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mrsnesbitt

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Posted: Mon Jun 20, 05 10:08 pm Post subject:
will give it a try tomorrow!

nettie

Joined: 02 Dec 2004
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Location: Suffolk

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 05 10:13 pm Post subject:
It really works Mrs N, and it has antiseptic and antifungal properties too, so is good for the odd outbreak of candida albicans, if you get my drift.

mrsnesbitt

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Posted: Mon Jun 20, 05 10:28 pm Post subject:
I have many midgy bites at the mo!

mrsnesbitt

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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 05 7:54 am Post subject:
Is there anything which can be applied to discorage midgys?

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
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Location: East Midlands

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 05 10:00 am Post subject:
swallows?

mrsnesbitt

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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 05 10:23 am Post subject:
funny you should mention swallows......we have a nest here! Fascinating stuff!!! ouch! Dxx Got the glycerine.just need to go to Guisborough for rest of ingrediants! May look in the charity shops whilst I am there.....rude not to!

Andrea

Joined: 02 May 2005
Posts: 2260
Location: Portugal

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 05 11:31 am Post subject:

mrsnesbitt wrote:

Is there anything which can be applied to discorage midgys?

I made something using feverfew once, but can't remeber exactly how.

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 05 11:36 am Post subject:
I thought gin contained something that repels things, or is it the tonic? Best have some gin in it anyway for the antibacterial properties.

Northern_Lad

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 05 11:40 am Post subject:
Wasn't gin invented to make the tonic water bareable to drink? or was it the other was round? Juniper berries are supposed to be quite an effective contraceptive though.

Andrea

Joined: 02 May 2005
Posts: 2260
Location: Portugal

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 05 11:43 am Post subject:

Northern_Lad wrote:

Juniper berries are supposed to be quite an effective contraceptive though.

I can quite understand that. I'm told that when I've drunk too much gin I'm not attractive in the slightest

tawny owl

Joined: 29 Apr 2005
Posts: 563
Location: Hampshire

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 05 12:06 pm Post subject:

mrsnesbitt wrote:

Is there anything which can be applied to discorage midgys?

Something with citronella? It seems to work with most biters.

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 05 12:12 pm Post subject:

Andrea wrote:

Northern_Lad wrote:

Juniper berries are supposed to be quite an effective contraceptive though.

I can quite understand that. I'm told that when I've drunk too much gin I'm not attractive in the slightest

I think gin's supposed to be an abortifacient rather than a contraceptive IIRC.

Dunc

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 134
Location: Lancashire

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 05 4:54 pm Post subject:
My mum made an anti midge potion based around tea tree oil - it even worked for my dad walking teh west highland way in late summer. Unfortunately, tea tree oil is the only ingredient I can remember, but I'll ask at the weekend.

nettie

Joined: 02 Dec 2004
Posts: 5888
Location: Suffolk

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 05 5:09 pm Post subject:
Yes, tea tree is effective, and lavender too, so you might find, Mrs N, that your wash keeps them at bay as well. Other good 'uns are citronella, fennel, neem, and eucalyptus, and all of the above form the basis of my horsey fly repellent. They're mixed with cold tea and vinegar. Mind you if you use this on yourself you'll repel your mates as well as the midgeys!!

alison
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 05 8:29 pm Post subject:
gin was put in the tonic to make the tonic more drinkable, and tonic has quinine, which is good for malaria.

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