Comments on: Natural Mosquito Repellent http://lifeonthebalcony.com/natural-mosquito-repellent/ Gardening Tips for Apartment and Condo Dwellers Mon, 21 May 2012 20:47:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fern http://lifeonthebalcony.com/natural-mosquito-repellent/comment-page-1/#comment-1929 Fern Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:29:37 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=123#comment-1929 Vesna -- I find the smell of tea tree oil to be too strong to use it on my body. Vesna — I find the smell of tea tree oil to be too strong to use it on my body.

]]> By: Vesna http://lifeonthebalcony.com/natural-mosquito-repellent/comment-page-1/#comment-1924 Vesna Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:45:21 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=123#comment-1924 The best mosquito repellent I have tried is tea tree oil! Also very effective for the bites. It takes the itchiness away almost instantly. The best mosquito repellent I have tried is tea tree oil! Also very effective for the bites. It takes the itchiness away almost instantly.

]]> By: Pajero http://lifeonthebalcony.com/natural-mosquito-repellent/comment-page-1/#comment-517 Pajero Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:00:34 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=123#comment-517 @kris - That's interesting but I guess your summers are much hotter than here? We're lucky to see many days as high as 30 degrees C / 86 F. I'd have to travel to mid-France to see mosquitos. Not that I'd go to France to see mosquitos! @kris – That’s interesting but I guess your summers are much hotter than here? We’re lucky to see many days as high as 30 degrees C / 86 F. I’d have to travel to mid-France to see mosquitos. Not that I’d go to France to see mosquitos!

]]> By: Fern http://lifeonthebalcony.com/natural-mosquito-repellent/comment-page-1/#comment-513 Fern Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:36:56 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=123#comment-513 Kris -- Darn! I was hoping there was something worthwhile about cold weather. :-P Kris — Darn! I was hoping there was something worthwhile about cold weather. :-P

]]> By: kris http://lifeonthebalcony.com/natural-mosquito-repellent/comment-page-1/#comment-511 kris Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:45:38 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=123#comment-511 @pajero&fern- i live in yellowknife nwt, which gets MUCH colder than anywhere in GB, and mosquitoes here get pretty bad in the summer. @pajero&fern- i live in yellowknife nwt, which gets MUCH colder than anywhere in GB, and mosquitoes here get pretty bad in the summer.

]]> By: Fern http://lifeonthebalcony.com/natural-mosquito-repellent/comment-page-1/#comment-510 Fern Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:28:34 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=123#comment-510 Pajero -- Thanks for visiting. Glad to know there is an upside to cold weather! Pajero — Thanks for visiting. Glad to know there is an upside to cold weather!

]]> By: Pajero http://lifeonthebalcony.com/natural-mosquito-repellent/comment-page-1/#comment-509 Pajero Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:12:46 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=123#comment-509 Interesting to know. I'll try that next time I go somewhere hot enough to have mosquitos (too cold in England). Interesting to know. I’ll try that next time I go somewhere hot enough to have mosquitos (too cold in England).

]]> By: Fern http://lifeonthebalcony.com/natural-mosquito-repellent/comment-page-1/#comment-507 Fern Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:57:03 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=123#comment-507 Jon -- The California Department of Food and Agriculture has several active programs that are targeted at controlling invasive or otherwise problematic pests and plants. You can check out their website <a href="http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/PHPPS/index.html" rel="nofollow">here.</a> For example, 10-15 or so years back, you may remember the state aggressively spraying for fruit flies to the point where they advised people to stay inside during the times when they were spraying. Jon — The California Department of Food and Agriculture has several active programs that are targeted at controlling invasive or otherwise problematic pests and plants. You can check out their website here. For example, 10-15 or so years back, you may remember the state aggressively spraying for fruit flies to the point where they advised people to stay inside during the times when they were spraying.

]]> By: jon http://lifeonthebalcony.com/natural-mosquito-repellent/comment-page-1/#comment-505 jon Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:25:09 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=123#comment-505 you said "and the state sprays insecticide a lot because we have such a huge agricultural economy" I live in CA, too. I'm not at alll familiar with the state spraying "a lot" and was wondering if might provide a citation for this claim. I'm not say you're wrong or right, I just thought I was pretty informed and had no idea how much spraying was actually going on. Thanks! you said “and the state sprays insecticide a lot because we have such a huge agricultural economy”

I live in CA, too. I’m not at alll familiar with the state spraying “a lot” and was wondering if might provide a citation for this claim.

I’m not say you’re wrong or right, I just thought I was pretty informed and had no idea how much spraying was actually going on.

Thanks!

]]> By: DragonOak http://lifeonthebalcony.com/natural-mosquito-repellent/comment-page-1/#comment-395 DragonOak Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:51:16 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=123#comment-395 Good to know!!! The wet summer here in Missouri and the mosquito population has been horrid. Good to know!!! The wet summer here in Missouri and the mosquito population has been horrid.

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