Front Page (b1) Wall Street Journal article on St. Joe in Today's

[seagrovegirl]

Do those repel mosquitoes or just make you not care when they bite you? ;-)

tequila repellent

 

[Matt J]

Okay, thanks to Google, I have discovered that present day tonic water does not contain enough quanine to repel mosquitos. However apparently a steady diet of garlic will ward them off. Of course it will ward off most everything else too.

 

[Minnie]

Mosquito Season hasn't quite started at my house this year. "Infestation" might be a bad choice of word, but the Mosquito population made me buy pants and wear long-sleeved clothing when I go past the screened porch to walk the dogs. They are vicious. However, the trade-off is that my yard is filled with birds, and I there are other steady guests such as Ducks, Fiddler Crabs, Rabbits, Deer, Fox, Raccoons, Squirrels, Cats, Dogs (neighbors'), and those are just the animals I see. I never had that when I lived in SoWal. Maybe too much poison being sprayed by the Mosquito Control. I'm too far off the road for the Mosquito Control to reach my house, except when they come down my neighbor's driveway and spray for a few minutes at his house.

Along the beach, I've never noticed Mosquito activity, but move inland just a bit, and they are present. However, the population of mosquitoes in SoWal is nominal compared to my house when they are in season. I really just see small living animals as a sign that our ecosystem is healthy. I just wish I had more frogs and lizards around my house to keep the mosquitoes in check.

You need to get them a Toad House and they will come.

 

[JustaLocal]

I knew a guy who drank pickle juice to prevent mosquito bites. He didn't get bit when all around him did. Draw your own conclusions.

For me, pickle juice refuses to stay where I swallow it.

 

[Matt J]

I knew a guy who drank pickle juice to prevent mosquito bites. He didn't get bit when all around him did. Draw your own conclusions.

For me, pickle juice refuses to stay where I swallow it.

It's also usually loaded with garlic. ;-)