tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889412391658819379.post8927500083634828025..comments2023-10-28T04:38:36.290-07:00Comments on Food for Founder: Tiny VampiresUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889412391658819379.post-65777800164274080192008-08-02T22:54:00.000-07:002008-08-02T22:54:00.000-07:00I started loading up on garlic last year when I re...I started loading up on garlic last year when I read about its potential health benefits (stimulates production of hydrogen sulfide), I eat at least four + cloves a day. I'm allergic to mosquito bites so I was hoping this would help but...I'm still a mosquito magnet. Maybe it works better for horses.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03146259402428090072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889412391658819379.post-43867913165547834302008-08-02T13:39:00.000-07:002008-08-02T13:39:00.000-07:00My only anecdotal success story versus mosquitoes ...My only anecdotal success story versus mosquitoes was via my husband.<BR/><BR/>When he was a (sullen goth) teenager, his class took a field trip to somewhere outdoorsy with a lot of mosquitoes. He prepared in advance by giving up sugar for a few days - and passing out Cokes to his classmates. He also ate a bunch of garlic beforehand. The mosquitoes ignored him in favor of the tastier classmates.<BR/><BR/>He based this on something I vaguely remember as "mosquitoes are attracted to the sugar in your blood," but as this is a third-hand 15 year old story I cannot vouch for the lack of sugar being more effective than the garlic was.<BR/><BR/>Mainly I like this story because it illustrates how devious my husband can be :)Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889412391658819379.post-51451198612724124172008-08-02T13:19:00.000-07:002008-08-02T13:19:00.000-07:00I've heard people get by really well with geranium...I've heard people get by really well with geranium or thyme oil mixed with a little apple cider vinegar and water as a spray. But yes, you hear that things either work extremely well or not at all. I'm really sensitive about bug spray, so I use a lemon thyme and eucalyptus spray for myself, and it works pretty well. Good luck with the garlic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com