Posted on 12/16/2019 5:56:31 AM PST by tired&retired
“Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites, a track by Skrillex”
Listening to it now. Good stuff.
It will likely keep my wife out of my office.
Since nothing seems to kill mosquitos off so far, maybe this holds some promise . . . if we can just get high frequency sound or music that mosquitos can hear but we can’t. Of course, we should also make sure it isn’t adversely affecting other benificial insects or birds and mammals, etc.
I listened to about 15 seconds of it. I think I’d prefer a mosquito bite. Ai-yai-yai!
That awful “music” didn’t drive away the fly on the window. Wonder if B1 would work on flies? Might try it in a spray bottle.
There is a window that attracts flies. No amount of cleaning or spraying vinegar, insecticide, fly traps or whatever has eliminated them. It’s the way the sunlight hits it. I’ve covered the panes the light hits which has reduced them a wee bit.
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You.. I never knew this.
I am headed to Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam for about 2 months and want to be maximum protected. I’ll be traveling quite a bit by river. Don’t want to catch Yellow Fever, Malaria, Typhoid or Japanese Encephalitis.. I am researching this and plan on B-1 as part of a combination..
DEET Insect repellent, vaccinations, protective clothing.....
Taking Vitamin B1 shown to prevent insect bites and stings
Jun 9, 2014
Alternative Insect bite prevention - thiamine
It’s safe to say we’re heading into the holiday season, if you haven’t already booked your summer get away then you’re probably thinking about it. As we are sure you would agree, one of the down sides of a hot destination whether it be tropical, Mediterranean or anything else, is insect bites.
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) is backed by numerous studies to help prevent insect bites
Some people seem to be more more prone to insect bites than others, we do not fully understand why, but numerous studies indicate that taking vitamin B1 is a proven alternative to sprays and wipes to make you less prone to insect bites.
Vitamin B1, also known as thiamine, is a water-soluble vitamin (must be consumed with some water), it plays a key role in the breakdown of carbohydrates from food to make energy. It supports healthy functioning of the heart, muscles and nerves and also acts as an antioxidant, protecting the body from the degenerative effects of ageing, alcohol consumption and smoking. Thiamine is absorbed from the upper and lower parts of the small intestine, if you ingest more vitamin B1 than your body needs, the excess is excreted in your urine and through your skin via perspiration.
There’s also evidence that one blood type (O) attracts mosquitoes more than others (A or B).
I’m O+
Even mosquitoes know crappy music when they hear it!
But Dr Andrew Thornber, chief medical officer at Now Patient, says taking vitamin B12 before you travel can help prevent them.
Vitamin B12 is a nutrient that helps keep the body’s nerve and blood cells healthy and helps make DNA.
He added: “There is some research to indicate that taking vitamin B complex tablets a few weeks before you away, can help prevent mosquito bites.”
Since placebos don’t work on mosquitoes, I decided to do more research. The number one research study was in new Mexico and they stated:
Our study has confirmed earlier results that vitamin B1 is not a systemic insect repellent.
https://academic.oup.com/jinsectscience/article/15/1/140/2583458
The Efficacy of Some Commercially Available Insect Repellents for Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)
New Mexico State University researchers find some surprising results testing mosquito repellents
Mosquito repellent patches for the transdermal delivery of thiamine (vitamin B1) have been available to consumers for decades. The proposed mode-of-action is that the patch alters blood chemistry and human smell making the user less attractive to mosquitoes. Our results show that the Mosquito Skin Patch did not provide any repellency against Ae. aegypti or Ae. albopictus , which confirms a study from 1969 with similar results ( Khan et al. 1969 , Kahn et al. 1975 ).
The gin and tonic first gained popularity in the British colonies, as the quinine in the tonic water was found to be a potent deterrent to malaria-carrying mosquitoes. However, the bitterness of the quinine was unpalatable, so gin was added to make the drink taste better. May 29, 2018
There was a thread a few days ago about an African man whos farts kept away mosquitos. He was very popular in the villages. Malaria and all. I would pick farts over electronic music.
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