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Re: Re: mosquito windscreen color reaction

Subject: Re: Re: mosquito windscreen color reaction
From: "Jim Morgan" <>
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 22:10:00 -0700
>From the discussions that have taken place I can only assume that the
effectiveness of repellents is inconsistent, and that different colors may
or may not attract mosquitoes.

So when you go into unfamiliar mosquito country, take a Varity of repellents
an a multicolored wardrobe and hopefully you will be able to cope with the
critters.

Now I must tell you about a repellent that was used by the guys that were in
training in the fields at Ft. Chaffee in Arkansas. This area was described
by the troops as tick chigger central. What they used was powered sulphur.
They would pour it down the inside of their pants and inside their boots and
they claimed it worked better then anything else. I asked them about the
smell and they said was it wasn't to bad.

Jim






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