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starphire

No bites!

Jun 27, 2006 00:32

This evening, I spent a full half hour just sitting quietly with baby S in the backyard ( Read more... )

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moominmolly June 27 2006, 04:36:37 UTC

!yay!

nacht_musik June 27 2006, 05:15:44 UTC

It's kind of literally a NIMBY approach to things, but I suppose that's probably kinder than mass genocide. :-)

starphire June 27 2006, 05:34:38 UTC

What if I pretended I just accidentally spilled a bunch of garlic juice in the yard? Can I help it if they can't deal with the smell?

I wonder if this will become popular enough that we'll have to worry about garlic-resistant mosquitoes someday?

laura47 June 27 2006, 09:30:20 UTC

getting some of that around our campsite at firefly sounds awesome.

starphire June 28 2006, 00:09:07 UTC

Sure! I'm taking a DIY approach to this, but it's very easy to apply.

jered June 27 2006, 10:09:51 UTC

Hm... what's special about the garlic? Do mosquitoes dislike garlic and garlic-eaters in general? If so, I'll have to bring a whole lot of garlic to Firefly to cook and eat...

starphire June 27 2006, 11:57:00 UTC

Apparently it's a sulfurous molecule in the garlic, part of what gives it its distinctive smell.
I imagine that if it's exuded from the skin that it might also have some repellent effect, but I don't really know. The juice I bought is made from a special strain of garlic that's supposed to be especially rich in that particular molecule. It smells a little different than the garlic I use for cooking, but that might just be because it's not fresh.

tisana June 27 2006, 14:51:58 UTC

I have heard that eating more garlic will help you for a few days with mosquitoes--stronger smells in our foods are detectable in our body odor, which is something mosquitoes react to. Garlic, in particular, is something that sticks around...at least with breath.

I've noticed people from other cultures (with significantly different spices and flavors) have a body odor that has nothing to do with cleanliness, and I'm told that to many Asians, Westerners smell like spoiled milk, because they don't have as much dairy in their diets.

So hey, I love garlic, I have no problem eating lots of it right before camping... :)

michigansundog June 28 2006, 03:31:31 UTC

I always eat a clove of raw garlic when I go camping. It is a bit of a shock to the mouth, but when followed by a cookie, quite palatable.

We shall see if the Firefly strain of pests hate garlic.

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water_childe June 27 2006, 13:28:27 UTC

Burts Bee's makes an insect repellent that work pretty well.

starphire June 28 2006, 00:03:17 UTC

Hmm, is it safe for infants?