[Kartographer]

I was asked this question by a fellow prepper about a natural mosquitoe repellent, hopfully this answers that question.

[Kartographer]

Preppers’ PING!!

[mbarker12474]

Really need something for raccoons.

[TADSLOS]

Diatomaceous earth for the crawlers.

[Hugin]

“apply undiluted catnip oil to the skin for up to two hours of protection.”

Works great! Now how do I get rid of all these feral cats?

[piasa]

There’s a natural form of “DEET” in the leaves of beautybush A/K/A buckbrush... a common small shrub that grows in the south and midwest in old fields which has clusters of soft pale pinkish flowers in early summer and clusters of hot pink or very bright BB-sized magenta berries in the fall. The berries are edible but quite bland, though turkeys seem to like them. A handful of crushed leaves rubbed onto the skin deters mosquitos.

[ansel12]

That reminds me, preppers need to keep mosquito netting.

I keep head netting in my car for break downs, or any other situation.

[DJ MacWoW]

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[yorkiemom]

Use a 50/50 solution of vinegar and water to wipe down countertops and other surfaces—anywhere you've spotted ants. For best results, repeat this several times a day. Doing so destroys the scent trails that ants use to navigate.

So they just find a new place to invade? I don't see the benefit of this...

[Peter W. Kessler]

We have three indoor cats.

I think spraying ourselves with liquid catnip would be insane good fun.

...for a few minutes, anyway.

[JoeProBono]

[yorkiemom]

Cats love catnip. Mosquitoes? Not so much. According to Science Daily, catnip repels mosquitoes more effectively than DEET. Grow it in your garden or apply undiluted catnip oil to the skin for up to two hours of protection.

Now this I can use. I'll have to see if capnip will grow at 7200' in the Sierras, and if so plant it all around my meadow.

[married21]

I spilled some dried basil on the counter recently, so I threw it in the fruit bowl instead of back into the container or throwing it away. It does seem to work really well, and the fruit doesn’t pick up the smell or taste.

[tired&retired]

Pretty good ideas....

Here’s another. If you get fleas in your house, put water and some dish detergent in a large cookie sheet in the room where the fleas are located. Hang a clamp on utility light about 16 inches over the cookie sheet.

The fleas will jump toward the heat of the light and end up in the soapy water. I did this in a side room where the pets had fleas and overnight it looked as though someone emptied a pepper shaker on the soapy water. It works far better than sprays.

[Jewbacca]

“apply undiluted catnip oil to the skin “

Someone will do this in the woods and get eaten by a mountain lion.

I guarantee it.

[sauropod]

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[deweyfrank]

bttt

[virgil283]

In a pinch, wild onion, like grows in your lawn, can be cruched between your hands and rubbed on the skin. I’ve done this and it works but you will smell up the place.... good post Kart....

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I like Sevin, then Dursban, Chlordane and DDT when I can find it.

[Altariel]

Interesting. Thanks.

[Born to Conserve]

Aerosol starter fluid is great for yellow jacket nests. You can stand about eight feet back.