoors elsewhere.

    Probably not easy to get bats to come hang out. However, if it is prone to being windy where you live, do your gardening when the wind blows. Squeeters vanish when the wind picks up.
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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,168
    decides2dream wrote:
    do you have bat houses to attract em to your yard? or do they just live in your area?

    if they really are THAT good, i may consider it. a nice, chemical free way of keeping mosquitos away would be heaven!


    b/c really, the bulk of my bites come from my own garden. i don't spend that much time outdoors elsewhere.

    Well I live in a townhouse-so no bathouses (and no lawncare either!!!). All I know is that I see them flying around at dusk above my porch. A few of them at least.
    Try this link. I have the toweletts for my fishing trips-because I prefer not to use deet.

    http://shop.avon.com/shop/search.asp?find_spec=skin+so+soft+bug&department=search
  • small town beck
    small town beck Posts: 6,691
    pearljamjen wrote:
    I wouldn't mind being eaten alive right now! :o




    Oh, sorry, mosquitoes...yeah, they seem to love me unfortunately. My mom is lucky. Mosquitoes don't like her so she NEVER gets bitten. But I always get bites everywhere! Not fun!


    JEN!!!! :eek: Cheeky today :p
  • pearljamjen
    pearljamjen Posts: 13,578
    small town beck wrote:
    JEN!!!! :eek: Cheeky today :p

    TODAY? LMAO ;)

    Let's just say I'm...ummm....


    I better go! :o
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,168
    decides2dream wrote:
    do you have bat houses to attract em to your yard? or do they just live in your area?

    if they really are THAT good, i may consider it. a nice, chemical free way of keeping mosquitos away would be heaven!


    b/c really, the bulk of my bites come from my own garden. i don't spend that much time outdoors elsewhere.

    are you sure its mosquitos then? Could be a number of different biting insects that hang out around your plants.
  • small town beck
    small town beck Posts: 6,691
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Probably not easy to get bats to come hang out. However, if it is prone to being windy where you live, do your gardening when the wind blows. Squeeters vanish when the wind picks up.


    Maybe they should put fans outside all around their yard....
  • small town beck
    small town beck Posts: 6,691
    damn double post :o
  • small town beck
    small town beck Posts: 6,691
    pearljamjen wrote:
    TODAY? LMAO ;)

    Let's just say I'm...ummm....


    I better go! :o


    I hear ya! I hear ya :o
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,224
    you should see the huge mosquitos down here in the South....big enough to devour small babies, well not really, but they're pretty damn big!

    I've found that citronella candles work really well. I usually buy one of those small bucket/pail type candles and set it on the porch. It's got a pretty good radius and I kind of like the smell of the citronella.
  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    Get_Right wrote:
    are you sure its mosquitos then? Could be a number of different biting insects that hang out around your plants.


    while i am not 100% sure...i am pretty sure. maybe not ALL my bites are from mosquitos, but i'd guess most. i've actually seen em land on me, so yea...i do recognize mosquitos.



    as i said, i get most of my bites in my own yard, around dusk and later. i like to hang out on the back porch with a glass of wine into the evening, etc. don't really get bitten much during daytime hours, when i garden, etc. it's when i am relaxing and enjoying my garden.....then they eat me alive!


    i used to work for smith & hawken, a garden store...and we sold those bat houses. i often wonder if they work attracting bats.


    hahaha....fans! i've often told mr. dream would should have a ceiling fan on the porch. i do have a table fan i could try out to see if it helps.


    excellent ideas/suggestions!


    but really, NO one else gets eaten alive? it really is just me.....:o




    mark, i have encircled myself with citronella candles. they still bite me.
    yet, i still use em, think maybe it helps a bit....


    Get_Right wrote:
    Well I live in a townhouse-so no bathouses (and no lawncare either!!!). All I know is that I see them flying around at dusk above my porch. A few of them at least.
    Try this link. I have the toweletts for my fishing trips-because I prefer not to use deet.

    http://shop.avon.com/shop/search.asp?find_spec=skin+so+soft+bug&department=search



    ahhhhhh...thanks!
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    Let's just breathe...


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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,168
    good luck
    do a little research on the bats before trying to attract them
    you may get more than you bargain for
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,224
    decides2dream wrote:
    but really, NO one else gets eaten alive? it really is just me.....:o




    mark, i have encircled myself with citronella candles. they still bite me.
    yet, i still use em, think maybe it helps a bit....
    No, it's not just you. If you even mention the word 'mosquito' around my mother or wife, inevitably one (or more) find them and produce multiple bites.

    Hmm...I've never had a problem with the citronella. Is it those tiny candles? Or the bigger ones? I don't think the tiny candles have that big of a radius of protection. If that's not it, maybe some of that 'Skin So Soft' might work? It sounded like a decent product if you don't want the harsher chemicals on your skin....
  • Solat13
    Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    decides2dream wrote:


    but really, NO one else gets eaten alive? it really is just me.....:o

    Nah, it happens to a lot of people. I'm just one of the lucky ones. If I have 5 bites over the course of a summer it's a lot for me. My little sister hates me sometimes because she gets eaten alive. My ex used to get eaten alive too - well still does. She works for the EPA and is always out in the woods.
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  • hodge
    hodge Posts: 519
    i find the more alcohol i consume, the less i notice them

    haha
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