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Dangerous Wildlife - Part II
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 1:49 pm
by bart1997
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Re: Dangerous Wildlife - Part II
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 4:55 pm
by PM2K
bart1997 wrote:all those bugs and mosquitos were a real pain! I have no idea how you guys can stand them.
Lots of Muskol or Deep Woods Off.
I'm more bothered by deer flies, personally... I tend to wait until they burn off a bit, say mid to late July, before venturing out. Now I hear deer ticks are abundant this year, and with the rise in Lyme Disease, it makes me a little nervous about heading out.
Re: Dangerous Wildlife - Part II
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 5:59 pm
by Mynock
Tip--eat lots of garlic and/or take garlic pills. I take them regularly in the summer, rarely if ever use insect repellent and I don't get bit much. Supposedly something in the garlic gets sweated out through your pores that bugs don't like. Or it could just be epic garlic breath.
Re: Dangerous Wildlife - Part II
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 1:21 am
by bart1997
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Re: Dangerous Wildlife - Part II
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 11:34 am
by joedeep130535
A tip for removing a tick from self or animals-Get a sharp nosed pair of tweezers,grasp the tick as close to the head as possible,pull out & twist anti clockwise at the same time Apparently they dig in with a clockwise motion & this way you "unscrew" them Tried it & it works Also on animals soak the tick in insecticide Kills the tick & not the host Haven't tried this one on self yet but it works well on dogs
Re: Dangerous Wildlife - Part II
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 7:12 pm
by Nessie
I do hate mosquitoes and biting flie but I love those swans!
Nessie
Re: Dangerous Wildlife - Part II
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 11:25 pm
by nachtjaeger
Like Granddad said, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away; a garlic a day keeps EVERYBODY away!"
Supposedly the garlic pills/capsules do whatever they do without giving you garlic breath. But yeah, mudding is no fun when the clouds of insects think you're tasty, and think 100% DEET is barbecue sauce.
bart1997 wrote:Mynock wrote:Tip--eat lots of garlic and/or take garlic pills. I take them regularly in the summer, rarely if ever use insect repellent and I don't get bit much. Supposedly something in the garlic gets sweated out through your pores that bugs don't like. Or it could just be epic garlic breath.
Sounds reasonable, maybe this is the true story behind the garlic / Vampire myth since all those insects do also want my blood. Negative effect is: it's also working against people....