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Mosquitoes, Mosquitoes, Go Away!
I love summer!  I love being outdoors and enjoying the sunshine and fresh, warm air.
But the one (huge) drawback to summertime is the eminent presence of mosquitoes.
I'm really not a huge fan of bug sprays and things like that because I hate smelling like it for hours.  And it never seems to really work all that well.
So I wanted to check out a few other possible deterrents for those menacing insects.
Citronella is the most commonly used and known plant used against mosquitoes.  It does work, but it lasts a very short time.  So there has to be other options.
There are other plants that have naturally repellent properties.  And they are pretty easy to find as they can be found in gardens or farmers markets or bought as essential oils. 
Eucalyptus, cedar, geranium, peppermint, lemon grass, fennel, catnip and rosemary plants in addition to tea tree, castor and soybean oils are all readily available natural repellents.  Lemon eucalyptus and soybean are often considered the most effective of the bunch, and peppermint oil is reported to also kill mosquito larvae.  At least one study found catnip to be 10 times more effective at repelling mosquitoes than DEET!
So that ... more

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