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Marybeth
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Mary Beth
Stanwood Wa 98292
USA
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Posted - May 03 2009 :  10:48:30 AM  Show Profile
I got this from a lady in Ohio.

Mosquito spray.....

I was at a deck party awhile back, & the bugs were having a ball biting everyone. A man at the party sprayed the lawn & deck floor with Listerine, & the little demons disappeared.

The next year I filled a 4-ounce spray bottle & 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, & the standing water nearby.

During the summer, I don't leave home without it.....Pass it on.
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Alee
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Alee
Worland Wy
USA
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Posted - May 03 2009 :  1:28:08 PM  Show Profile  Send Alee a Yahoo! Message
What a neat trick Marybeth! I wonder if I could make a mint tincture that would work?

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Miss2Missus
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Karen
Asheville NC
USA
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Posted - May 03 2009 :  1:30:07 PM  Show Profile
i was going to ask, is it a certin type of listerin or any varitey?

i mean i can understand the little buggers staying away. it's pretty strong on a full sized human.

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Marybeth
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Mary Beth
Stanwood Wa 98292
USA
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Posted - May 03 2009 :  1:34:06 PM  Show Profile
I understand it was regular strength Listerine. MB

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katmom
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Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
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Posted - May 03 2009 :  6:14:08 PM  Show Profile
I just read a similar tip that says to use "Listerine" antiseptic mouth wash and that it didn't matter which type...so I will be giving it a try this summer...at least the 'skeets will smell "minty fresh" when they bite me! snork, giggle!

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kpaints
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karen
cheney wa
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Posted - May 04 2009 :  06:42:08 AM  Show Profile  Send kpaints an AOL message
Thanks for this tip, Marybeth, leave it to a Washingtonian to find a solution! I can't handle Deet and will pass this info on!

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