According to Joseph Conlon, a medical entomologist and technical advisor to the American Mosquito Control Association, mosquito season is already bad - and West Nile Virus, which is most commonly transmitted by the pesky insects, doesn't even really kick in until late summer. Plus, studies have found that certain types of mosquitoes are more likely to snack on pregnant women.
"Pregnant women may be more attractive to mosquitoes," Conlon says. "If the pregnant female is breathing more due to carting about a bit of extra weight, then she will also be a bit more attractive to mosquitoes, because mosquitoes are attracted to carbon dioxide." Plus, pregnant women have a warmer average body temperature, which is a cue for biting and landing, he adds.
So use mosquito repellent for baby and also during pregnancy
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SOURCE: Does an insect repellent is an alternative for mosquito net?
Insect repellent is not
an advised solution in these cases. It's less effective and much more expensive
than a mosquito net and can also cause health risks with long term use.
SOURCE: Which insect repellent is the best against mosquitoes' bites?
This may sound strange but it works. Get a pump "water" spray bottle, and mix 50/50 with water and Listerine mouthwash. It has to be the original "the yellow kind", then spray the area around you, examples - benches, chairs, the ground around your fire pit, the ground around the tent/door/window etc. Don't spray yourself or your tent (can ruin water repellent and/or the tent, and would make you smell like medicine) It's not very effective if you're hiking or moving around, but if you're staying in one area, like a campsite or your backyard, it's great. I sprayed my deck benches, chairs, railings and around the hot tub. Went from a bite every few minutes to a bite every few hours immediately. It works better than any commercial repellent I've ever tried. Asides, if it doesn't work on the kind of mosquitoes where you live, you'll only be out the price of the Listerine. Hope this helps, happy camping. Brother Grim.
tea tree oil 10 to 1 water mix spray dog wella no flee's no mozzies.
Cloth treated with insect
repellency offers a long lasting protection against mosquitos and unlike the
traditional repellent, the repellency is near your skin not on it which
alleviate concerns about skin diseases caused by long term use of the
traditional insect repellent.
Insect repellent is not
an advised solution in these cases. It's less effective and much more expensive
than a mosquito net and can also cause health risks with long term use.
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