tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726944.post111966400237440297..comments2022-02-08T00:07:59.151-08:00Comments on Inside British Columbia - The Blog: Mosquito Repellents and DeterrentsJeffrey Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212501042438116595noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726944.post-34941459948316303952011-07-28T16:35:57.234-07:002011-07-28T16:35:57.234-07:00I believe the garlic one will work. I have tried ...I believe the garlic one will work. I have tried several different brands of sprays around my yard and the one that seemed to work best was the natural spray with 3% garlic in it...but oh my does it smell! I sprayed it in the evening, according to directions, and the next day there were literally hundreds of dead mosquitoes on the patio deck. I think I'll try soaking rags in the spray and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726944.post-42231509007635327952009-01-04T20:24:00.000-08:002009-01-04T20:24:00.000-08:00Hi,Not sure validity of this but it worked for me....Hi,<BR/><BR/>Not sure validity of this but it worked for me.<BR/><BR/>i liked to leave my bedroom window open at night but i was getting a load of bites so i got a wooden frog statue thingy (fearsome looking yoke) and put it on the sill and havent been bitten since.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09478530827667097670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726944.post-3828381585888288792008-04-28T07:31:00.000-07:002008-04-28T07:31:00.000-07:00We moved to Saskatchewan June 2007, orig. from BC ...We moved to Saskatchewan June 2007, orig. from BC & I have never in my life been eaten alive, like I was here. I was 6 mths pregnant at the time and after 15 min's outside i had over 52 bites, my son had 30+ and my husband (of french cdn origin) had none. With 3 little kids, we don't like to use chemicals, like Deet - so we'll try these suggestions. Are there any mosquito-unfriendly plants weXABRIAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13279641944434672734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726944.post-78402024150107671912007-08-02T19:40:00.000-07:002007-08-02T19:40:00.000-07:00Good luck with the move, Sparker. If it's any cons...Good luck with the move, Sparker. If it's any consolation, around here (central BC) they say that one begins to build up an immunity to the bites: after a season or two: either you don't get bitten as much or the bites don't itch as much. I can't prove anything but that's been something of my experience. Hopefully, that will be your's too. In the deep woods though, all bets are off. There, your Jeffrey Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212501042438116595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726944.post-77896326017224831642007-08-02T11:47:00.000-07:002007-08-02T11:47:00.000-07:00I am wondering about Vitamin B1 in prevention. I w...I am wondering about Vitamin B1 in prevention. I was swarmed a few weeks ago in Louisiana. I was the buffet and the two people with me had no bites. I had 17!<BR/>I need to figure something out as we are moving ther!<BR/>SparkerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726944.post-71842497929617665192007-06-16T10:46:00.000-07:002007-06-16T10:46:00.000-07:00Wow--excellent advice, thanks.PparkerWow--excellent advice, thanks.<BR/>PparkerUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14202816625706963676noreply@blogger.com