MossBack wrote on Apr 4^th, 2017 at 7:47pm:

Does the permethrin just kill the bugs or does it repel them as well?  I thought it was mostly for ticks?

It deters mosquitoes, but doesn't kill them.  On the first trip using permethrin treated clothing, I remember one evening as I was sitting and watching the sunset on Murdock Lake (Quetico) and noticing I was surrounded by mosquitoes.  Funny thing is I felt that I was sitting inside a protective bubble and the mosquitoes where out there just beyond arm's reach. 

But it is not a complete shield.  I'll still add a bit of deet around face, neck and hands on portage where the skeets are so thick you have to strain them with your teeth to have an unobstructed breath.

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