Natural Mosquito Repellent

I would not use the suggested solution on children. Any form of alcohol on children can give them liver damage, including rubbing alcohol. I WILL get absorbed through the skin. If you must rub any on their skin, use edible alcohol because if drinking the stuff would make you blind, rubbing enough of it on your toddler can do so too.

In my experience homeopathic solutions do not work well for mosquitoes. The best one against all biting bugs, but especially effective against blackflies is a mix of half water and half lemon juice plus some eucalyptus oil. If menthol oil were available, that would really turn the mosquitoes off, but alas, have not found any, just found that bodywash with menthol keeps them away more.

There is a new product out form the Fillipines, deet free, save for children, made from tree bark extract from a special tree. It is called bioneem and the main ingredient in it is called neem. i believe there are also some other brands with it available.
and no, I do not work for that company and gain anything by telling you of that product

I read somewhere that spraying LISTERINE around your picnic area will keep mosquitoes away and they don't like the smell. If anyone has tried this, please let me know if you had luck with this or not. Thanks!

Believe it or not...one day after a ton of rains weeks before, I was vaccuming my carpet. I turned over the sofa, and within seconds, my legs were covered with fleas. I had carpet fresh in my hand, and instictively sprinkled it on my legs...viola!!!, they dropped dead on the floor. I was flabbergasted!! So, I sprinkled it on the carpet, no more jumping! I began sprinkling it under the cushions on the furniture, etc., and it worked like a charm. I have since moved into a home with no carpet, and we had no fleas. After a couple of rains, the dogs got some, came into the house, and left some little friends behind. I got out the carpet fresh, sprinkled a little, never saw a live one again. But, if you use it on hardwood floors, don't walk on it, as it will scratch the surface of your floors. Sweep or vaccum within an hour or so.

I was told Red wine vinager and tsp in their water dish but my dogs wouldnt drink it. also diluted 50/50 in water and spray on dogs.If you dont mind the smell of vinager this works for instant flea repellent.

Please note GARLIC IS NOT GOOD FOR YOUR DOG! Please don't put it in your dogs food. You are going to slowly kill your dog.

Before putting any garlic in your dogs dish: Beware! Garlic and onions are not good for dogs; they can destroy red blood cells. You might be solving one minor problem and creating a much worse one. Per Hound Health Handbook by Betsy Brevitz, D.V.M.

For Fleas. Sprinkle a little Brewers Yeast on your pets food, as this comes out the poors of your pets fleas will leave.
Salt your carpets, leave down for a few days then vacume, I also like to have a couple of moth balls in my vacume bag to kill any fleas that are still alive....however I have recently learned that the same fumes that kill off the moths and fleas is not good for us either,
Mosqutios. I prefer to use essential oils over anything else but you do have to use caution when using EOs they are very powerful oils and can be harmful if used incorrectly.
Skin so Soft that you get thru Avon...Mosquitos HATE it and will leave you alone....AND it smells good!

Flea remedy: It works...crush one pod of garlic in your pets food...fleas begone. I buy the chopped garlic in jars at Sam's Club(food warehouse) ...on what to put in water..haven't tried that..but there is a LOT of liquid in the jars so might work to just put a spoonful in the water..

but the garlic in the food works great.

Mosquitos: one spray of Lysol runs them off ...doesn't work for flies tho.

What is the recipe for the Dr. pitcairns pet food?

I believe Laurie is referring to the liquid Ceder-cide that Shiela posted about. I believe that is what she is putting into her dog's waterbowl to keep the fleas off.

Would someone please repost the recipe for getting rid of the fleas by putting something in the water bow. TIA

Laurie, in her 08/08 comment, said to "put 1 teaspoon in each quart of dog's drinking water" to curtail fleas. She did not say WHAT to put in the water, only HOW MUCH. Could someone please let me know what she put in the water. I have heard this before, but have forgotten it. Thank you. Sherli

Love your site and magazine!!!! Keep up the great work!

I am an angler and camper.there are a lot of mosquito in pakistan forests.I always keep my own made mosquito repellent and enjoy. one part of citronella oil and 9 parts of white or any oil.it is best to protect from mosquitores.shameem ghori pakistan

I am an angler and camper.there are a lot of mosquito in pakistan forests.I always keep my own made mosquito repellent and enjoy. one part of citronella oil and 9 parts of white or any oil.it is best to protect from mosquitores.shameem ghori pakistan

I haven't had a lot of luck with rose geranium as a mosquito repellent. I might try throwing some lemongrass oil into the mix and see what happens. Maybe AR mosquitoes are extra-hungry... or maybe they're just glad to bite someone where they don't have to compete with the ticks. No kidding-- we've got TICKS around here. Not just ticks-- TICKS. I once left my baby in his carseat under a tree for 20 minutes and ended up pulling over 2 dozen ticks off him. Rose geranium oil is bar none THE BEST TICK REPELLENT AVAILABLE. I dilute 10-20 drops (weaker for the kids, stronger for DH and me) in an ounce of baby oil and rub on the skin. I have found very, very few ticks on us since I started. A 1-oz. bottle costs $10-20 but lasts two years. And better than DEET, it doesn't turn my kids' pores red and it doesn't sweat off.

One teaspoon to each quart of dogs drinking water will keep fleas from bothering your dog. I have done this with my dog, and wanted to share. My dog still drinks the water so that is not a problem. She's almost 13 and it has not hurt her.

Hi, I am new to this site but thought since I am here, being a woman and all, that I may as well put my two cents in as well. I had an outside dog when I moved into my new home and we have a bunch of neighborhood dogs that run free and are so infested they only have of their hair. Owners need to be taught a lesson... Anyway, I worked in a bar at the time and had the sweetest older gentlmen that came in regular and I was telling them my problem and one told me this trick that I have used since. I have 3 kids and don't like chemicals especially since one had ezcema. He told me to go buy a bag of cedar- cide, you can get this at some Walmarts or fertelizer stores. Get a couple of big buckets and fill them a third full with the cedarcide, then fill with water, and cover. Let sit for 24 hours, you can buy this made at some stores but it cost alot. After it sits strain all the water into a sprayer and spray everything, being natural I sprayed my yard, the inside of my house,my furniture, everything. Then sprinkle the chips around your house outside and I put a few in the closet and such. It got rid of my Fleas, my yard bugs, I had less mosquitos, no locust, etc. It was nice. Now I buy a bag every summer and keep my yard and house sprayed. You can get a bag for 8 bucks and I only use one bag per summer. I only have about three quarters of an acre, and a small 3 bedroom house. So more land more cedar.

Beleive it or not it works:

I just moved into my new house and there are mosquito's everywhere. I was told that If I sprayed my entryways and porch with Listerine mouth wash that the mosquitos would stay away. I figured what the heck and gave it a try. I probably had 50+ mosquitos in my entryway when I began to spray listerine. 30min later I had maybe 1 brave mosquito flying around. I now spray the entry and deck in the morning and evening and I dont have mosquitos in the house.

The best natural flea and roach killer and repellent I've found
is 20 Mule Borax! I've always had cats and dogs (raise Bull
Terriers) and have used this for 20 years in my homes in Florida
and now in the bayou in Louisiana (typical bug paradises!) When we
first moved to Florida our pets and home became quickly infested
and after trying every nasty chemical with only temporary results,
we read about Borax.Sprinkled it everywhere (NOT on pets!), then
vaccumed and swept.After that, only under counters,stoves, along
baseboards,behind furniture- it only takes a little at this point,
once they are gone, to keep them gone.I was amazed.Occasionally a
roach gets in and I direct hit with a 50-50 mix of Dr.Bonner's
peppermint soap and water.I keep my dogs away from dogs I don't
know- tried a dog park once and picked up some
hitch-hikers(fleas)

Hola. Any body cant tell me whath is "fabric softener sheet" in
spanish?Those mosquitos got me and my family
crazy...HELP.<<a_ayala18@hotmail.com>>