Comments on: How To Deal With Bugs…Organically, Of Course! http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/07/20/how-to-deal-with-bugsorganically-of-course/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Going Green. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:29:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rachel http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/07/20/how-to-deal-with-bugsorganically-of-course/#comment-21107 rachel Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:30:57 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2468#comment-21107 This makes sense and probably works, but only to a certain extent. I'm pretty sure babies and toddlers aren't afraid or anxious about bites, but they still get bitten. For my toddler, I apply calendula oil with a bit of tea tree oil mixed in. Works well for me, too. And it's not messy! This makes sense and probably works, but only to a certain extent. I’m pretty sure babies and toddlers aren’t afraid or anxious about bites, but they still get bitten. For my toddler, I apply calendula oil with a bit of tea tree oil mixed in. Works well for me, too. And it’s not messy!

]]> By: Meg http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/07/20/how-to-deal-with-bugsorganically-of-course/#comment-21017 Meg Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:22:28 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2468#comment-21017 I don't think our mosquitoes get the memo -- though they are repelled by beauty berry if you rub the leaves on your skin. Good trick for anyone in the SE U.S. because beauty berry grows throughout the area. I could see why calming down might work, though. They're attracted to heat and CO2. If you're getting all huffy-puffy, you might raise your temp and C02 production. Best anti-itch stuff I've found for mosquito bites is fresh lemon balm ground up and applied in a bit of coconut oil. Messy, but works. Thank goodness, too, because my legs were covered in bites recently despite repeated applications of OFF (it's what someone else brought). My arms, though, were fine. I had remembered to rub beauty berry over them that morning when I was near some. Forgot the legs, though. I don’t think our mosquitoes get the memo — though they are repelled by beauty berry if you rub the leaves on your skin. Good trick for anyone in the SE U.S. because beauty berry grows throughout the area.

I could see why calming down might work, though. They’re attracted to heat and CO2. If you’re getting all huffy-puffy, you might raise your temp and C02 production.

Best anti-itch stuff I’ve found for mosquito bites is fresh lemon balm ground up and applied in a bit of coconut oil. Messy, but works. Thank goodness, too, because my legs were covered in bites recently despite repeated applications of OFF (it’s what someone else brought). My arms, though, were fine. I had remembered to rub beauty berry over them that morning when I was near some. Forgot the legs, though.

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