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Interesting--- I just clipped an article out of a Health Store Mag that 
gave a recipe of a few drops each of citronella, geranium, lemon, and 
rosemary essential oils with a few tablespoons of unscented almond oil. 
Dr. James Rouse, ND claims it is just as effective and nicer smelling 
than DEET! But I am not sure how much that would cost to do our horses! :-)
If anyone tries this out, let us know how it works. So far I haven't 
seen hide nor hair of mosquitos yet-- but then we've had VERY cool 
nights and the wind has really been blowing here! Thank goodness we no 
longer have a lake or pond on our property. It was gorgeous then, but 
would sure be a danger now! I'm even afraid to put water out for the 
dogs-- they have to come in. I'm hoping the waterers keep enough 
movement in the water to discourage mosquitoes. I bought some mosquito 
eater fish last year but boy were they expensive and I was told that 
goldfish do not help with the problem. Anyone know something I 
don't?(Entirely plausable :-) )
Bette

A. Perez wrote:

> the thrust of the article is that DEET is still pretty much the
> most effective repellant and is not highly toxic:
>
> ..."DEET is far less toxic than many people believe. Adverse
> effects, though documented, are infrequent and are generally
> associated with gross overuse of the product. The risk of
> DEET-related adverse effects pales in comparison with the risk
> of acquiring vector-borne infection in places where such
> diseases are endemic. Users should avoid the temptation to apply
> the most concentrated formulation available and, when using a
> more dilute product, should reapply it as protection wanes.
> Alternative "natural" products generally fail to live up to
> their reputations for greater safety and effectiveness and offer
> their users a false sense of security. "
>
> from NJOM website:
> http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/347/1/2
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Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians
Home of Bunny and 16.2h TLA Halynov
who lives on through his legacy Hal's Riverdance!
http://www.arabiansporthorse.com

Always remember: "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." (George Carlin)



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I can tell you after sleeping in a tent, then in my truck, then in the back
of a trailer, then in a gneck trailer w/no LQ, and now in the new-to-me LQ
one, you don't sleep any better the night before in nicer digs - you're
just more comfortable while you're lying there obsessing :)
~  Tina Hicks

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