Over the past few months or so, the upper and mid-western states of the US have been hammered with record rain and floods right into the summer season. These massive amounts of water, combined with the dirt, debris, animal carcass', trash and other materials floating in the remains of homes, businesses, hotels and other affected premises, have given the survivors of these flood zones much to contend with as the water subsides.
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Mosquitoes after the floods
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Submitted by Dr. Green on Thu, 2008-07-17 16:31. | Tags: nature | DEET-Free | disease | diseases | environment | floods | gardening | health | insect repellents | insects | mosquitoes | natural mosquito repellents | organic | pets | tornados
The truth about natural insect repellent
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Bug season is upon us once again, and I felt it timely to comment on the growing number of supposedly 'natural' insect repelling products that seem to be popping up everywhere we look.
Submitted by Dr. Green on Thu, 2008-07-17 16:27. | Tags: health | family | kids | mosquito | mosquito bites | mosquitoes | natural mosquito repellent | organic | pest | protection

8 Natural Ways to Keep Mosquitoes at Bay
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Keep skeeters from spoiling summer fun, without toxic pesticides! Here are some ways that actually work (no phony ultrasound thingees here).
Submitted by socialpyramid on Thu, 2008-06-26 21:55. | Tags: take action | insects | living | mosquitoes | summer