Mosquito bites are the worst! Some scientists claim that it's possible to become immune to the itchy bites. Some people have also backed up that claim, saying they haven't had a bad bite in years.
Did you find yourself choking on gnats and mosquitoes this Memorial Day Weekend? I couldn't believe how bad the swarms were. Here's why it's so bad, and some tips on what to do.
The mosquitoes were pretty bad last weekend. We were at the cabin in Northern Minnesota, so it's pretty much always bad. Every trip up I pick up a can of family bug spray, usually with the less amount of DEET to apply to the kids. I usually get a higher concentrated DEET bug spray for the adults. We usually get quite a few bug bites anyway. This time we tried something all natural to see how
It’s been a very wet Spring and that means it’s going to be a mosquito laden Summer. There’s many things you can do to deter the little vermin, bug spray and citronella candles, but there’s something you can make that is inexpensive and will last two weeks at a time.
This year the mosquito were ridiculous! I know, I know, we had a late winter, more snow and that lead to a wet Spring. Mosquitoes hatch their babies in water, therefore we had an abundance of the little blood suckers. One family in Minnesota feels our pain and has come up with a great idea for those that aren't going to let the little pests keep us inside.
I've never liked the smell of mosquito repellent like Off or Skin-So-Soft. I never thought the Citronella candles worked very good and short of fumigating with a canister of insecticide fog like they use to do at the drive-in movie theaters, what's left to try? DIY Mosquito Trap!