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rhuenz @rhuenz (10680) 22 Sep 20

At home mosquitoes are around, Day and night you can see them Maybe because our backside is a vacant lot and many trees are there,falling leaves when it get wet, mosquitoes will stay into it i guess. So,we have to used this Good...

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does your dog hate these smells?

hereandthere @hereandthere (45628) • Philippines 22 Dec 17

i need a cheap and simple dog repellant to make our dog avoid a certain area. from the articles i browsed online, dogs don't like the following scents: citrus (like orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit) chili powder or black...

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The truth surely stings

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169474) • United States 29 Apr 17

I saw this remedy to repel mosquitoes in an article on the website:www.lifeaspire.com The formula is copied for you: Here's what you'll need: [b]- 30 drops of lemon-eucalyptus essential oil blend - 1 teaspoon...

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Here's Some Natural Mosquito Repellents And Info On DEET

celticeagle @celticeagle (189833) • Boise, Idaho 24 Feb 17

I'm finding that DEET, or diethy-meta-toluamide, is something to be aware of. It is the most popular ingredient in many commercial mosquito repellent products. I have posted here about it before. It used to be so easy to just go...

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Any Idea to Fight Mosquitoes?

Anna @LadyDuck (502464) • Italy 28 Jun 16

Here we are, the temperature is finally up and the mosquitoes are active, day and night. Inside the house, I plug the electric repellents and we have no problems. When I work in the garden is another matter. I apply mosquito...

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My favorite fragrance.

celticeagle @celticeagle (189833) • Boise, Idaho 19 Feb 16

I love lavender. In reading my emails today I found an article about studies that have been done and what they are finding true about lavender. As well as it being a tick deterrent studies in South Africa find that the effects...

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Mosquitoes everywhere.

amnabas @amnabas (14877) • Karachi, Pakistan 9 Nov 15

Well its 10:45 pm here and my kids are off to bed.But i am so worried about as mosquitoes are all around here popping in the ears.My younger one and me are always the victims of these mosquitoes.We need to put that mosquito...

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West Nile Virus and too many mosquitoes in the USA

sherrybelle @sherrybelle (707) • United States 15 Aug 12

Dallas County officials have declared a state of emergency after the West Nile virus infected at least 190 people, killing 10, as the nation’s worst outbreak hits Texas. I had no idea people could die from mosquito bites. The...

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Mosquitos

Arion37 @Arion37 (13) • United States 2 Jul 12

I have a serious mosquito problem in my home.I've tried rubbing alcohol and some bug repellents but nothing is working.Any Suggestions?

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Pandan Leaves versus Lizards and Geckoes

wittynet @wittynet (4421) • Philippines 17 Jan 12

I am aware that pandan leaves are good in repelling cockroaches. My initial plan was to get rid of those cockroaches in our house but they have vanished! My mother told me that it's because of the lizards and geckoes in our house....

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The annoying sound of mosquitoes, oh God plz help find a solution...

dante_off @dante_off (607) • India 9 Nov 10

I just discovered the fact that how much I hate the buzzing sound of mosquitoes near ears. Its so annoying, everytime you do some work the mosquitoes will hover near your ear making a gunnnnnuunnnuuunnn sound and I feel very...

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Is there such things as snake repellent?

JaeFever @JaeFever (10) • United States 3 Nov 10

This afternoon, I took my dog (a little maltese) out to do her business. And since she has been stuck in the house all day, she was running around all crazy outside. When she ran near our bushes of flowers and little shrubbery,...

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Wonderful, totally SAFE mosquito repellent

Professor2010 @Professor2010 (20156) • India 25 Oct 10

Friends, malaria and Dengue are on a steep rise. We all must be using liquid or the old blue tablet type of mosquito repellents sold under various names. All of them contain the same poison. But despite...

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Do you use any products in your closet to repel moths

venshida @venshida (4836) • United States 14 Oct 09

I remember my mom using moth balls in her closet to repel moths. I hate the scent of moth

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Ways to repel/keep away cockroaches?

gcorp09 @gcorp09 (940) • Singapore 7 Jul 09

I just saw a topic about cockroaches a few hours ago. I went on to comment about the topic. Later over dinner, I was talking to my husband when we brought up the issue of cockroaches again. He then told me to buy lots of pandan...

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How do you deal with mosquitoes?

maximax8 @maximax8 (31042) • United Kingdom 7 Jan 09

I went to St Lucia and my poor legs got covered in mosquito bites. So I bought some very strong insect repellent. In Kenya I took anti malaria pills and slept under a mosquito net. The side affects were terrible so I stopped...

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Killing mosquitoes

sreejithsreenivas @sreejithsreenivas (10200) • India 28 Dec 08

Which is the safest method to kill mosquitoes.If we use coil or repellent,it creates lot of health problem.Is there any safest method to kill them.

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Tired of the Environment

snuphi @snuphi (26) • United States 13 Dec 08

I am getting so sick of having "the environment" shoved down my throat every time I turn around. Now before I go on, you should know that I love the great outdoors and am in total agreement that we should be responsible with this...

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Do you have any cure for sandflies?

bigfatboy @bigfatboy (54) • Singapore 24 Oct 08

I went for an outing trip and came back with a few bites, which my friends told me that it was sandflies. I find them very itchy and irritating. They also produce a similar effect to mosquito bites. There is also a myth about...

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Bill Clinton's cracker comment explained by a Floridian

spalladino @spalladino (17891) • United States 30 Sep 08

Since the majority of you folks don't live in Florida, you can't know what the term "Cracker" means down here. Unfortunately, from the responses to the discussion below about Clinton's remark, many in this country have probably...

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