Comments on: 5 Homemade Chemical Free Bug Repellents That Work

By: bitten.. « Green Your Intentions

bitten.. « Green Your Intentions — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:07:41 +0000

[...] this short but sweet list of easy, good for you, bug spray alternatives, check them [...]

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:51:59 +0000

Does anyone have any good natural remedies I can make myself to spray in my yard to get rid of the mosquitos?

By: agobiosolution

agobiosolution — Mon, 03 May 2010 03:25:10 +0000

Thank you. A very informative blog. I’m from Malaysia and promoting natuaral farming here to make this world a better place to live. I’m following all the blog like yours to get ideas. My blog agrobiosolution just tells about Malaysian plants that repels insect

By: Green Gertie

Green Gertie — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:26:53 +0000

Mommy Meeshie, there has been some correspondence in the UK papers about how to avoid mosquito bites, and one tip offered was to eat yeast extract products, like Vegemite (Australian) or Marmite (similar UK product) because mosquitos don’t like the taste! OK for use by vegetarians. I haven’t tried this myself, but offer the tip in case it’s useful. Lots of people use citronella too, which isn’t bad as long as you don’t mind smelling like a lemon.

By: Mommy Meeshy

Mommy Meeshy — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:43:15 +0000

Thank you so much for the “green” tips. My son has come home everyday this week with more and more mosquito bites from preschool. Apparently their playground is a nesting ground…. fun stuff here in Florida. I will try to rub some lavender lotion all over him before he goes to school in the mornings to see if that helps. If not, then I will try the pure stuff. Thanks again for all the great tips. Love your website!!! I’ve just discovered you about an hour ago and have already told all my friends.

By: Karen Szymanski

Karen Szymanski — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:40:03 +0000

Deet is toxic and should never be used on children or pregnant women. The stuff makes me scary sick with heart palpitations and nausea. I tried Flowers of Sulfer to keep the chiggers and ticks off me while I picked wild blackberries, and it worked just as well as the deet. I still got bit but not as bad. Flowers of Sulfer can be found at health food stores and it smells like firecrackers. The smell does linger on clothes for a couple of washings. I would love more recipes that work for other bugs.

By: kathie l

kathie l — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:56:16 +0000

Hey, Guys, I heard last night that to put bounce fabric sofener sheets out around the area that people are setting and the mosquitos won’t bite.
I’m going to try it tonight.