New information garnered yesterday from a conversation with a friend:
“random fact: redwood bark, when liberally applied to the skin (the dust of it) serves as a mosquito repellent.”
Goot to know, goot to know.
June 10, 2004
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averyandaugustine 
June 11, 2004 at 3:46 pm
redwoods now officially rock. 🙂
June 13, 2004 at 5:52 pm
Does that also count for mosquitos carrying the West Nile virus? Also, does the bark “essence” serve as a shielding all around the body or only on parts of the body that have actually been touched by the bark? In other words, if you missed a spot, however small, will the mosquito land on that spot or because you have bark on you in other places, the mosquito will steer clear?
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June 15, 2004 at 12:33 am
But it chafes me so! But seriously, that’s a good little tidbit. Wouldn’t have known…
June 15, 2004 at 6:56 pm
Yeah, I got 14 redwood splinters in me! But hey, at least I didn’t get bit by a mosquito…