Extend the roof and screen the deck ) Best add-on I ever did to a
house. Became the most popular room in the summer. Too bad I couldn't
take it with me when I moved ;~)
--
NetMax

"Lily" wrote in message
...
I need to plant more mint then as well!
I have a lovely new house with a big verandah on two sides, but in
summer
its quite challenging to stay out there because of things that bite and
crawl...
Lill

"GloFish" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 18 May 2004 03:08:49 GMT, "Lily"
wrote:

Here in Australia Vegemite works wonders (the eating of, not
smearing all
over!) due to the very high b12 content.
There have been studies done over here which HAVE shown it to be
effective -
will try and find it and post it...
Very common to take B12, and I can personally vouch for it - less
bites,
and
less reaction to the bites (perhaps due to mozzies not biting for as
long??)
I am one of those people that mozzies LOVE, so have tried lots of
different
things, and this has definately worked for me.
Cheers
Lill


I'll have to agree with the effectiveness of it... growing up we
lived in Indonesia.. due to poor eating habits, my brother ended up
on
strong doses of B vitamins.... before that he was the mozzie magnet..
after, I was. I was always the least likely to be bit.

I, like a previous poster, belief in the effectiveness of capsaicin
(chili oil) in the repelling of the biter bug. I tend to put hot
sauce on my tobasco, though, so use much strong doses.

While I have no studies to prove either point, I firmly believe that
both help. History has also shown that mints, of which catnip is a
family member, can help reduce the number of mozzies in your yard.

JMHO


--Tony