[Chaos-l] Mosquitoes Increasing Immunity to DEET

[Tony Carlos]

Thanks so much for this advice by the way!   Mosquitoes really really like me so ill try anything.  Definitely going to mix this up and like others I'm suspicious of heavy deer usage directly on skin. 

Thanks!  
-tonyG 

- read w/ a grain of salt and beware of autocorrect weirdness

On Feb 22, 2013, at 11:41 AM, "Didi Pearce" <dpearce4 at nc.rr.com> wrote:

> 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
>  
> 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
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> I had actually seen this. Maybe there is an opportunity here. Maybe we could come up with a formulation. Call it Medoc Mountain formula
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE HTC DNA
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> ----- Reply message -----
> 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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