whats a good natural way to keep the bugs away?
thanks in advance,
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whats a good natural way to keep the bugs away?
thanks in advance,
What sort of bugs? Bed bugs, flour mites or coughs, colds and viruses?:innocent:
Distance can help minimize the problem. :innocent:
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As Winnie asked - what type and where (house, camp, etc)
Of course, I am for hire and though have been accused of not being civilized, I'm pretty sure I'm natural.
With all that red fur, I figure you may have a few fleas and mites of your own....... :innocent:Quote:
Originally Posted by crashdive123
The red glow is just an extension of the warmth of my personality - or was it from too much time on submarines? Either way I pretty sure it's natural.
Hmmmmmmm. Wonder what the members think. We haven't had a poll here in a while....... :innocent:Quote:
Originally Posted by crashdive123
You're secretly dyeing your hair with Henna (that's all natural) aren't you Crash, go on admit it:innocent:
My granddad always ate a bunch of garlic before going out in the forest. Said it kept away the mosquitoes. I'm not sure if it actually worked or the guy just liked eating garlic. What I do know is that I sure as hell didn't want to be around all that garlic.
eat garlic. It keeps away blood suckers. :smash:
I went for a haircut the other day (same barber for 20 years) and told him just to cut the gray hairs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Winnie
He said.....
So, you want me to shave your head?
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Originally Posted by finallyME
Like one particular Super Moderator who's on-line in "stealth mode" this very second? :innocent:
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Originally Posted by crashdive123
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:d...BWarehouse.jpg Only sayin........ Crash, maybe you can try it and do a Q.C. review. Not that it'll help me, but for all the others here.......:innocent:
Some people around here "decorate" their homes with the osage orange (yea,that brain looking blob in the other thread) and swear by it's ability to repel insects,they call it a spider ball here.
Nah - sometimes the "experienced" look comes in handy. I doubt that I will ever color my hair - not that there's anything wrong with it - just not for me.
I feel the same about gaining weight. It shows experience. :innocent:Quote:
Originally Posted by crashdive123
i've heard a Sassafras leaf rolled up behind your ear will keep away skeeters
i'll try it out whenever i find a Sassafras tree
anyone try bounce fabric softener sheets ?
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Originally Posted by Canadian-guerilla
Hell Yeah! :innocent:
Wild ramps, leeks, onion, garlic will kepp em off if you rub the leaves on yourself, but they will keep most everything else away as well.
Osage Orange (hedge) seems to actually work pretty well, problem that around here SE WI, there aren't many around.Quote:
Originally Posted by nell67
Used to bring them back while hunting in Missouri, my hunting buddy and his family swore by them.
There were also big on Sassafras tea, pretty good too, but heard later that they contain carcinogens. (Figured this would be one of the last things I would worry about)
We actually dug up a bunch of small trees w/root balls and replanted them at the cabin in SW WI.
Didn't grow though.
Anyway, also tried V-B complex tabs, seemed to help also.
So mostly use- Off w/deet............head nets, light clothes, and (this is the best part) check REAL close for tic's.
tics and mosquitoes are what im worried about most.
thanks for the ideas.
Tie a fresh green spruce branch to your head.Then tuck two smaller pieces in your socks. sure it looks funny but it works.
smoke, smoke and more smoke.
the essential oils of a lot of plants can help as well. eucalyptus, cinnamon, citronella, rosemary, cedar, clove, probably redwood, and probably quite a lot of others.
I always wondered what the heck essential oil were?Quote:
Originally Posted by canid
Always see it advertised on soaps, shampoos, etc
Is it essential these plants have it?
The other one I always wondered about was "Shay butter"
What the heck is a "shay"?
BTW it seems the longer you are out in the bush, cooking by fire, not really bathing real regular, that the bugs seem to not bother you as much, or maybe you just get use to it?
I know that aftershave will attract gnats and such, saw them on a turkey hunting buddy, had to wear his head net just for the bugs........tried to tell him, "lay off the foo foo juice", but nooooooo.....
essential oils are volatile aromatic oils extracted or distilled from plants.
shea butter is a solid plant fat extract from the seeds of a tree.
you read my mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by canid
i use smoke and clove oil. ive heard catnip oil is better then deet. ive also heard gobs of vitamin b complex works awesome. my mom was camping and the mosquitoes were so bad that she couldnt keep from breathing them in even as she was standing in the smoke when a ranger walks up without a bug on him and tells her to try lots of vitamin b complex. im not sure there is a way to keep away the ticks though.
deet usually fails me. when all else fails, there's always permethrin.
never thought to try b complex. i know it keeps aways the shakes though.
Might be a dumb question but what is clove oil and where do you get it?
do you have those stores that sell strange produce and smell like incense? the kind where half the customers have dreadlocks and hemp clothes?
Nope......Not in these partsQuote:
Originally Posted by canid
Yeah but we call it the Bhaarat Grocery. They play funny dang music, too.
Any pharmacy will carry it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_of_cloves
you can also make your own from whole cloves via steam distillation.
if you use it, be sure to wash it off of your hands. ingested in significant levels, or chronically it can be toxic, causing respiratory distress and liver failure.
used carefully, it's pretty safe.
I knew those folks were up to no good. That blue dot on their forehead was a dead give away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Canid
but its used to flavor foods if its pure.Quote:
Originally Posted by canid
So how do you apply it? Full strength or watered down?
only in extremely small amounts [<1500 p.p.m (Bruneton, J 1995)]
a little bit goes a looooong way.
camp: apply it via dropper to an article of clothing. it's pungent.
Thanks Canid!
its a good idea to dilute it in another oil like olive oil. its very potent. they are strong smelling (smells like clove if its clove oil) and carry medical properties of the plant but some also carry toxicities usually mild, like lemon oil is photosensitive and will irritate your skin if exposed to light.Quote:
Originally Posted by Camp10
that's a new one to me, and good to know. thanks.