I'm a Mosquito Magnet

Comment #11

jarasan — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:00:38 GMT

Only the females bite.

Comment #10

konane — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:46:54 GMT

A friend told me ingesting one of the B vitamins repels them also ... don't remember which one. Maybe you could bring it up on search. They don't like the smell.

Comment #9

justxploring — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:08:13 GMT

Hey, it's not easy to think straight when you're watching your body swell. LOL Maybe I'll try the Skin So Soft again. I used to buy it when I lived on Sanibel where mosquitoes chased me. Sometimes they do that here, and running fast to get away makes it worse (carbon dioxide) If you listen carefully, you can hear them call out my name in a high pitched buzz. The no seeums don't say much. <br

Comment #8

Gentlespirit — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:55:27 GMT

You have my deepest sympathy!!!

Comment #7

time*treat — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:07:29 GMT

...which should also lower your odds of being struck by lightning ;-)

Comment #6

LottoVantage — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:23:42 GMT

I am told Fabric Softener Sheets work very well too. Just take one and carry it in a pocket and mosquito's, supposedly, will avoid you like the plague.

Comment #5

sorensonfan41 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:52:41 GMT

When I go outside this time of year, I like to wear light-colored clothing. I've also noticed that I don't get eat up as much since I lost a bunch of weight a couple of years ago (300 to 225). I know what it feels like being a mosquito magnet. I wish you the best of luck getting them to stop biting you. You'll need it.

Comment #4

JAP69 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:09:50 GMT

Yep that's what I use. Smells good too. LOL

Comment #3

ThatScaryChick — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:54:22 GMT

I agree with Tenaj and the skin so soft. When I lived in Washington, I was also a mosquito magnet. They seemed to find me very tasty. lol. Were I live now, I don't seem to have much trouble with them unless I go out to the farming areas or the woods.

Comment #2

emilyg — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:54:00 GMT

Nanc - that's 'cuz you're so sweet.

Comment #1

Tenaj — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:52:57 GMT

Avon's "skin so soft" will repell mosquitos. Fishersmen use it all the time.

Original Blog Entry: I'm a Mosquito Magnet

justxploring — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:38:33 GMT

According to this video, I'm doomed since, although I perspire, I try to smell good. (she writes as she vigorously scratches her swollen ankles) I also wear dark, solid colors most of the time. A positive thing is my blonde hair, but the local mosquitos don't seem to mind. (Wonder if they're kosher?) One solution seems to be hanging around much larger people with dark hair or to stop showering ditch the deodorant.

http://gmy.news.yahoo.com/v/8606579

I thought eating bananas attracts mosquitos to bite. However, one thing he didn't suggest is MOVE OUT OF FLORIDA! Time to go out and buy one of those tacky Hawaiian shirts a pair of plaid pants.

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