Mosquitoes!!!

Ok, so we've had our cool down, are enjoying the breeze through the windows, and can enjoy being outside again....Or can we? Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful for this weather, VERY much so, but the mosquitoes are rampant!!! This hardly seems fair! Even in bug spray, the kids and I are all chased inside!! This hardly seems fair, after being cooped up in our homes forever due to the crazy heat! And the strange thing is, it's been fairly breezey the last three days, which usually keeps the mosquitoes at bay. What on earth?!

Are any of you experiencing the invasion of the mosquitoes in your areas? And if your repellent is working, what kind is it? Ours obviously isn't! I've used Avon Skin So Soft and Cutter---so far neither of those are doing the trick. My son leaves for band camp on Sunday and I want to make sure he has something that works!!

When my boys were little, we called them "Skeeter Eaters" because that is what they did...... I have used 'OFF! Skintastic'. I sent it to camp with my boys when they were still home...I have also used Avon's SSS and it works pretty good......I wouldn't recommend this, but when I went through my chemo, they would land on my skin...."smell/taste" the chemo and fly off....I was the ONLY one in the family not getting ate up from them.....haha.....Now last night, while talking to a friend on the phone while sitting on the deck, I got ate up and now I am all itchy.....

Yes,I've been getting tons on my legs this summer.So darn itchy.

Good tip!

I''l use those those advices when summer would come...I just HATE mosquitoes.

Vanesa.

DRYER SHEETS.....yes....DRYER SHEETS. Put one in the pocket of every kid and they will not bite. IT works....I promise. WHY? I dont know.

We have a guy that changes our church sign every week and he is in a swarm of skeeters as he does it. I asked him once if he was eaten up and he pulled out a dryer sheet. He said as long as he has that in his pocket he never gets bit. Let me know how it works.

will try that

We were camping Sat. - Tues., and Kelsey came home covered in bites. For whatever reason, she didn't use bug spray even though there was plenty and I had brought it outside for everyone to put on. I used Deep Woods Off and didn't get any bites. I usually buy the aerosol, but the store didn't have it, so I bought the pump spray, and it actually smelled really good and kept the bugs away.

Hmm, that Listerine spray sounds like a great idea! Thanks Rhonda!


I was at my sister's house tonight and my BIL said that they use some Ortho bug be gone stuff, that hooks up to you hose and your spray the yard with it. He said it REALLY works. I think I'll try this since I need to do such a large area.


I'll try the dryer sheet idea and let you know, Gin. It would be awesome if that really worked!


Pam, I think yours is the winner for Nick this coming week....someone else had mentioned Deep Woods Off to me too. I guess I'll send that with Nick and hope for the best!