I spray it (deet) on my clothes,espescially my hat,and wear long sleaves and long pants and keep my head net handy. I've heard they're(The bugs) homing in on your carbon dioxide(only mamals exhal it---generally,  and body heat...another warm blooded thing.) I think,rather than repel the blood suckers,we're hiding from them.

I rarely use bug repellent.  Maybe once every couple of years in the absolute worst bug conditions.  Just a bit along the hairline, ears, back of hands.  Anything that melts plastic can't be good for you.

starwatcher wrote on Feb 28^th, 2013 at 1:57pm:


That ties in nicely with pajeff's link
Being funky/ ungroomed facial hair is fine when your solo, but in a group setting or if your tripping with the lady in your life, you need to hold a minimum standard of hygiene

I try to eat a Mediterranean diet which includes lots of garlic/onions and have found if I use scentless soap the skeeters don't seem to bother me as much. If you don't like garlic, you can take garlic pills say a month before you trip and they might help?
I also do the Permethrin clothes treatment and have found that 90% of the time I don't need anything else.

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This may or may not work, but it's funny.

Westwood, I think the early lumberjacks also did that; I understand they wore long underwear in the middle of the summer.

I personally almost never use insect repellant.  I just don't like the thought of putting poison on my skin.  I find putting on more clothes works for me.  Admittedly, I don't trip during the warmer months.

I remember reading somewhere last year or the year before about the MN DNR testing water quality in various lakes across the state. Every one they tested had measurable traces of DEET in the samples. I can only assume they were careful so as to not contaminate said samples. What doesn't kill 'em makes 'em stronger?

After we fragile/volatile humans kill each other off or destroy our environment, these guys( my bet is on cockroaches) will still be around.

Adapt/overcome/survive, that would make a good motto for some military unit

So the little buggers learn to evolve quickly when faced with an obstacle, much like the Borg!!

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