It's really strange. Lily literally seems to attract mosquitoes. Often the 3 of us will be outside playing and Tony and I won't get a single bite and poor Lily will be covered in red welts. It drives me (and Lily) crazy! In fact, just the other day we were outside playing and Lily asked me, "Mommy, why do mosquitoes think I'm dessert?" How funny/sad is that?
We've tried countless different ways to control the mosquito population in our yard. We've eliminated all standing water, used various organic sprays, etc. to no avail.
I've also bought every natural repellent known to man. Seriously. I can't tell you how many different natural repellents we've tried. I have a shelf full of them. Sadly, on Lily they seem to work more as a marinade than as a repellent!
So, I've given up. DEET it is. As much as I hate to use chemicals on Lily, being covered head to toe in mosquito bites can't be good for her either!
She really is so sweet...but mosquito dessert no more!
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