Articles for tag: Deer Ticks, Eucalyptus, Mosquito Repellent, Natural Insect Repellent

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Product Review: Repel® Lemon Eucalyptus Mosquito Repellent

The Product The familiar company, Repel, now makes a plant-based mosquito repellent called Repel® Lemon Eucalyptus Mosquito Repellent. The manufacturer claims that the oil of lemon eucalyptus effectively repels not only mosquitoes, but deer ticks and no-see-ums as well, for up to six hours. The Test Everyone where I live is commenting on how bad ...

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Mosquito Repellent Alternatives

The arrival of warm weather is an exciting time for most people, but warm weather also brings mosquitoes. Mosquitoes can be quite annoying, but not only can their bites causes minor discomfort and itching, but they can carry dangerous diseases like malaria, West Nile Virus and some others. According to the Center for Disease Control, ...

Lemon Eucalyptus Oil: The All-Natural Mosquito Repellent

Having grown up in the south, I am more than familiar with the itching misery that mosquito bites can cause. However, as annoying as mosquitoes are, they are much more than just a nuisance. They are also responsible for spreading diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, and the West Nile Virus. According to the American ...

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Mosquito Control: How to Avoid and Repel Mosquitoes Naturally

Even before the West Nile virus, people disliked mosquitoes. They are an unpleasant nuisance and can ruin an enjoyable summer evening. The best defense against mosquitoes is to avoid being bit. Understanding what attracts mosquitoes is as important as understanding what repels them. Mosquitoes like: humidity such as perspiration, moist plants, and puddles. dark clothes ...

Homemade Mosquito Repellent

It seems like Mother Nature’s always out to get me. I’m fair-skinned, so I burn easily in the sun. Hay fever wreaks havoc on my eyes and nose. And mosquitoes just love my blood. While I don’t mind using commercial sunscreens or taking over-the-counter allergy medications, there’s something about mosquito repellents like DEET that makes ...

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7 Plants that Naturally Repel Mosquitoes

I live in mosquito country. Seriously. These blood sucking, disease-carrying creatures get bigger than some sub compact cars in my region. Every summer I battle them, spray chemicals on myself, my kids, give my animals chemicals to protect them from heartworm disease, which is carried by these skeeters, and have tried every bug zapper and ...

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8 Ways to Keep Mosquitoes Away Naturally

Mosquitoes transmit diseases to an estimated 600 million people annually worldwide, of which millions that are infected will result in death. The mosquito borne diseases are the viral disease yellow fever, dengue fever, and they are transmitted mostly by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito. Malaria is carried by the genus Anopheles mosquito. During summer and with ...

OFF! Clip on Insect Repellent Review

As a member of BzzAgent, I often get free items to try out, and then tell others about them. This is word of mouth advertising, and I recently received OFF! Clip On Mosquito Repellent. The unit consists of a blue plastic case, about 4 inches long, which holds two AA batteries (included in the starter ...

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Product Review: ThermaCELL Patio Lantern

ThermaCELL has created a unique line of self contained mosquito and bug repellant devices that uses a butane heated pad to release a common repellant that works exceptionally well at stopping mosquitoes from bothering you. Ease of Use/Performance: 23/25 Convenience/Storage 24/25 Appearance/Design 22/25 How much I enjoy 21/25 Total: 90/100 I live in Minnesota and ...