May 2, 2008
Well, nearly upon us.
And, coincidentally, I just got this little gem in my inbox. Anyone have any experience with this? I'm going to try it.
"I was at a deck party awhile back, and the bugs were having a ball biting everyone. A man at the party sprayed the lawn and deck floor with Listerine, and the little demons disappeared.
The next year I filled a 4-ounce spray bottle and used it around my seat whenever I saw mosquitoes. And voila! That worked as well. It worked at a picnic where we sprayed the area around the food table, the children's swing area, and the standing water nearby.
During the summer, I don't leave home without it…..Pass it on.
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OUR FRIEND'S COMMENTS:
I tried this on my deck and around all of my doors. It works - in fact, it killed them instantly. I bought my bottle from Target and it cost me $1.89. It really doesn't take much, and it is a big bottle, too; so it is not as expensive to use as the can of spray you buy that doesn't last 30 minutes."
Let me know if you've heard of this, if it works, etc. We hate those little buggers! We even have a bat house in hopes of attracting bats to gobble up those little bloodsuckers…but so far, I think the house is still looking for residents.
The second installment of the Gardella Vampire Chronicles takes Victoria to Venice and Rome.
My novel, 
May 2nd, 2008 at 11:19 am
We built bat boxes with Cub Scouts this year. The township told us it could take up to two years for bats to inhabit them!
Hang in there. Planting lemongrass is supposed to work. And then you can cook with it, too. Just bring it in during those Michigan winters.
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Snopes says false: http://www.snopes.com/oldwives/dishsoap.asp
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Oh damn! I thought it might work!
May 2nd, 2008 at 1:27 pm
One summer we were at a friend’s outdoor party and his wife (at the time) saved us all from being bled dry by sprinkling these chips around our area. Amazingly it worked because one minute we were being attacked and the next we weren’t. I want to say she was using cedar chips she’d gotten at K-Mart but it was a few years ago and I don’t remember. She’s not available to ask. She probably doesn’t remember anyway. Other alternatives: http://www.eartheasy.com/live_natpest_control.htm
May 3rd, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Ohhhh I hate mosquitos.
Hay has anyone seen IRON MAN???? WOW!! It was sooooo Good. (and Yummy…smiles*)
A Must See.
May 4th, 2008 at 5:39 am
Hmmm, I never tried that trick with Listerine. Though once I remember a friend of mine using something that you spray on the grass, around where you want to stay, and it keeps mosquitos outside of the perimeter. O_o I have to remember to ask him what it was, ‘cos it worked nicely.