[Chaos-l] Mosquitoes Increasing Immunity to DEET

[E. Allen Davis]

thank you  allen 


E. Allen Davis 
 starstorm151 at embarqmail.com 

 "M'Illumino              "I am enlightened 
 D'Immenso"              by the immensity." 

   -Ungaretti               -Ungaretti 

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I got the cedar oil at a woodworking supply shop called Woodcraft and the citronella can be found at drugstores.  I think I special ordered a 1 pint bottle since the little 1 oz bottles aren’t cost efficient. 

Didi 

  

  



From: E. Allen Davis [mailto:starstorm151 at embarqmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 11:32 AM 
To: didi p 
Cc: chaos 
Subject: Re: [Chaos-l] Mosquitoes Increasing Immunity to DEET 

  


thank you Didi.....that sounds interesting.  where do you buy these oils.? 

  

come to Medoc sometime  allen 


E. Allen Davis 
  starstorm151 at embarqmail.com 

 "M'Illumino              "I am enlightened 
 D'Immenso"              by the immensity." 

   -Ungaretti               -Ungaretti 

  
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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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