Green Options

You’ve worked hard getting that garden planted and tending it with care, but inevitably nature takes its course and the bugs find those veggies. Is it any surprise they’d want to eat the delicious fruits of your labors? You can’t blame them, after all. But you can prevent pest damage and control problems.

Applying eco-friendly insect repellent on my son’s skin is like applying sunscreen:  he hates it!  Luckily, we rarely need it do to a predictable evening wind on our property, but when we go camping or visiting friends, it’s a different story.  He’s also a compulsive scratcher, so avoiding the mosquito bites all together prevents this problem as well.  Don’t Bite Me! offers a unique approach to this problem with a skin patch.

Don’t Bite Me! is a skin patch that offers up to 36 hours of protection from insects for your entire body, and it is safe for children. It has only two ingredients:  vitamin B1 and aloe!

Don’t Bite Me! uses a discreet, all-natural transdermal skin patch to deliver a blend of protective Vitamin B1 and aloe combination throughout the body. Excess B1 is secreted through the body’s pores, creating a scent that is almost undetectable to humans, but offensive to mosquitoes.  This scent forms a protective barrier around the body that shields the user from mosquitoes and other biting insects. Aloe, the other active ingredient, accelerates the absorption of the B1 and serves as an anti-inflammatory. Don’t Bite Me! is also environmentally friendly and waterproof, perfect for lakes or pool parties!

Spring is here along with all the little critters. Kids love to discover new things and discovering bugs will be the perfect activity to spend time in nature together. Here are some great ideas of bug activities to do as a family:

-Draw a picture of a spider and a web. What would your spider eat? Draw more to go along with it or write a story.

-Draw a picture of the biggest mountain that you can see.

-Write about the funniest thing you ever saw an insect do.

-Sit under a tree with your favorite book to read.

-Take a walk around your home and look for butterflies in daylight or moths at night.

-Read a book about fossils in the Cretaceous period (130 million years ago)

A long time ago, 50 years or so, I was invited to a party that promised some unusual and tasty snacks, along with the usual supply of beer and other alcoholic libations.

Never one to pass up free food and booze, I showed up at my friends apartment , said hello to everyone, grabbed a cocktail and headed for the snacks. The table was filled with the usual cheese and crackers, veggies, liverwurst and other delights.

The center piece caught my eye, chocolate, lots of it, but not in any form I could immediately recognize. Upon questioning my host, I learned they were chocolate covered ants and grasshoppers.

“Here, try some,” said my host, “they’re delicious!”

I doubt he saw the green leaching into my face as I politely declined, saying I was on a diet.

Get your minds out of the gutter: Green Porno is not about rainforest condoms or green brothels!  This Sundance Channel show by Isabella Rossellini features short films about bizarre sexual mating habits of insects, bugs, and other creatures.