Mosquito Season in Texas has arrived

Myheartismyhorses · 05-09-2008, 07:51 AM

Yesterday afternoon, I was running my gelding Bo on barrels for some practice at home when I noticed a neighbor had a couple cows out! There was a bull and 2 calf's...they were running a muck down the road through some other people's property and then disappeared in the trees by the creek.. So being the nice neighbor I am, I took Bo out after them, finally got them chased back across the creek to their side of the fence, but I came home with about a 100 mosquito bites...

Running through those trees and brush and by the water I guess that's where those mosquitos are hiding and just waiting for their next victim

.. Anyway, I am so itchy today, I have tried to put calamine and bendryl all over me to make it stop!! As I sit here trying to type this I have to stop every few seconds to itch, GAH!! This is miserable..

Mosquito season is definitley here.

**taelesean** · 05-09-2008, 09:40 AM

Go to your health food store and get a big bottle of 1000mg Garlic pills. Take two a day and the mosquittos will mostly leave you alone, and the ones that do bite will itch less.

DoBeSassy · 05-09-2008, 09:50 AM

Its harder to find but B1 vitamins are also mosquito repellants. A friend of the family is allergic to mosquitos and she takes B1 year around

**Range** · 05-10-2008, 08:41 PM

B1? Really? That will work? I have horrible reactions to mosquitoes and I'm allergic to garlic!

ToveroMom · 05-11-2008, 08:49 AM

I do not think folks who do not live here understand the level of our mosquito problem.
I think lots of things that may work OK on them do not stand a snowballs chance in Hades down here.
I use sprays-sprays with DEET in them..all that kills the WNV ones and we have them here.

**Range** · 05-11-2008, 09:42 AM

Yeah, DEET is my friend. Keeps the nasty ticks and chiggers off, too!

Biting buggers, yuck!

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05-09-2008, 07:51 AM
Myheartismyhorses Yearling Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 692	Mosquito Season in Texas has arrived Yesterday afternoon, I was running my gelding Bo on barrels for some practice at home when I noticed a neighbor had a couple cows out! There was a bull and 2 calf's...they were running a muck down the road through some other people's property and then disappeared in the trees by the creek.. So being the nice neighbor I am, I took Bo out after them, finally got them chased back across the creek to their side of the fence, but I came home with about a 100 mosquito bites... Running through those trees and brush and by the water I guess that's where those mosquitos are hiding and just waiting for their next victim .. Anyway, I am so itchy today, I have tried to put calamine and bendryl all over me to make it stop!! As I sit here trying to type this I have to stop every few seconds to itch, GAH!! This is miserable.. Mosquito season is definitley here. __________________ When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on!

05-09-2008, 09:40 AM
taelesean Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 5,671	Go to your health food store and get a big bottle of 1000mg Garlic pills. Take two a day and the mosquittos will mostly leave you alone, and the ones that do bite will itch less. __________________

05-09-2008, 09:50 AM
DoBeSassy Seasoned Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 4,966	Its harder to find but B1 vitamins are also mosquito repellants. A friend of the family is allergic to mosquitos and she takes B1 year around __________________ There is none so blind as she who will not see

05-10-2008, 08:41 PM
Range Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Back of Beyond Posts: 5,728	B1? Really? That will work? I have horrible reactions to mosquitoes and I'm allergic to garlic! __________________ If it harms none, do what you will.

05-11-2008, 08:49 AM
ToveroMom Pasture Pet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland TX Posts: 15,299	I do not think folks who do not live here understand the level of our mosquito problem. I think lots of things that may work OK on them do not stand a snowballs chance in Hades down here. I use sprays-sprays with DEET in them..all that kills the WNV ones and we have them here. __________________ "In America,anyone can be President. That is one of the chances you take" Adlai Stevenson

05-11-2008, 09:42 AM
Range Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Back of Beyond Posts: 5,728	Yeah, DEET is my friend. Keeps the nasty ticks and chiggers off, too! Biting buggers, yuck! __________________ If it harms none, do what you will.