Timeline for Prevent mosquito bites: insect repellent patch or just eat vitamin B1?
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| Oct 10, 2013 at 18:15 | comment | added | Tom Collins | Strongly support the permetherin option. it even stays effective after washing the clothing. I put it on my clothing & gear, and it tends to control the mosquitoes so well, that I don't even have to use deet. | |
| May 2, 2013 at 14:26 | comment | added | Samuel DR | May be worth mentioning that besides long sleeves & pants there are also certain fabrics which are tested to prevent moquito's penetrating it. In my experience these are usually not the lightest though. Some types of mosquitoes will sting you right through your cloths if thin enough. | |
| Feb 14, 2012 at 4:30 | history | edited | Nathan Long | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 14, 2012 at 4:28 | comment | added | Nathan Long | Also: it may not prevent malaria, but if you can get one of those bug zappers shaped like a tennis racket, it's extremely satisfying to send a cloud of mosquitos to a thoroughly unnatural, smoking death. | |
| Feb 14, 2012 at 4:24 | history | answered | Nathan Long | CC BY-SA 3.0 |