Pest Control Without the Toxic Chemicals
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» phoehne - Re: Re: Nice to have alternatives
In response to Re: Nice to have alternatives posted by humorous_sage:Let me know how the yellow shirt woks, Hank. I'll have to remember to wear more yellow myself when I am out and about.
Deb, glad to be of help. Some are certainly easy enough for anyone to use.
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» humorous_sage - Re: Re: Re: Nice to have alternatives
In response to Re: Re: Nice to have alternatives posted by phoehne:Out and about? That sounds Canadian. Or is it Oot and aboot?
Hank
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» phoehne - Re: Re: Re: Re: Nice to have alternatives
In response to Re: Re: Re: Nice to have alternatives posted by humorous_sage:Hmmm? I guess Wisconsin could be considered South Canada. At least we share a lake in common.
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» humorous_sage - Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Nice to have alternatives
In response to Re: Re: Re: Re: Nice to have alternatives posted by phoehne:Ah. Another close neighbor. We Minnesotans, however, have more of a Scandanavian accent and eat lutefisk with our cheese.
Hank
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» Fort_Spunky - Nice to have alternatives
Hi Peggy,Thanks for the good suggestions.
I have another one for after the skeeter has bitten. We discovered it by accident when I got a bite in the car (they love me. Lucky me!). It was itching like crazy and there was nothing around except some hand sanitizer gel to put on it. It really stopped the itching. So now that's our main use for the gel.
Linda
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» phoehne - Re: Nice to have alternatives
In response to Nice to have alternatives posted by Fort_Spunky:Linda,
Thanks for the useful addition to bug bite remedies. I've tried many strange things when there was nothing else available. I understand if you are out in the woods or on the river that mud works.
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» humorous_sage - Mud Works?
In response to Re: Nice to have alternatives posted by phoehne:If mud works, I have it made. I really love a good mud bath now and then.
Hank
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» phoehne - Re: Mud Works?
In response to Mud Works? posted by humorous_sage:I know mud works on bee stings. When I was little I walked into a bee nest and had many stings on my feet as well as other places. My mom made me walk into a mud puddle left from rain the night before. The mud coating helped relive the stinging until she could get other remedies ready.
I also seem to recall using mud when we were out swimming in the creek and got really bad bug bites. We used it on nettle stings, too. It is a temporary fix, but it works until you can get back to the house.
If it will keep a child from scratching until they bleed it is a good fix.
-- posted by phoehne
» humorous_sage - Re: Re: Mud Works?
In response to Re: Mud Works? posted by phoehne:It sounds like mud works like a bread and milk poultice. Those poultices were great for boils and such.
Hank
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» Tina_Coruth - Great remedies!
Thank you, Peggy. These are wonderful alternatives to products such as deet.-- posted by Tina_Coruth
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