My enjoyment of the outdoors these hot, muggy summer nights is greatly tempered by the throngs of winged death monsters congregated outside. They lurk in bushes, grass, shadows, and seem to materialize out of the air around me, ready to consume my tasty Vietnamese flesh. I must douse myself in Off! Skintastic or risk getting devoured, even if I am to go outside for a mere minute or two. To make matters worse, I appear to be particularly sensitive; within seconds, the bites on my skin turn into angry red welts, rivaling the vermilion shade of wrathful supernovas.
Even the inside of the house where I am currently staying does not appear to be safe from these foul creatures. I don’t want to coat myself in toxic chemical residue every time I leave the house, but I also wish to be rid of this constant torment. Anybody have any effective home remedies or other suggestions for a suffering blogger? I’ll eat nothing but pickles and okra (blecch) for a week straight if it means I am no longer a delicious and cheap buffet line for every mosquito within 1 mile radius of Lawrence.
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Mossies hate lavender, plant lavender outdoors near back door and our door furniture, where you sit. hang lavendar up in main doorways upside down in bunches. So a few drops lavender oil in water in a burner with slow candle underneath also works. I too have nasty allergic, itchy reaction. Put your own spit on the welts….helps to reduce itching and swelling. there are other things mossies hate, but I like lavendar so I find this the best solution. But I don’t sit outdoors much as the poolens (except for lavender) iritate my asthma. Flies also hate lavender….
Try it…
Thanks for the advice! Now, off to knit myself a suit of armor made entirely of lavender…
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