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I load up on this stuff before I go out in the patch in the evening, otherwise I get mauled by the oversized Wisconsin parasites that try to live off of my blood. They are viscious, and they are everywhere, as I live in the woods. Anyway, I was just wondering if the Deet (the active ingredient in bug repellent) is of any harm to plants... I spray it on pretty liberally to keep the monster sized buzzers away from me.

7/14/2004 12:42:07 PM

Pulaski Tn blkcloud@igiles.net

quit eating so many bannanas...
build a bat box.....
buy some big ole cigars and smoke them whilst fooling with your plants...
about the deet...i aint go no idey...

7/14/2004 1:21:32 PM

Knopp, Germany

lol....sory Brigitte, but blkcloud is funny

7/14/2004 1:31:11 PM

Wichita, KS

I think I read somewhere that mosquitos find their bloodsources by detecting CO2. Deet is supposed to be the only thing out there that significantly repells them. Its toxic to humans (the "small" amounts we spray on ourselves aren't supposed to do any harm). Don't know if its harmful to plants. Have you tried spraying a spot on the edge of a leaf?

7/14/2004 3:15:44 PM

Pulaski Tn blkcloud@igiles.net

i didnt think i would ever tell anyone but...a few years ago chiggers were really eating me up while i was bow hunting..espically in my, my,how do you say..privates...well..they guy at the sporting goods shop told me about deet...how it would repel everything..so i got a bottle and soaked my..my..well you know what i'm talking about.. down real good,jumped in my truck and took off..about 5 minutes later,man that stuff set me on fire and i was running stop signs squeeling tires and came flying back home,stripped down and jumped in the shower....and couldnt wash it off..i thought my child bearing years were over....finally after soaking in a cold shower for 30 minutes the fire kinda cooled off... i have never used it since..

7/14/2004 4:30:46 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Deet won't hurt the plants that I'm aware of. But the propellants in those aerosol cans sure will. So too might the carriers in the pump stuff. Let it dry before touching the plants & you should be OK.

7/14/2004 6:00:34 PM