YAK [TheForge] Mosquito control in quench bucket?

[Steve Smith]

Does work better if you have some victims around who don't eat garlic?

Steve

Jeffrey Polaski wrote:
> When I used to spend a lot more time outdoors I'd eat a lot of garlic
> and take garlic supplements. I'd *very* rarely get bit by mosquitoes,
> even though my friends would bet bitten by them. I don't really know how
> it works, but I was told that it's the smell of the garlic working its
> way through the skin.
> 
> So I'd bet that just tossing in a couple of crushed garlic cloves would
> work.
> 
> 
> Jeff Polaski
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Chris Kilpatrick
> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 1:03 PM
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> Subject: Re: YAK [TheForge] Mosquito control in quench bucket?
> 
> Why does EVERYONE believe that blood suckers are afraid of garlic????
> 
> -Chris K.
> 
> 
>>A drop of garlic oil.
>>
>>Frosty
> 
> 
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