Insect Repellant

Bridex100 Posted: Jul 10, 2006 11:43 AM

Insect Repellant

I HATE mosquitos! (I don't think anyone likes them.)

Can you recommend effective insect repellants?

Do those electronic soundwave devices actually work?

Any mosquito free clothing?

XsoontobemarriedX Posted: Jul 10, 2006 03:11 PM

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DEEP WOODS OFF will protect you.

FDWedding07 Posted: Jul 10, 2006 03:14 PM

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I am allergic to them and have been in the hospital 3 times from bites. Off makes a mosquito lamp. This works great!! Also all sprays with deet in it. The higher the lever of deet the more it repels mosquitos. Just be careful with kids to much deet is not good.

Bridex100 Posted: Jul 10, 2006 03:43 PM

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Do they make smaller versions of this lamp? I want something to carry around with me.

I don't want mosquito bites to ruin my vacation!

NikkiC Posted: Jul 10, 2006 04:54 PM

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what about those 'citrus' candles? do those work? i've seen them before, but not sure as to how effective they are.

ILoveLichy Posted: Jul 11, 2006 12:00 PM

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I've tried the Citronella candles and they're not that great. I still get bitten plenty. The only thing that works for me is the DEET-containing sprays.

FDWedding07 Posted: Jul 11, 2006 12:22 PM

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Posted by Bridex100

Do they make smaller versions of this lamp? I want something to carry around with me.

I don't want mosquito bites to ruin my vacation!

I travel with mine. Its not big.

metmymatch Posted: Jul 11, 2006 03:47 PM

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my fi's friend's wife told me that OFF - the melon scented one - works really well and smells yummy.

NY55angel Posted: Jul 11, 2006 04:47 PM

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Off has a new repellent that contains PICARIDIN. Is is safer then DEET and doesn't smell. You can use it on children as young as 2 months old. It is not sticky, or slimy as other sprays and you can put this directly on to your skin (which is not recommended with DEET products) I use this on my daughter who has sensitive skin and it doesn't bother her at all. She is outside at summer camp all day every day for the past 2 weeks and has only had one or 2 bites (but I dont' know where they are from, they might be from later when she is at home and I forget to re-apply) Oh, that's the other thing, you can re-apply this, which is also not recommended with DEET products.

HTH

LaurenluvsTJ Posted: Jul 11, 2006 04:49 PM

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I don't know where you are going, but we bought Ultrathon insect repellant when we went to Costa Rica. It has 34% deet. I know DEET is not the most desirable product around, but I checked the CDC website before we bought it and this is what they recommened. There were mosquitoes galore in CR and we got very few bites.