Per the iVillage website ... The Best Mosquito Repellent Ever Is Something You Already Own! Turns out a simple electric fan might just do the trick By Alesandra Dubin - July 16, 2013 If you, like this author, are prone to draw the bites of seemingly every mosquito within a 100-mile radius when you innocently sit outside to enjoy a summer night, you know youd gladly summon any modern technology — at almost any cost — to make. The attacks. Stop! But we have amazing news for you: The most effective mosquito repellent out there may not be anything expensive or high-tech, nor any potent chemical, but rather something you already have in your house: a simple oscillating fan. So reports the New York Times, whose reporter discovered fans effectiveness at a summer barbecue and traced the idea back to Frank Swift, president of Swift Food Equipment Inc. in Philadelphia. Swift told the Times, “The solution came from trying to think like a bug, and realizing I don’t like flying into a 15 m.p.h. wind.” The American Mosquito Control Association supports the notion, noting on its website, “Mosquitoes are relatively weak fliers, so placing a large fan on your deck can provide a low-tech solution. Mosquitos may further be deterred by a fan because it disperses the human emanations that allow mosquitoes to target us, according to science cited by the Times. And who wouldnt love a pleasant breeze as a bonus while enjoying an alfresco meal — versus a sticky coating of Deet? So what are you waiting for? Grab that fan and head outside for dinner tonight! ========================================================= IF YOU TRY THIS OUT, LET ME KNOW IF THIS WORKS!!! I ALSO HEARD THAT HANGING FRESH DRYER SHEETS OUTSIDE, AROUND THE SITTING AREA AIDS IN DETERRING MOSQUITOES, SINCE THEY CANT SMELL YOU. LOL!
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