caserri Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 I think I stumbled on to something here. In the past when I would mow my grass, about half way through the yard I would get really overheated, sweaty and breathe really hard. At that moment, I would notice these tiny black flies constantly hovering around my face and dive-bombing my eyeballs. Very annoying. I always assumed they were attracted to the sweat and heat of my body. As it turns out, they were actually attracted to the carbon dioxide that I was exhaling. (or so it seems) One day I popped a tab of DI before heading out to mow. This time they were non existent! I was aware of their absence because these flies are usually so bad that I actually dread mowing because of them. Since I stumbled on to this earlier this spring, I have run many tests to try and disprove my theory. I have popped the gum midway through mowing after the flies have begun their onslaught and presto, they were gone. I am now a believer in the power of DI to not only freshen your breath but keep those pesky black flies out of my face. I wonder how many I need to chew to repel mosquitos? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pusherman Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 beans usually do the same thing for me, they even keep the wife away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T BIRD Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 beans usually do the same thing for me, they even keep the wife away. ROFL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-man422 Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 beans usually do the same thing for me, they even keep the wife away. HI-OH! Very nice. What a fascinating discovery. I have heard about onions/garlic for mosquitoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer980 Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Sounds like we need to do a national test with the members that we have. We could be on to something or it might be a regional thing. I will give it a shot from Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.caserri Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 why have you neglected to share this little tidbit with the wife that also mows the lawn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedk Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 oh oh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkbeats Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 LMAO LMAO LMAO LOL LOL LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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