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    Posted On: 25-Apr-2003
    From: "Bob & Judi Currie" [rccurrie.....ca]
    Subject: [roatan] West Nile or malariamosquito info


    We have west nile coming into canada so ...here's some Canadian info

    FYI - Mosquitoes

    Maybe some of these suggestions will help this summer. . . . . . . . .

    Use Bounce Fabric Softener Sheets...Best thing ever used in
    Louisiana..just
    wipe on & go...Great for Babies

    Bob, a fisherman, takes one vitamin B-1 tablet a day April through
    October .
    He said it works. He was right. Hasn't had a mosquito bite in 33 years.
    Try
    it. Every one he has talked into trying it works on them. Vitimin B-1
    (Thiamine Hydrochloride 100 mg.)

    If you eat bananas, the mosquitos like you, - something about the banana
    oil
    as your body processes it. Stop eating bananas for the summer and the
    mosquitos will be much less interested.

    This is going to floor you, but one of the best insect repellents
    someone
    found (who is in the woods every day), is Vick's Vaporub.

    Plant marigolds around the yard, the flowers give off a smell that bugs
    do
    not like, so plant some in the garden also to help ward off bugs without

    using insecticides.

    "Tough guy" Marines who spend a great deal of time "camping out" say
    that the
    very best mosquito repellant you can use is Avon Skin-So-Soft bath oil
    mixed
    about half and half with alcohol.

    One of the best natural insect repellants that I've discovered is made
    from
    the clear real vanilla. This is the pure Vanilla that is sold in Mexico.
    It
    works great for mosquitoes and ticks, don't know about other insects.

    When all else fails--get a frog



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