[pct-l] Garlic to repel Mosquitoes

[Edward Anderson]

I wonder if garlic would work to repel mosquitoes. Has anyone out there tried 
it? I know that it works on yellow jackets. A few years ago I was riding a 100 
mile endurance race in the Santa Cruz mountains. There were nearly 40 riders. At 
about 22 miles we got into lots of yellow jackets. The riders and horses were 
stung again and again - and the yellow jackets followed us for several miles. I 
got stung about 15 times. After the race I talked to one man who did not get 
stung at all. He was an Italian and said that he eats plenty of GARLIC, and that 
is why he didn't get stung.

MendoRider/Ed Anderson




________________________________
From: Nathan Miller <erccmacfitheal at yahoo.com>
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Sent: Fri, November 26, 2010 3:28:31 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Thiamine as Mozzie repellant

> What about Alternative Mosquito Management Methods (AMMM's)?

I've heard eating garlic works.  I eat lots of garlic myself, often raw, but I 
haven't specifiacally tested it against mosquitoes.  It does boost the immune 
system and has anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties.

-Nate the Trail Zombie
Newberg, OR



      
_______________________________________________
Pct-L mailing list
Pct-L at backcountry.net
To unsubcribe, or change options visit:
http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l

List Archives:
http://mailman.backcountry.net/pipermail/pct-l/