Well with summer approaching I thought that I would pass along a few suggestions for keeping insects at bay in yards and off us. Most of these use ingredients that are readily available and are safe to use around people.
The first one is a deterrent for mosquitoes I will call it mosquito lemonade but before using it you will need to do is drain any areas of standing water to keep them from becoming mosquito breeding grounds.
Once this is done, to discourage mosquitoes from returning and keep them away try over spraying your yard 3 times a week in the evening with this mixture.
Mosquito Lemonade:
1 cup of lemon-scented ammonia.
1 cup of lemon-scented dish washing liquid
Then using a 20 gallon hose-end sprayer, pour the two ingredients into it and then fill the balance of the sprayer jar with warm water.
Biting insects are more attracted to certain bright colors and floral patterns. So wearing lighter shades, like khaki, yellow, or white, will draw less attention from buzzing and bothersome bugs and go a long way toward keeping you bite-free. Then if you are going to be outside in the evenings a dab of geranium or lavender essential oil works just as well, and you will smell good as well.
It is barbecue time so here are a couple suggestions to help keep the yellow jackets and wasps away.
If yellow jacket or wasps are ruining your barbecue, try doing a couple of things. First take a piece of the meat that you are going to barbecue and put it as far from where you are going to barbecue and eat as possible.
Then use a hand held spray bottle that you have fill with white vinegar and a squirt or two of dish washing liquid. Then shake it up, and spray those bad-news bugs that find their way to the table they will drop dead in their tracks and you should be able to enjoy your barbecue without the fear of being stung.
Toni called a couple of times today to keep us updated on their progress to Florida. The last time she called they were in Florida enjoying the warm and muggy weather down there. She is down there to go to a high school graduation of a girl that use to live next door to us and she use to baby sit for all the time. I hope that they enjoy their time down there and have a safe trip back home.
2 comments:
Thanks for the cool outdoor ideas!!!
Bill's surgery is on Thursday morning. Hopefully, all of the melanoma is gone.
Brad, Caryn, and Kimberley were here this weekend, and just left. Kimberley looks good after her ordeal. She will be bringing Elijah back on Tuesday to see his pediatric orthopedist.
Jen is leaving this afternoon to do an 8-week clinical in Rochester. She will be staying with a former sorority sister.
How are you feeling now that you are being treated for bronchitis? Hope you are much better.
Love to all,
Sue
I will keep you and Bill in my prayers this Thursday and hope that all goes well with the surgery and that the doctors get all of the melanoma.
I wish that I had known that Brad, Caryn and Kimberley were there, I had not talked to them in a long time. Every time that I had tried to call lately I did not get an answer.
I am feeling better and I have been sleeping better which helps a lot. I still have a long way to go to feel "normal" again and I probably never will feel as good as I did a couple years ago but I am learning to live with it.
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