{"id":645,"date":"2007-06-15T18:54:46","date_gmt":"2007-06-15T22:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2007\/06\/15\/mosquito-repellers\/"},"modified":"2010-10-05T00:38:55","modified_gmt":"2010-10-05T04:38:55","slug":"mosquito-repellers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2007\/06\/15\/mosquito-repellers\/","title":{"rendered":"Mosquito repellers"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>Well it&#8217;s just about mosquito season here.  I imagine some of you already have mosquito&#8217;s in your gardens.<\/p>\n<div class=\"912745ff53504cd4aef8ff3ef7b9aa95\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* gardengrows_300x250inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"4054669721\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>I hate them!  I always swell up quite a bit where they bite me. If it&#8217;s not an allergic reaction is definitely an enhanced reaction to their bites &#8230; so you can see why I don&#8217;t like being bit by them.<\/p>\n<p>Now with West Nile spreading throughout North America I&#8217;ve got even more reason to not want to be bit by these pesky blood sucking critters.<\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>Do you do anything to prevent mosquitoes from biting you, or to deter them from your yard?<\/p>\n<p>Naturally rules such as not leaving standing water in a bucket or container apply here &#8230; but what else do you do to keep from getting bitten?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not big on chemicals. Not on me or in my yard.   We do however use citronella candles, and citronella oil in our tiki torches.  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