10 popular ways to fight mosquitoes
Summer should be separate, and mosquitoes should be separate. But this is in our dreams. Real world conditions force us to be smart in the fight for our clean, mosquito-free skin. After all, man is the king of nature and the crown of creation, is he really unable to drive away some mosquitoes? And we do not even mean the achievements of the chemical industry. We offer centuries-old folk methods of scaring off blood-sucking insects.
Every year, with the onset of the “mosquito” season, the same anecdote comes to life on the Internet. More precisely, a picture. Someone writes on the social network: “What a warm night! I’ll sleep with the window open today. ” Under the post – 250 likes. From mosquitoes. What to do to avoid being in the place of prey mosquitoes? There are many ways.
This is the tried and tested way of experienced hunters and anglers. Noticing that mosquitoes do not like the smell of vanillin, miners dust their cheeks and noses with vanilla powder before going into the forest. Or rather, they rub fragrant powder into all open areas of the body. People who have tried this method claim that it works.
For a walk in the park on a summer evening, this method may not work, but on vacation in the forest it will work flawlessly. The chaga birch fungus has long been known to the inhabitants of all wooded regions as a remedy for bloodsuckers. You need to throw chaga into the fire, and not a single mosquito will be left in the area. Moreover, the smoke of chaga drives away even the taiga gnat, an aggressive midge, in comparison with which the mosquitoes we are used to are just children.
Experienced mountain climbers have repeatedly experienced the magic power of birch tar. Yes, this mixture will not work for a romantic walk in a white open sundress. But after all, people go to the forest for lilies of the valley, and strawberries, and go fishing, and raft on rafts, and simply cook barbecue in the forest glades.
So, select worse clothes for the hike – you will have to slightly soak them with a tar mixture. The product is prepared as follows: in a small bottle, mix equal shares of shampoo, tar and vegetable oil, a teaspoon of 10 percent vinegar is added to 70 ml of the mixture. Shake everything well. The product must be applied to the skin and clothing. Warning: these stains cannot be washed off! It is better to allocate a special hiking suit for this and go to mosquito places in it.
In the summer, you can collect and place small bouquets of pyrethrum, or Dalmatian chamomile in the rooms. Herbal experts say that where feverfew is, there is not a single mosquito.
The popular Japanese seasoning is famous not only for its special taste, but also for a specific smell that mosquitoes do not like. Probably, one day someone had dinner with rolls and fell asleep without removing the leftover sauce from the table, and in the morning discovered that he was not bitten by mosquitoes at all. And so this version of the mosquito idiosyncrasy in relation to soy sauce was born. You can believe it, or you can check it.
Cloves in orange and essential oils
People who strongly believe in the power of aromatherapy will never splash with mosquito spray. They will cut open an orange or lemon and stick a few clove “stars” into the pulp. An aroma will begin to enter the air, which will completely discourage the scent of the female mosquitoes (because only female mosquitoes suck blood). While the mosquitoes frown and waving their paws in front of their noses, you will have a wonderful summer evening without nasty bites.
Knowledgeable people attribute the same miraculous anti-mosquito properties to a number of essential oils: basil, lavender, lemongrass, lemon balm, mint and others.
It is recommended to do rubbing based on alcohol or vodka, to which a little cosmetic oil (olive, almond or jojoba) is added, and then more than 100 drops of lavender, clove, citronella, rosemary or tea tree essential oil – to choose from.
This tool is so much praised by unfocused people that we decided to make it a separate item. Eucalyptus oil really smells very strong, this is confirmed not only by mosquitoes, but also by people. It is no coincidence that it is added to many chemical repellents. Be careful, though: too strong a scent of eucalyptus can ward off insects but attract koalas.
Another way from the arsenal of wild survival champions. Let’s say you are in the taiga. Alone. There is no fire. No chaga. No lemongrass oil. And you are tormented by fear – no, not to meet a bear, but to be bitten by mosquitoes. We need to pull ourselves together, stop panic and urgently look for an anthill. Having found it, you need to take off your T-shirt (sweatshirt, jacket, corset) and put it on the anthill so that the ants crawl over your clothes properly. Clothes smelling of formic acid will make you, according to mosquitoes, “not comme il faut”. Here’s a life hack. Don’t thank.
An aroma lamp is what you need. By purchasing camphor oil at the pharmacy and heating it in an aroma lamp, you will ruin the bloodsuckers’ mood and appetite. And if one of them has already managed to bite, lubricate the bites with camphor – this will relieve itching and help healing.
Or phenol. While the lyricists slap themselves on the cheeks, killing the bloodsuckers, chemists inject a weak solution of carbolic acid and sprinkle the room before bed. First, the mosquitoes will begin to mutter under their breath: “Ugh … What stinks here? ..”