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Herb or plant that repels flies?
"David in Normandy" wrote in message ... wafflycat wrote: Well, pyrethoids originate from pyrethrums. Being similar to your wife in the sense that if I get a bite I suffer a bad allergic reaction and have to be careful not to get a bite infected, may I suggest that unless either of you has some medical reason why you both shouldn't be around it, that you apply an insect repellent containing DEET. It is very, very effective, especially the high concentration stuff. But it is also an effective solvent and can dissolve parts of some plastics, rayon, synthetic fabrics, leather, paint or varnish, so you wouldn't want to be spilling any on your best french polished table top... It is, however, my magic bullet for getting through the summer without being bitten to shreds.. Deet sounds like the bees knees so to speak. It will be fun asking for deet at the pharmacy here in France. If I ask if they have deet; it will likely cause confusion as deet (pronounced deet) means "has spoken". So it would be like going into a chemist in England and asking the pharmcist if they have spoken. Oh the joys of communicating in bad French. Pour vous.. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/N,N-di%...9thylbenzamide http://www.pharmacorama.com/ezine/lupourvous41.php http://www.webmarchand.com/a/liste_p...te_produit.htm |
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Herb or plant that repels flies?
wafflycat wrote:
"David in Normandy" wrote in message ... wafflycat wrote: Well, pyrethoids originate from pyrethrums. Being similar to your wife in the sense that if I get a bite I suffer a bad allergic reaction and have to be careful not to get a bite infected, may I suggest that unless either of you has some medical reason why you both shouldn't be around it, that you apply an insect repellent containing DEET. It is very, very effective, especially the high concentration stuff. But it is also an effective solvent and can dissolve parts of some plastics, rayon, synthetic fabrics, leather, paint or varnish, so you wouldn't want to be spilling any on your best french polished table top... It is, however, my magic bullet for getting through the summer without being bitten to shreds.. Deet sounds like the bees knees so to speak. It will be fun asking for deet at the pharmacy here in France. If I ask if they have deet; it will likely cause confusion as deet (pronounced deet) means "has spoken". So it would be like going into a chemist in England and asking the pharmcist if they have spoken. Oh the joys of communicating in bad French. Pour vous.. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/N,N-di%...9thylbenzamide http://www.pharmacorama.com/ezine/lupourvous41.php http://www.webmarchand.com/a/liste_p...te_produit.htm Thanks, that's very useful. I will get some of the stronger stuff. -E |
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