http://www.simplykristen.com/natural-bug-repellents/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:19:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.simplykristen.com/natural-bug-repellents/comment-page-1/#comment-66 EllaJac Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:59:18 +0000 http://simplykristen.com/?p=268#comment-66 I read a few years back that catnip was better than the lemon-style herbs, so I grew patches of it here and there. Gardening was so hard, with mosquitoes landing on my ankles or wrists.. I took to grabbing a few leaves of catnip and scrubbing my skin with them, and I have to say it did the trick for me! Not very portable, though... :) I read a few years back that catnip was better than the lemon-style herbs, so I grew patches of it here and there. Gardening was so hard, with mosquitoes landing on my ankles or wrists.. I took to grabbing a few leaves of catnip and scrubbing my skin with them, and I have to say it did the trick for me! Not very portable, though…

]]> http://www.simplykristen.com/natural-bug-repellents/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Erik Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:11:12 +0000 http://simplykristen.com/?p=268#comment-56 In my experience Burt's Bee repellent does not work. Last year I was at the lake past dusk sitting near a light and there were many mosquitoes around. I had been covering myself with the Burt's Bee all evening but kept getting bites. Then I sprayed a massive amount on my right arm so that it was thick film standing on my arm. I watch as a mosquito landed on my arm and stuck its "sucker" through the thick visible film of Burt's Bee Repellent and got a meal. I think in the Northwest, at least, this stuff actually attracts mosquitoes. In my experience Burt’s Bee repellent does not work. Last year I was at the lake past dusk sitting near a light and there were many mosquitoes around. I had been covering myself with the Burt’s Bee all evening but kept getting bites. Then I sprayed a massive amount on my right arm so that it was thick film standing on my arm. I watch as a mosquito landed on my arm and stuck its “sucker” through the thick visible film of Burt’s Bee Repellent and got a meal. I think in the Northwest, at least, this stuff actually attracts mosquitoes.

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