[Chaos-l] Mosquitoes Increasing Immunity to DEET

[Didi Pearce]

Lurker response – First of all I love reading your star gazing adventures and following the information you folks post.

Regarding mosquito repellents I’ve found very effective a mix of cedar oil and citronella oil.  The cedar reduces the strong smell of the citronella and the two together seem to really confuse the mosquito smeller.  I first found it sold as a flea deterrent for pets, but it didn’t seem to do much for fleas but when I used it for mosquitoes I found it to be about 95 % effective.  I could see mosquitoes swarming around me, but got almost no bites.  The product is no longer available but I buy both oils and make my own mix in a spray bottle.

 

Didi Pearce

 

From: chaos-l-bounces at rtpnet.org [mailto:chaos-l-bounces at rtpnet.org] On Behalf Of Allen
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 10:47 AM
To: Mark Montazer; chaos; 'North Carolina Observers That Chase Photons In Medoc Mountain State Park'
Subject: Re: [Chaos-l] Mosquitoes Increasing Immunity to DEET

 


I had actually seen this. Maybe there is an opportunity here. Maybe we could come up with a formulation. Call it Medoc Mountain formula
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From: "Mark Montazer" <mark at montazer.org>
To: "chaos-l at rtpnet.org" <chaos-l at rtpnet.org>, "North Carolina Observers That Chase Photons In Medoc Mountain State Park" <medoc-mountain-men at rapideye.us>
Subject: [Chaos-l] Mosquitoes Increasing Immunity to DEET
Date: Thu, Feb 21, 2013 7:08 PM

 

Not something we want to hear, but it looks like DEET isn't the deterrence it once was...

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21519998

 

Mark

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