thinking of visiting Costa Rica – I will now make sure to go out of bug

season!

Meanwhile, some people I know swear by tincture of Chaparral herb to rub on the

exposed skin. Worth a try; if you don’t know Chaparral, it smells like creosote – so you can

believe it would kill things!

have been getting eaten alive by mosquitoes lately… does anyone know where I can even get

lemon eucalyptus oil around here? i’m sick of this shit and i’m ready to get one of those

machines that attracts them and KEELS them dead…. we’re working on some bat houses. in the

meantime, i’ll be burning incense in every room all day and night….

oh, i have some

OFF and i hate using it…. i just would rather acclimate myself to here somehow?

are much safer than presciption medicines, but we still need to consult a physician before

making any type of decision about medicine. Even though natural and herbal cures are safe for

the most part, they may not be the best treatment for that particular condition

the river in Pavones and noticed a red ichy area by my sandle strap. Later in the day I broke

out in some major ichy, swollen, hives everywhere anything touched. A local wrote down the name

of some insect that flies= Maya O Chinche or something like that(paper in villa). The hives

lasted for the rest of the day even after taking Benedryl and reactine. Ideas????

use lemon eucalyptus oil as a bug repellant. It works as well as DEET but is plant based and

smells nice (lemony). It is much more effective than citronella.

as our tour guide called it on July 13th, 2007 and noticed a big reddish area on my hand the

size of a half-dollar. Seemed like it was a burn; the next day a large cocoon swelled up like

a tent as if it was healing. Everyone thought I burned myself. My tour guide said I was stung

by a certain stink bug, which when agitated, mixes two chemicals inside its body to a heat of

350 degrees celcius, hence the burning look and feel.
He said do not pop the cocoon, only

apply aloe vera plant.

limes…It’s is important that if you use them, never be exposed to sun, it kind of

burns….
Also, in order to avoid mosquitoes and their bites, I already heard that vinegar,

smoke and B12 vitamin keep them away…now if it is true….

ordinary soap. Moisten it and rub tthe wet soap onto the bite. It won’t itch.

thought to me by a Costa Rican Cabecar indian. Take a leaf of certain trees (I forgot the

specific name of the tree, but Orange or Lime trees should work, it has to be a bit bitter),

and chew it (no swalloing). Then take the chewed leaf mixed with your saliva and apply over

the bite. I was working in the jungle near Limon (caribean) and this tip worked wonders.

about your Costa Rica experiences.