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Are garlic and onion mosquito repellent or attracts mosquitoes?
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∙ 11y ago
Garlic, citronella, and other "odorants" are not as effective as DEET repellent sprays (e.g. Off products), which actually mask what attracts mosquitos: the scent of lactic acid and the CO2 you exhale. Mosquitoes will home in on both. An oily repellent product is not much more effective than a non-oily one, because the bugs will find unprotected areas.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 7y agoCitronella, cedar, verbena, geranium, lavender, pine, cinnamon, rosemary, basil, thyme, allspice, and peppermint all claim to keep mosquitoes at bay. But the only proven method is DEET.
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∙ 15y agosort of. it doesnt directly repent them but rather repels other people from being around you and so you draw less mosquito attention ;)
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∙ 14y agoI am not sure. But you could try mint. I heard it repel bugs.
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∙ 9y agoPossibly although the leaf may not be concentrated enough by itself. oil of oregano has been proven to be an effective natural mosquito repellantafter extracted.
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∙ 11y agoIt is mosquito repellent :-)
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Can garlic be absorbed into the bloodstream?
The oils and minerals in garlic are absorbed into the bloodstream and it's very healthy for you. Sometime if you eat a lot of garlic, your perspiration will smell of it. It is an effective repellent for mosquitoes and fleas.
Does Vitamin E keep mosquitoes away?
There is no evidences that vitamin E keeps mosquitoes away. However, it is proven that vitamin E creams will reduce swelling and itching in mosquito bites.
What human attracts mosquitoes?
ANSWER:Mosquitoes are attracted by body heat and the amount of carbon dioxide emitted from your skin so then they pierce your skin with their proboscis and suck our blood for your protein so they can reproduce. Like a shark swimming upstream. They smell this and work their way upwind to find you. This can be fixed by using garlic in your diet or bug repellents like Deep woods off. They are also attracted to standing stagnet (still, not moving) water to lay eggs in.Mosquitoes are attracted by body heat but mosquitoes prefer children to adults, blondes to brown haired people, and the color blue to any other color. You can buy some bug repellent or a mosquito product to keep mosquitoes away but you can never be too safe. Mosquitoes usually like when it's hot or warm outside so that's when mosquitoes are most active. They dislike the cold and rarely come out in the winter. When they pierce their needle-like thing into your skin, the most common way to get the mosquito off is the kill or slap the mosquito. You can buy one of those bug zappers that you light up and the shock instantly kills the bug. Do not use those bug zappers on your real skin or you may be shocked! When a mosquito invades your home, it is best to be calm then to be afraid of the mosquito. You should kill a mosquito immediately when they come into your home. Mosquitoes suck blood when they want to breathe so they suck blood very often. Try putting garlic in your diet to keep away mosquitoes for a while, though it may not sound very good to you but a strange way to keep the mosquitoes away. Though mosquitoes may be very annoying and irritating, at least you can hear them coming to get you and your blood. I really hope this answer helps!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~! If you want to know in detail what attracts mosquitoes you should check out the following post on mosquito attractants: http://www.alcs.ch/mosquito-attractants.htmlLocations that attract mosquitoes are damp wet dark places to lay their eggs in- so try to avoid those types of places during summer.From the lighter side: U.S.Government Issue Mosquito Repellent actually attracts them!
Why is chili use as an insect repellent?
Chili's and chili powder are common ingredients found in many natural insect repellents. Chili's have been shown to repel mosquitoes, flies and other insects, along with garlic and garlic powder.
How can garlic be used as an insect repellent?
Garlic can be used as an insect repellent by cutting it or blending it and applying it on plants. When it is absorbed, garlic extract gives those plants a long-lasting case of 'garlic breath' and insects can not stand it.
What can you do to stop getting malaria?
Well one thing we need to note is that when a mosquito bites you, it sucks your blood and injects some of its parasites into you. A parasite is something that isn't at all good for us humans, and when a mosquito bites us, the parasites go into our blood and goes all the way to out liver where it kills red blood cells and causes us harm.
What food do mosquitoes like?
Garlic and Onions
How does garlic affect vampires?
According to 'modern' lore, its supposed to repel vampires. Like how bug spray would repel mosquitoes. However, if you go by the original Transylvanian legend, its not mentioned at all.
Will taking garlic pills help repel mosquitoes?
Mosquitoes don't like the smell of garlic so if you eat something with garlic in, it goes into your blood stream and they smell/taste it. Kind of like the stereo-type of vampires.
Can lemongrass use as a cockroach insect repelant?
Lemon is a natural repellent for cockroaches, however lemon grass is not. You can try using garlic cloves, and catnip as a repellent as well.
Can you make an insect repellent as an investigatory project?
yes you can make insect repellent as an investigatory project.. this is one of the example : NATURAL INSECT REPELLENT materials: cacao leaves garlic eucalyptus oil olive oil PROCEDURE boil the cacao leaves grind the garlic and mix the eucalyptus oil to the olive oil and mix it to the boil cacao leaves
What are the steps in making lemongrass as mosquito repellent?
Easy. You need lemongrass, garlic, olive oil and eucalyptus oil 1. chop the garlic 2. clean then boil the lemongrass 3. put water on the garlic 4. distill the garlic 5. mix the lemongrass' boiled water and the garlic's water. 6. mix the eucalyptus and olive oil. 7. mix, mix, mix 8. put it on a container. That's it :) -kyra
