Here are some interesting mosquito facts for you. Only female mosquitoes bite. DEET is safe. Citronella, garlic, bananas, eucalyptus oil are effective repellants and so on.
On the topic of insects, here is my bug story for the day. We were unpacking groceries from the car when I noticed a bug on the egg carton. I told husband M to flick it off. Then I noticed the bug landed on its back on the driveway. It seemed to be struggling so I flicked him onto my finger and deposited him right side up onto a flower. Then I got my phone out but before I could snap a photo he flew off! Yes, bugs do fly!
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I don't agree about the DEET regardless of what they wrote or changed. Not that it matters, as the little buggers have never been much interested in my blood.
Now Hubby. Poor guy, they love his blood.
I like taking photos of bugs, but don't like them so much in the house! Valerie
I seem to get bitten no matter what I put on. What kind of bug was it?
some kind of beetle perhaps, it was round and brown.
I wanted to believe DEET is safer anyway, as my daughter uses a lot of it when she goes up north on the summer weekends. Well the mosquito fact seems true from what you are saying about how they bite some but not others.
annoying when they get into the house Valerie. I might not save those ones.
It's so funny because I just finished reading an article about mosquitoes right before I clicked to read this post. What a coincidence!
Anyhow, with all the rain we've had this summer there has been an overload of mosquitoes around. And I think just about every one of them took a chunk out of me! I've never been bitten this much before; ever. For awhile my entire body felt like one big itch :)
I like the story about the bug. It's nice that you helped it.
It's always nice to hear stories of bugs not dying. I couldn't even hurt a bug much really. I'm seeing a lot more bees near me which is always great.
interesting short story :)
Hi Christine! :)
Note to self is a real good one :))
And I liked hearing that you are
a good host to bugs :)
I'm just astonished about bananas
beeing moskitoe repellant :)
Have a beautiful day!
Möwe
little bug flew away to tell God what a kind, compassionate woman you are!!! (not joking!)
Mosquitoes love to bite me... I'm glad you helped the lost bug. You have such a great heart!
never figured they hated bananas
My own research has shown Mosquitoes (females, of course!) bite more on people who use excessive amounts of SALT on their food, AFTER chef has doe his own salting. I have never touched a salt shaker--except to hand it to someone--and those Mosq-Peeps do not bite me. There is "real" research on this, including the Inca (Indians) of the Andes...never get bitten, live on salt-free diet...but LOTS of mosquitoes--maybe they're all MALE--grinning!
(I meant the mosquitoes, right?!!!!)
thank you Steve
very interesting about the salt Steve, thanks for the insight...I love salt and they bite me for sure.
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