Mesquitos

[wavery]

Did I ever tell you...........

I HATE BUGS!!!!!!

[dademt]

I can't believe nobody discussed using skin so soft.  I have heard this many times as being an effective deterent/hiding element.  Now, in all fairness I don't tend to put anything on my skin so instead I feel the wrath of all the little pain in the @** therefore I don't know how well it works but it might be worth a try.

[flyfisherman]

I can't believe nobody discussed using skin so soft.  I have heard this many times as being an effective deterent/hiding element.  Now, in all fairness I don't tend to put anything on my skin so instead I feel the wrath of all the little pain in the @** therefore I don't know how well it works but it might be worth a try.

S.S.S. works fairly well on gnats and noseeums but not too good on "skeeters" or ticks!  Now they do have a new one out called "Bug Guard" that's skin so soft but it's spiked with a repellent and that works good.


Fly

[wavery]

You can just rub your body down with Cayenne Pepper. :sombraro:

[harleywolf]

One thing I learned when researching mosquitoes was that

[punkmomto2]

anybody still  use the old standby vanilla? That's what my mom used to smear on us kids growing up. Not the imitation vanilla ..but the real deal stuff.

[mowalker]

I vote for the Thermacell, we have 2 now one is the lantern one (not a lot of light) and the regular one.  They seem to work extremely well.

I was lucky to get the refills on sale for $2.00 a box.  There was no limit so I cleaned them out (only about 10 boxes).

[sacrawf]

The older standby that Thoreau wrote about in "The Maine Woods" was moose grease.  I haven't tried vanilla or moose grease.

anybody still  use the old standby vanilla? That's what my mom used to smear on us kids growing up. Not the imitation vanilla ..but the real deal stuff.