Buying Mosquito Nets - What You Should Know

Mosquito nets are useful in the prevention of malaria and other diseases carried by insect bites. Mosquito nets can be used in the house, in the garden, during a jungle safari and anywhere else where you might find mosquitoes, insects and creepy crawlies.

There are a few things you should keep in mind when deciding to buy a mosquito net.

Size and Shape: You can find mosquito nets of varying sizes and shapes. There are small mosquito nets to cover a baby car seat and then there are large mosquito nets to cover an entire outdoor gazebo. You should select the appropriate size and shape for the purpose required. If you are looking for bed net to ward of mosquitoes while you sleep then a six foot dimension mosquito net is good for king size bed. You also have to choose the shape of the mosquito net - a ceiling hanging net or a net attached to the four poles of a bed post. The shape and size need to be considered carefully for effective use. Standard mosquito nets has holes of 1.2mm x 1.2mm and that is the best option.

Color: Machine made polyester mosquito nets comes in several colors with white being the most common. You might want to select the appropriate color to blend in with your home for aesthetic reasons.

Treatment: Most nets sold nowadays are pre-treated with insecticides for better protection. This is a good thing. You can also find untreated nets but you are better off having a pre-treated mosquito net for better protection.

Composition: You have 2 choices - cotton or polyester netting. Cotton nets are heavier when wet, gets dirty faster and are not as long lasting as the polyester netting.

Now that you understand the different options and varieties between mosquito nets, it should be easy to find the right net to suit your needs and protect your family from disease carrying insects.

Suthep Sachasiri operates the Better Mosquito Nets store where you can find quality mosquito nets for the home and travel at low prices. A percentage of every sale is donated to charities to help fight malaria in Asia and Africa.

Should DEET Be Your Choice Of Insect Repellents?

More things come to life in the spring and summer than trees and grass and flowers. All sorts of little creepy crawling things come with them. Some of them have wings, some of them with legs and some are bigger than others.

The bigger ones can be pretty much avoided, if you really want to. But some of them like mosquitoes and chiggers and ticks are quite another story. They are difficult to see, let alone avoid. It matters little where you live or work, big or small or old or young. Most of us are vulnerable to the vicious attacks of one or more of these hungry predators. The up side is they do not eat much.

The down side is these predators can and do carry many forms of disease, which can be even more dangerous than their biting and blood sucking. Some of them can cause allergic reactions in their victims. Reactions that can cause swelling and fever and can be deadly to boot. Unfortunately, insect bites are reported to be responsible for something like 150 deaths a year in the United States.

The very best insect repellent there is is to avoid them. After that what can you do? Run like hell. But if you cannot run fast enough and you get caught, right after you let out a string of curses, scrape the stinger out then wash thoroughly with soap and water. Then put on some good natural anti-itch ointment. You should have this handy before you go tramping around the woods.

Of course, you will not head my advice about avoiding these vermin that attack and eat our flesh and blood and/or sting you for being alive and in their domain. Given that you are going to get bit and/or stung you need a good insect repellent.

But listen up. I am giving you good sound advice here. It is for your own good and in your best interest that you pay close attention. I know what you have been using and you don't even have a clue what is in it because of all of those ads that have been pounded into your head. DEET this and DEET that. Everyone is talking about DEET so it must be good stuff, right?

And that is not all. You are not alone when you buy DEET. It is one of the most well known chemical repellents available on the market. Over 227 products have concentrations all the way up to 100% by volume.

But here is the kicker. Duke University research has revealed that DEET can and does cause serious chemical reactions. Little things like brain cell death, convulsions, dizziness, headaches, muscle and joint pain, memory loss, weakness, fatigue, shortness of breath and vibrating tremors.

It is understandable that a body would use something like this for a repellent. Especially after getting a case of chigger bites. Sometimes it would be less bothersome to simply have the leg amputated because that itch is enough to make you go mad.

Trouble is, children and elderly are the most vulnerable to this dangerous chemical called DEET.

And the good news is that these toxic side affects may not even be evident for a few years after contamination. So you have lots of time to not worry about what is going on inside of you all that time.

The bottom line is, stay away from anything with DEET and other chemicals in it. Look for something natural, for you own good. If you must use them, keep them away from the skin. Apply only to clothing.

A good rule of thumb is to not put anything on your body you do not want in your body. Your skin will absorb almost anything put on it, instantaneously most of the time. These chemicals are poisons that can and do kill.

Next, download the only safe and sane chigger treatment totally safe for children and the aged.