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Church · 05-27-2004, 04:45 PM

I've heard that you can help ward off mosquitos by eating the right foods. Is this true? And if so, what foods/drinks are good/bad to eat if you want to keep them away. Also, does alcohol make a difference in the same outcome?

Church · 05-27-2004, 05:49 PM

nobody?

Destrox · 05-27-2004, 06:23 PM

isnt it like eating a lot of garlic wards off the bugs because of the oils it secreets from your skin?

Boo · 05-27-2004, 07:49 PM

onion is rumored to help.

I just spray on the deet. Most of the time it works.

tecoyah · 05-27-2004, 08:42 PM

Garlic works....used to eat a clove a day during my climbing years...worked wonders, but damn.

Rubbing laurel leaves on your skin is effective as well....smells a hell of alot better too.

fckm · 05-28-2004, 02:22 PM

I've heard that vitamine B helps. But I've also read that it's a crock, and that the only effective mosquito repellant is DEET.

SiN · 05-28-2004, 02:34 PM

Embrace the Mosquito!

tropple · 05-28-2004, 02:44 PM

I''ve always found that munching large numbers of thai peppers helped.

Jay Francis · 05-28-2004, 07:22 PM

Ditto on the DEET comment. It's the only proven thing that works. Unless you are able to stop exuding CO2.

ronan · 05-28-2004, 08:29 PM

yep, either vitamin C or B (can't remember which one) is really supposed to work... whoever told me also gave me a really believable reason why it would work as well... *shrugs*

kurtisj · 06-13-2004, 10:09 PM

garlic.....and DEFINATELY stay from banannas. noone likes sars

kinsaj · 06-15-2004, 09:18 PM

fckm is right. Taking vitamin D always helps a lot, at least for me. Whenever I go camping or something, i start taking vitamine B like 2 days before. It actually gives off a sit of a scent when you sweat, so it wards off the mosquitos... But yeah... most people can smell when you take the stuff so I only recommend using this when you are out in the wilderness or something.
BTW: dont get freaked if ur urine is really bright yellow... ur just pissing out whatever your body did not take in.

Boo · 06-15-2004, 10:33 PM

I might add:

The blackened cajun pike we had was delicious and had an effect on the state bird. I just wish my eyes would have stopped burning sooner.

The coleman bracelets <sp> work well for a buddy of mine.

The coleman coils worked AWESOME in the cabin. No real bad smell.

Sometimes, when nothing seems to work, break out a nasty cigar. Especially when the fish are biting. Just remember to stop smoking when you get home. We gots sum serus skeeterz ^ her.

kalisto_911 · 07-01-2004, 12:15 PM

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Originally posted by kinsaj
fckm is right. Taking vitamin D always helps a lot, at least for me. Whenever I go camping or something, i start taking vitamine B like 2 days before. It actually gives off a sit of a scent when you sweat, so it wards off the mosquitos... But yeah... most people can smell when you take the stuff so I only recommend using this when you are out in the wilderness or something.
BTW: dont get freaked if ur urine is really bright yellow... ur just pissing out whatever your body did not take in.

I take D and B every day, does that mean people that sit next to me must be thinking, "Peww, this guy needs to lay off the vitamins!"

SuperJay · 07-01-2004, 03:35 PM

There are a lot of foods that will attract mosquitoes, basically anything with lots of potassium in it. As for warding them off, not sure. I am from northern New Brunswick Canada; you just get use to it

Derwood · 07-01-2004, 03:50 PM

It's entirely body chemistry related. I, for one, am rarely bitten by mosquitos regardless of what I eat, while my Mom gets eaten alive. Just dumb luck on my part.

05-27-2004, 04:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
Church Tilted F*ckhead Location: New Jersey	Mosquitos I've heard that you can help ward off mosquitos by eating the right foods. Is this true? And if so, what foods/drinks are good/bad to eat if you want to keep them away. Also, does alcohol make a difference in the same outcome? __________________ Through counter-intelligence, it should be possible to pinpoint potential trouble makers, and neutralize them.

05-27-2004, 05:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
Church Tilted F*ckhead Location: New Jersey	nobody? __________________ Through counter-intelligence, it should be possible to pinpoint potential trouble makers, and neutralize them.

05-27-2004, 06:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
Destrox Metal and Rock 4 Life Location: Phoenix	isnt it like eating a lot of garlic wards off the bugs because of the oils it secreets from your skin? __________________ You bore me.... next.

05-27-2004, 07:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
Boo Leave me alone! Location: Alaska, USA	onion is rumored to help. I just spray on the deet. Most of the time it works. __________________ Back button again, I must be getting old.

05-27-2004, 08:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
tecoyah Illusionary	Garlic works....used to eat a clove a day during my climbing years...worked wonders, but damn. Rubbing laurel leaves on your skin is effective as well....smells a hell of alot better too. __________________ Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. - Buddha

05-28-2004, 02:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
fckm Insane Location: Ithaca, New York	I've heard that vitamine B helps. But I've also read that it's a crock, and that the only effective mosquito repellant is DEET. __________________ And if you say to me tomorrow, oh what fun it all would be. Then what's to stop us, pretty baby. But What Is And What Should Never Be.

05-28-2004, 02:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
SiN strangelove Location: ...more here than there...	Embrace the Mosquito! __________________ - + - ° GiRLie GeeK ° - + - ° 01110010011011110110111101110100001000000110110101100101 Therell be days/When Ill stray/I may appear to be/Constantly out of reach/I give in to sin/Because I like to practise what I preach

05-28-2004, 02:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
tropple Junkie	I''ve always found that munching large numbers of thai peppers helped. __________________ +++++++++++Boom!

05-28-2004, 07:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
Jay Francis Psycho Location: Houston, Texas	Ditto on the DEET comment. It's the only proven thing that works. Unless you are able to stop exuding CO2.

05-28-2004, 08:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
ronan Crazy Location: Australia	yep, either vitamin C or B (can't remember which one) is really supposed to work... whoever told me also gave me a really believable reason why it would work as well... shrugs __________________ i am enlightened

06-13-2004, 10:09 PM	#11 (permalink)
kurtisj Insane Location: The Wick	garlic.....and DEFINATELY stay from banannas. noone likes sars __________________ Marvin the Mountie Always Gets His Kurtisj.

06-15-2004, 09:18 PM	#12 (permalink)
kinsaj Psycho Location: somewhere out there	fckm is right. Taking vitamin D always helps a lot, at least for me. Whenever I go camping or something, i start taking vitamine B like 2 days before. It actually gives off a sit of a scent when you sweat, so it wards off the mosquitos... But yeah... most people can smell when you take the stuff so I only recommend using this when you are out in the wilderness or something. BTW: dont get freaked if ur urine is really bright yellow... ur just pissing out whatever your body did not take in. __________________ boom

06-15-2004, 10:33 PM	#13 (permalink)
Boo Leave me alone! Location: Alaska, USA	I might add: The blackened cajun pike we had was delicious and had an effect on the state bird. I just wish my eyes would have stopped burning sooner. The coleman bracelets <sp> work well for a buddy of mine. The coleman coils worked AWESOME in the cabin. No real bad smell. Sometimes, when nothing seems to work, break out a nasty cigar. Especially when the fish are biting. Just remember to stop smoking when you get home. We gots sum serus skeeterz ^ her. __________________ Back button again, I must be getting old.

07-01-2004, 03:35 PM	#15 (permalink)
SuperJay Tilted Location: Driving around upstate NY.	There are a lot of foods that will attract mosquitoes, basically anything with lots of potassium in it. As for warding them off, not sure. I am from northern New Brunswick Canada; you just get use to it __________________ Round and round the shutter'd Square I stroll'd with the Devil's Arm in mine No sound but the scrape of his hoofs was there, And the ring of his laughter and mine.

07-01-2004, 03:50 PM	#16 (permalink)
Derwood Who You Crappin? Location: Everywhere and Nowhere	It's entirely body chemistry related. I, for one, am rarely bitten by mosquitos regardless of what I eat, while my Mom gets eaten alive. Just dumb luck on my part. __________________ "You can't shoot a country until it becomes a democracy." - Willravel