Mossies

The best way of getting rid of mosquitoes is Listerine, the original medicinal type. The Pound shop-type works well. I was at a deck party awhile back in Spain and the bugs were having a ball biting everyone. A man at the party sprayed the lawn and deck floor with Listerine, and the little demons disappeared. The next year I filled a 4-ounce spray bottle and used it around my seat whenever I saw mosquitoes. It worked at a picnic where we sprayed the area around the food table, the children's swing area, and the standing water nearby. During the summer, I don't leave home without it.
Hope this is of help

[reesy1959]

Oh must remember that one Womble. Little gits!!

Mary

[gaylemcvey]

i thought the lemon spray you get out there keeps them away

[cockneyjambo]

Another tip! We take garlic tabs about 4 weeks before we go, seems to do the trick

[sanjo]

Hi Womble
Do you mean Listerine as in "mouth wash" as I always take some away with us anyway as we use it all the time?
Mossies dont bother me much but they seem to like my hubbys skinny ankles and shins

Sandra

[JT]

Get a large glass and fill with vodka and leave about an inch at the top to which you top up with tonic.

Never get bit with this medicine and I believe it is the quinine in the tonic the don't like

[lfc pete]

nice one admin does bacardi & coke work the same

[RON STEWART]

In scotland we get midgies, they are worse than mossies.I spray myself with OLD SPICE after shave and have never been bitten
RON

[wa66yne]

OLD SPICE RON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im sorry but i think i would rather be bitten........................

wayne

UCK RON
Who uses that stuff.............went out with the Ark
still if it works for you good.........

[blondie]

Well, I am a mozzie (amd midgie) magnet - I get very badly bitten even when no-one else around me does. In fact, I've still got the scars on my legs (and eyebrow) from where I got badly bitten in Spain and the bites became infected. I must admit I was a bit wary about being bitten when we visited Turkey (Icmeler) for the first time last October - but I was fine. I got one bite on my shoulder (I think it was while we were waiting at the airport for our transfer to the resort), but one of the stallholders at the canal saw it and sprayed it with the lemon stuff for me. I never had another bite all holiday - and that one went away in no time.

[jivebunnie0]

OMG .....Old spice and Brut - enough to give you a headache!

[reesy1959]

I didnt even know they still made OLD SPICE

I remember my Brother (many years ago) using that.

Mary

[Sue]

I put a few drops of lemon grass in my suntan lotion and my after sun and give it a good shake, this is really good and never get bitten

[geovil]

Had forgotten about Old Spice until the other day when a middle aged couple got in my taxi I think it was the feller who had it on,:evil: sorry had to open the window I was going to ask them to get out but I am too polite.
Geovil

[swc24]

John

Its drinking the V&T that helps after so many it numbs yor skin and you dont feel them bitting

Steve

PS other alcoholic drinks have the same effect

[mickd]

old spice yuc i,d rather get bitten