Posted by Emme on January 3, 2004, at 22:37:48
In reply to Clove of garlic keeps the bugs away! » Emme, posted by Karen_kay on January 3, 2004, at 21:16:37
> Does anything eat ticks?
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> *My dog eats eats them if I don't get them away from him fast enough.LOL.
> But, my boyfriend worked a dig over the summer for a class and he ate a clove of garlic every morning before going to work outside. It worked too! He never got a single bug bite.
So that's the secret. I've been bug bait my entire life. And I have had to do lots of field work. Your boyfriend is an archeologist maybe? I'm in the earth sciences. My last field site was crawling with ticks. (shudder)
> He doesn't use Deet because it can be harmful.
During my undergrad summer field course we used Muskol (100% deet). We dabbed it gently on clothes and hats and the occasional body part. If I give birth to children with 3 eyes, I'll know what to blame. Nice to find a way to not use it.
I'm a garlic wimp. I'll look at the capsules.> And he was outside for 10 hours digging in the hot sun (AND HE ENJOYED IT!!! go figure!)
:) I can relate to the digging. There are times when I miss doing field work. Except when the weather's bad or the bugs are bad!
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