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Q&A Prevent mosquito bites: insect repellent patch or just eat vitamin B1?

I'd like to use natural malaria prevention. Insect repellent patch seems to be very promising. One patch contains 75 mg of B1 and covers 36 hours. However, it's not very cheap. Many other traveller...

5 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Tomas‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

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Q&A Eating Matches to repel insects?

I have heard that eating the tips off a few match heads can help keep the bugs off of you. Supposedly you sweat out the sulfur and it repels the bugs. Has anyone else heard this or is there any tru...

5 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by MaskedPlant‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

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Q&A What type of mosquito repellent is most effective?

There are many different kinds of insect repellents and bug sprays on the market: sprays and lotions, chemical and natural, huge percentages of DEET and lower percentages, etc. What type of bug re...

4 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by jrdioko‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

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Q&A Do CO2-based mosquito traps work?

My parents get a lot of mosquitoes in their garden during the summer. We've tried torches with citronella additives in the oil, but this has not been effective. I don't want to install a UV-based...

1 answer  ·  posted 12y ago by UpTheCreek‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

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Q&A Chasing with mosquitoes

Mosquitoes are the one of the most disliked petspest, but they don't seem to take it to heart. When I go fast through their territory, they seem to have problem with biting me (but if there are e...

1 answer  ·  posted 10y ago by Danubian Sailor‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

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Q&A How should I remove a leech?

Once a leech is attached, what is the proper way to remove it? (I'm assuming that the method would generic for all leeches, but if there are special kinds, please note that).

3 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by Russell Steen‭  ·  last activity 11y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is there a way to reduce mosquito bites from swelling

Possible Duplicate: What are some effective ways of reducing itching from a mosquito bite? Anyone have suggestions on how to reduce or prevent mosquito bites from swelling or becoming in...

1 answer  ·  posted 12y ago by RDL‭  ·  last activity 12y ago by System‭

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