At 11:16 PM 4/27/2003 -0700, Martyn wrote:
>I got bloody bitten to death today, the sign of the summer is around the
>corner, I was sitting in a field for over 3 hours with my recorders and
>mics and in come the enemy, Mozzies!!!!!
One word - PERMETHRIN. You spray a permethrin-containing compound o=
n a complete set of field clothing - socks, trousers, long-sleeved shirt, h=
at, gloves. When it dries it will be non-toxic for human skin contact, will=
*kill* mosquitos and will repel ticks, and will last through several cloth=
es washings as well. Some people like dipping the clothes in a permethrin b=
ath and some products claim weeks and weeks of coverage. I have not seen a =
difference in effectiveness between dipping and spraying, and I go on short=
trips.
Before I started doing this method on tropical trips I got a lot of=
bites through clothing. No longer. One must still use human-safe skin appl=
ied chemicals (that is possibly an oxymoron, but whatever) for exposed skin=
, but it is also possible to be completely covered with gloves and a beekee=
per type hat. Spray them all.
-- Chuck
BTW - nothing kills chiggers but tactical nuclear weapons, so keep =
your trousers tucked in to your socks and don't sit down......
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Chuck Bragg, Pacific Palisades, CA
Membership Chair
Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society:
http://smbas.cjb.net
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