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| Sep 20, 2010 1:48 pm |  amelies1 |
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| Sep 19, 2010 10:53 am | amelies1 |
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| Sep 18, 2010 8:55 am | marianacc |
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| Sep 18, 2010 7:14 am | amelies1 |
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| Sep 18, 2010 6:48 am | amelies1 |
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| Sep 18, 2010 6:35 am | amelies1 |
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| Sep 18, 2010 6:23 am | amelies1 |
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| Sep 18, 2010 5:14 am | marianacc |
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| Sep 18, 2010 5:12 am | marianacc |
"Hello Amelie! I agree with you. I think is better if we investigate the different natural fly repelletnts. I will go with you to buy the flies on monday. I found on the internet about natural repellents for flies http://www.flyrepellent.org/ Basil is a natural fly repellent. Placing a pot of sweet basil near your kitchen window and doorway will help to repel those flies away. As an alternative, you can also place pots of Lavender around your home. Lavenders are both beautiful and nice smelling plants that can act as fly repellent in your garden. What do you think? We need three more we could use. We can have 5 bell jars, you are right! 21 jars is crazy. We can use one jar four times for the same experiment. Mariana" | |
| Sep 18, 2010 4:43 am | amelies1 |
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| Sep 17, 2010 11:31 am | marianacc |
"--- I sent this measurements to Mrs Marchetti, please tell me what you think. We will need- about 70 x 4 = 280ml of each oil . -chamomille tea -peppermint oil -cinnamon oil -citronella oil -eukalyptus oil lots of mosquitoes for 21 jars 21 bell jars 2L 500 mL apple vinegar 1L of liquid soap. Mariana" | |
| Sep 17, 2010 10:08 am | amelies1 |
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| Sep 17, 2010 10:06 am | marianacc |
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| Sep 17, 2010 9:58 am | marianacc |
"So we have three repellents eucalyptus oil -- chamomille tea - citronella oil We just need to have two more. I think, I see what u mean now about placing honey inside a jar and smear repellent around it, the repellent should keep the mosquitoes from getting killed by being trapped on the honey ... sure we just need to make sure that the mosquitoes will go to the honey.. .. or if the honey doesnt work we can put a glass of vinegar with soap because I know they get attracted with the smell and get stuck there because of the soap.. it works I have it here at home. The mosquitoes are attracted to: * Dark Clothing Many mosquitoes use vision to locate hosts from a distance. Dark clothes and foliage are initial attractants. * Carbon Dioxide You give off more carbon dioxide when you are hot or have been exercising. A burning candle or other fire is another source of carbon dioxide. * Lactic Acid You release more lactic acid when you have been exercising or after eating certain foods (e.g., salty foods, high-potassium foods). * Floral or Fruity Fragrances In addition to perfumes, hair products, and scented sunscreens, watch for the subtle floral fragrance from fabric softeners and dryer sheets. * Skin Temperature The exact temperature depends on the type of mosquito. Many mosquitoes are attracted to the slightly cooler temperatures of the extremities. * Moisture Mosquitoes are attracted by perspiration because of the chemicals it contains and also because it increases the humidity around your body. Even small amounts of water (e.g., moist plants or mud puddles) will draw mosquitoes. Standing water also allows mosquitoes to reproduce. I found a list of more natural repellents: * Citronella Oil * Lemon Eucalyptus Oil * Cinnamon Oil * Castor Oil * Rosemary Oil * Lemongrass Oil * Cedar Oil * Peppermint Oil * Clove Oil * Geranium Oil * Possibly Oils from Verbena, Pennyroyal, Lavender, Pine, Cajeput, Basil, Thyme, Allspice, Soybean, and Garlic Mariana" | |
| Sep 17, 2010 9:33 am | amelies1 |
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| Sep 17, 2010 9:25 am | marianacc |
"Yeii I don't know which plants are easier to get for poor people!! ... It says for citronela oil is obtained from the leaves and stems of different species of Cymbopogon. ... (dont think this one is easy to prepare) we just need to know if it is accesible for poor people. vinegar with onions --is an acidic liquid produced from the fermentation of ethanol in a process that yields its key ingredient, acetic acid (ethanoic acid). (not good for poor people, is not easy to get for them) eucalyptus oil -- is a good idea chamomille tea -- good idea I like the idea of using the Jar, although all the mosquitoes are going to die we can deduce how many mosquitoes die next ot the honey and how many die away from the honey. I think the honey and the repellent most be together, to have the attractive and repellent forces from the same place and in that way see the amount of mosquitoes are dead around and close to the honey. We need to find at least two more plants that are accessible to the poorest. Mariana " | |
| Sep 17, 2010 9:01 am | amelies1 |
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| Sep 17, 2010 9:01 am | amelies1 |
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| Sep 17, 2010 8:48 am | marianacc |
"Hello I found in this website http://www.extertronic.com/ecologic-insect-repellents.htm And these plants work as natural repellent: Eucalyptus Lavanda Oil of citronela- The oil of citronela is applied directly on the skin to drive away to the mosquitoes in India, Europe and the United States. Also it is mixed with the wax of the candles The flower of the alfalfa- attracts with the nectar the males of the mosquitoes and these die by the toxic that this plant contains basil- mosquitoes do not like the scent of this plant. Should we pick out 4 plants? We need to take in consideration the type of mosquito, and find out what they are attracted to! For example: I think to measure the efficiency of the reppellent we need to put around the reppellent something that attracts them like honey and in that way we can see how effective it is. Then for the method we could say: Set up each individual plant with mosquitoes, the sugary substance that attracts them and inclosed them in a jar. Mariana" | |
| Sep 17, 2010 8:17 am | amelies1 |
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