Keep all your blood this summer with these mosquito tips
I am scratching my ankle as I write this. Mosquito season is in full swing where I live and around these parts mosquitoes carry the West Nile Virus which makes them not only annoying but dangerous. I don't like a lot of commercial sprays because I figure that if the stuff makes my eyes water, I don't need to look at the label to know that it's probably bad for my health. Here are a few natural ways to keep the bloodsuckers at bay.
- Standing water makes perfect breeding grounds for mosquitoes. Empty water from all buckets, kiddie pools, spare tires or whatever else you might have hanging around your yard.
- I've heard that eating garlic will repel mosquitoes and if you are looking for a stronger variation, you can rub garlic on your skin. Bananas on the other hand attracts them.
- Stay away from scented shampoos, deodorants and perfumes as these tend to attract pests.
- Planting herbs in your backyard may help too. Basil and rosemary tend to repel mosquitoes.
- Ingesting Thiamine in the form of a B-1 tablet is rumored to give the skin an odor indiscernible to humans but unpleasant to mosquitoes.
- Natural oils like citronella and tea tree oil are save enough to put directly on the skin to keep mosquitoes at bay.
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