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Mosquito Bites!
Asked by K.J. from Denver
on June 19, 2008
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I had forgotten how bad mosiquitos get during the summer! I also just moved very near several bodies of water. So needless to say, my kids an I are covered with bite...
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- Forget about using a natural repellent, they are not as effective. Just use something with DEET, the risk of it harming you or your children is not as great as the ri...
- If you have an Avon representative you know, or you can get it online, I am a huge fan of Skin So Soft bath oil and that line of repellants for my kids. For the bug b...
- Avon's Skin So Soft seems to keep most bugs away. Badger Balm also makes a bug balm. I only know of one small place that carried Badger, and I can't remember the websi...
Mosquito/Gnat Solution???
Asked by R.W. from Washington DC
on June 15, 2009
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Hi Moms! I am the kind of person who just looks outside and mosquitos start collecting at the door, just waiting for me to come out so they can attack! Unfortunately...
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- I just received an email from a friend of mine and she told me to put red cedar chips around the yard. They stop ticks, fleas, mosquitoes, and flies from coming aroun...
- My MIL just sent me an email. Listerine kills them on the spot. Put in a bottle, and spray them when you walk out the door. Consider leaving it in a jar outside of you...
- I have the same problem, the bugs love me. I have used the can foggers for when we are having events in the yard. They have to be sprayed about an hour before people...
My Kids Are Being EATEN up by Misquitos!
Asked by A.J. from Dallas
on September 20, 2008
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The past week, my kids have woken up COVERED in mesquito bites. Each night, we try something new, but nothing seems to be working. My poor 18 month old woke up looking...
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- Hi A., I really hope mosquitos are the problem. My kids and I were waking up with what I thought were mosquito bites too. Then we went to the beach for a week and we...
- Hello A., you got lots of great responses and I hope it's not bedbugs... anyways, here is something that keeps mosquitos away. peppermint oil. you put a few drops o...
- When my daughters were young, I would keep a spray bottle with an even mixture of water and Avon Skin-So-Soft, by the door. I would spray their arms and legs before th...
How to Get Spiders off of My Plants and Rid Mosquitos in Back Yard??
Asked by B.C. from Dallas
on August 4, 2010
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I have small spiders on almost all of my plants. While I can appreciate the spiders for the fact that they keep other bugs off of my plants, I hate spiders!! I want t...
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- Maybe your neighbors have standing water? That is how they breed and they don't live very long, so there must be some water around. Maybe the spiders are eating th...
- Mosquito Barrier works great! It's a concentrated garlic oil. You spray on lawn. We did it this year and NO mosquitos.
- Try cedar mulch. If you lay it in your backyard it repels mosquitos (they can't stand the smell apparently) and perhaps it will ward off spiders. I had a similar probl...
Son Allergic to Fire Ants
Asked by M.S. from Dallas
on June 18, 2008
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This past Thursday night my son was bit by one fire ant and immidiately had a severe allergic reaction. After about a minute of him screaming histarically he started ...
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- Hi M., I'm sure by now, you've talked to you Doc about getting an epi pen. I just wanted to offer you my experience with fire ant bites as well. I have a very sever...
- Hello M., most likely you'll have to carry an epi-pen jr for him. in fact, they probably could call in the prescription in before your doctor's visit since it's 2 w...
- If he gets bit again a good antidote is Listerine, the mouthwash. Get the original one (I think it is brownish in color) My son got bit by an asp, which you don't wa...
Bed Bugs
Asked by J.G. from Columbus
on August 23, 2010
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Anyone tried any of the "green" and non-toxic products for use in combatting bed bugs? I've been looking at products like Bed Bug Bully, Bed Bug Patrol, Best Yet, etc...
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- I tried the "natural" sprays, one smelled like Cinnemon the other like Peppermint and they did not do a dang thing. The only thing that really worked is Hot Shot Flea ...
- Try sterifab. You can find it online- Amazon. R.
- My husband was just telling me yestereday he read on line somewhere that bed bugs are on the rise, again, higher than ever before. We've never had them and I hope we ...
Mosquitos...Help!--How To Stop the Bug Bites!
Asked by J.M. from Dallas
on June 6, 2008
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Hello, I need help with Mosquitos. We have had a few slip into the house and they bite my 5 year old daughter and 2 year old son like crazy. THe bites swell up so ba...
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- Mosquitos love my son and I as well. To help prevent mosqitos, spray your yard (with a hose end sprayer) with brown listerine whenever you water the lawn. To soothe ...
- It is my understanding when they swell and are warm to the touch that is like an allergic reaction.
- Well, you have more than enough advice. A good natural skin repellant is vanilla. Just put on the key points like behind the ears, wrist and behind the knees. Keeps...
Ants in Our House!
Asked by L.O. from Seattle
on May 22, 2008
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Help! We just discovered we have ants in our house and we are looking for a safe way to get rid of them. So far they are mostly by our sliding glass door that leads to...
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- Ants are drawn to moisture - you need to check out whether your sliding door has a good seal around it or if water is seeping in. If there is water in the wood around ...
- Vinegar works well. you just put it where you have been seeing the ants. Maybe do it at night for a few nights in a row? That way she won't get into it?
- cornmeal, in small little piles (I put it in the top of a pop bottle lid & place outside, the ants will eat the cornmeal or bring it back to the nest? but then it swel...
How Do You Have Fun Outside Without Being the Meal???
Asked by M.M. from Atlanta
on May 6, 2010
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I know I am not the only person who has this problem and now I was wondering what the rest of you do. I have a 14month and a 3 year old and they both love the outdoo...
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- Nothing works on me except for something with DEET in it. I use Family OFF for most of us -although sometimes for me I need Deep Woods. You can try the Burt's Bees nat...
- If it's not too hot out, try wearing light weight long sleeve tops and long pants. I know deet is not good for kids or adults, but it does work.. do not spray it on y...
- I feel for you. My son is also 14 months old, we also live in the South, and yes, the bugs are atrocious! I have tried every natural thing under the sun and nothing se...
How to Get Rid of Fleas
Asked by J.H. from Houston
on July 17, 2009
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hello moms i was wondering what works best to get the fleas off my dogs?i guess it's that season for fleas because my dogs are getting them on them really bad.
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- The best thing is to get the flea medicine from the vet, vacuum and empty outside. You can get a night light and put a bowl of soapy water under it and that has actual...
- The best thing we have used for our dogs is the Sentinel pill from the vet. It is expensive, but it has heart worm, other worms and fleas and ticks, so you get alot fo...
- One of the things that I have found that works the best for dogs and cats is giving them a daily dose of Brewer's Yeast. You can buy it at Walmart or most natural food...
