Mosquito stories

[masseyfarm]

Some research shows that mosquitoes don't like those who consume Vitamin B products. I specifically find B3 NIACIN of benifit. You will have to do your own research on this.

"Supplement with one vitamin B-1 tablet a day from April through October. Add 100 mg of B-1 to a B-100 Complex daily during the mosquito season."

The Buzz On Avoiding Mosquitoes

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http://www.mosquito-patch.com/
they use vitamin B-1 or niacin as the active ingredient. i also take B-complex vitamins and just that reduces the amount of bites i get. i saw the patches at a local sporting goods store and figured they were a gimmick so i bought a couple and used myself as a guinea pig and they really do work just as well as deep-woods with deet. another bonus is they are fine to use with kids, you just have to make sure to put the patch between their shoulder blades where they can't reach to pull them off.
i am a fishing guide in British Columbia and having bug repellent on your hands will repel fish as well so they are a great option for clients too. i also spend time in northern BC where mosquito's have been known to carry away small children and they worked up there too.
another good one is to give someone that you don't like too much a pale yellow t-shirt. for some reason bugs are attracted to the color and will attack that person."


Dave

[dkottum]

They also swarm those roasting meat on the BBQ, blood thirsty little devils.

A good preventive measure is to buy one of those bug zappers and give it to your neighbor. Then all the mosquitos will be attracted to his yard.

doug k

[Minno]

OOPS, you're right, it's the loon as the "official" state bird of MN. I'm not native but I have lived here 32 years, so you'd think I'd remember....... and they don't eat mosquitos, they eat fish. The loons, I mean. The mosquitos eat me.

Kay

[markdoane]

Minno, you're not originally from Ohio, are you?

[Minno]

No, Michigan. Grand Haven and Spring Lake (where Nature smiles for 7 miles).

Kay

[markdoane]

Just asking because the Cardinal is the State Bird of Ohio.

[CanoeStream]

Light bulb zappers sound like they're working oh so great, but mosquitoes really aren't drawn to them. One solution is to use LP powered mosquito traps. Using a combination of CO2, heat & scent attractant, they're a backyard black hole in the mosquito event horizon.

Mosquito Trap Review

I haven't run across a lot of people who use one of these. My one experience was several evenings of patio campfires in a buggy residential area north of Anchorage, AK. It was amazingly free of the little buggers. I'd think that the trap running for a fair while (days?) really helps. Skeeters tend not to migrate long distances during their lifetime -- I've heard figures like a tenth or a quarter mile maximum. This option is worth mentioning. I haven't looked into these for traveling because they are bulky, expensive and my experience hasn't suggested I'd use it very often. We sure have gotten used to managing skeets well enough in other ways.

[pmclemore]

We just got back from a trip to the UP and back around. Good news was that there were no black flies.

Bad news is that we think the mosquitoes sucked 'em all dry before they got around to us.

Pat