Best solution against mosquitos?

[borlamm1]

Ive tried them also and they worked well. Also seem to do well @ repelling red bugs too

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[borlamm1]

The bug patch is what i was referring to

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[ldma.miner]

In reality, this conversation can go on as long as a "my detector works better than yours" debate...

What works for one person will NOT work for another. There are so many factors at hand... Our diets play a big factor in whether we are attractive to bugs as well... I go out in the woods with my girlfriend and get eaten alive even though I put on tons of spray yet she doesn't use any protection and doesn't even see any. Even when you do use protection it won't work the same for one person as it will on another... It's much like perfume or cologne which react to a persons body chemistry and smell a bit different on everyone that wears it... Similar yes, but different. It's an endless argument.

As I stated earlier, the Bug Patch has worked very well for me this year so I'll be sticking with that for now.

Hey Wit,

When I was living in Alaska (Home for every species of mosquito ) I took a lot of B-12 Vitamins Highest milligrams offered in the GNC store. I'd be out Panning, Detecting, Dredging, High Banking etc. . Never got bothered by Mosquito's or any flying stinging bugs. So I use it religiously here in Michigan with the same results.

LDMA Miner

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[dieselram94]

I'm a land surveyor that has to be in the woods, and not always when I want to. Here's my post from another thread about ticks:

Yup, Permethrin kills the little buggers before they can latch on to you.

Never did figure out how DEET keeps them from biting, but I don't believe it. DEET works for skeeters, though.

Permethrin on clothing does work for clothes (and I use it on my hair as well). Never been bit by horse flies, deer flies, or stable flies (look like house flies but hurt like heck).

They land, they die. Think of it as doing your part for biology.

Don't forget about chiggers; these nasty little cruds are miserable to get rid of, actually burrowing under your skin to torment you for weeks. Permethrin gets them before they dig in.

I've been in the river bottom woods when mosquitoes were so ravenous that we had to apply 100% DEET every 10 minutes to keep sane. I've actually watched my permethrin-treated clothes; mosquitoes will land, but they won't bite. Then they will fly off and die.

Summing up: Permethrin on clothes, covering as much of you as you can stand. DEET on exposed skin.

Everything else is not as effective, or an outright fraud.

Where do you get Permethrin?

 

[GMD52]

Diesal, I've seen Permitiun (sp), in some hardware stores in with the chemicals and insecticide. I also have gotten it from my vet, works really good to control fleas and ticks on your dogs.

I have also had good luck with Ben's 1oo, deet concentration alittle higher than other products. Be very careful with 100% deet, US Forest Service used to issue little sprat cans of it to us, and it melted my watch crystal. Oddly enough, a diet rich in garlic works really well, the mosquitos will still fly around you which is annoying,bot will rarely bight.

 

[dieselram94]

Diesal, I've seen Permitiun (sp), in some hardware stores in with the chemicals and insecticide. I also have gotten it from my vet, works really good to control fleas and ticks on your dogs.

I have also had good luck with Ben's 1oo, deet concentration alittle higher than other products. Be very careful with 100% deet, US Forest Service used to issue little sprat cans of it to us, and it melted my watch crystal. Oddly enough, a diet rich in garlic works really well, the mosquitos will still fly around you which is annoying,bot will rarely bight.

Good to know, I might have some already. I have lots of flea and tick control products hanging around the house.

 

[Bum Luck]

Where do you get Permethrin?

Hey DR,

It's marketed under the brand name Permanone. It's pretty available, but DEET seems to have the market edge, and sometimes I think they try to suppress the Permanone availability.

Most of the sporting stores have it, but farm supply stores do; you can even mix up your own cheaper. The stuff lasts so long (like weeks) that it's cheap enough to use the cans.

I like the idea of doing the world a favor by killing the little buggers, especially ticks and chiggers.

 

[Bum Luck]

In reality, this conversation can go on as long as a "my detector works better than yours" debate...

What works for one person will NOT work for another. There are so many factors at hand... Our diets play a big factor in whether we are attractive to bugs as well... I go out in the woods with my girlfriend and get eaten alive even though I put on tons of spray yet she doesn't use any protection and doesn't even see any. Even when you do use protection it won't work the same for one person as it will on another... It's much like perfume or cologne which react to a persons body chemistry and smell a bit different on everyone that wears it... Similar yes, but different. It's an endless argument.

As I stated earlier, the Bug Patch has worked very well for me this year so I'll be sticking with that for now.

That is probably true for all the other products, with the possible exception of DEET, and certainly the exception of Permanone. It is a chemical and biological fact that Permanone kills insects on contact.

 

[dieselram94]

Hey DR,

It's marketed under the brand name Permanone. It's pretty available, but DEET seems to have the market edge, and sometimes I think they try to suppress the Permanone availability.

Most of the sporting stores have it, but farm supply stores do; you can even mix up your own cheaper. The stuff lasts so long (like weeks) that it's cheap enough to use the cans.

I like the idea of doing the world a favor by killing the little buggers, especially ticks and chiggers.

I appreciate the info! I am going to try to find some today as I am out doing some shopping. Up here in Maine the bugs are horrible and it really sucks as we go through bad winters and when the weather gets better and you want to be outside the bugs drive you back in.

 

[Bum Luck]

I appreciate the info! I am going to try to find some today as I am out doing some shopping. Up here in Maine the bugs are horrible and it really sucks as we go through bad winters and when the weather gets better and you want to be outside the bugs drive you back in.

Just trying to steer you right, DR.

We came in off Castle Rock Lake yesterday, and as soon as we hit the shore, we were bombed by skeeters. Viscous. Had on shorts and no DEET - ugh.

You have to stay in control of your situation, it's like in battle I guess. You dominate them, or they dominate you.

Best to you.

BL

 

[Frankn]

I haven't been hit by any skeeters at my place, nut i have seen a few tics, boyh kinds, on the dogs. When I was up in PA, the deet kept them at bay.
At my place I am starting to see small flies with black wings, but they arent to swift, easy to swat. They bother the dogs in the tall weed area, but none near the house. Frank...

 

[Dak]

Thank you for the heads up. The mosquitos in Alaska last year were terrible. I think they are worse than that on the east coast this year. I just got off the phone with Bruce the owner after ordering up some to try out. I will advise how effective they are after using them.

 

[GRiley]

Exactly what I suspected ...............GRiley

Will try a product with "DEET"

Products with DEET (tested from WHO) should be have the best results. I ordered one and will test it on my next hunt. Will write a short review about it.
Wikipedia:
"
DEET was historically believed to work by blocking insect olfactory receptors for 1-octen-3-ol, a volatile substance that is contained in human sweat and breath. The prevailing theory was that DEET effectively "blinds" the insect's senses so that the biting/feeding instinct is not triggered by humans or other animals which produce these chemicals. DEET does not appear to affect the insect's ability to smell carbon dioxide, as had been suspected earlier.[4][5]
However, more recent evidence shows that DEET serves as a true repellent in that mosquitoes intensely dislike the smell of the chemical repellent.[6] A type of olfactory receptor neuron in special antennal sensilla of mosquitoes that is activated by DEET, as well as other known insect repellents such as eucalyptol, linalool, and thujone, has been identified. Moreover, in a behavioral test, DEET had a strong repellent activity in the absence of body odor attractants such as 1-octen-3-ol, lactic acid, or carbon dioxide. Female and male mosquitoes showed the same response.[7][8]
A recent structural study has revealed that DEET binds to Anopheles gambiae Odorant binding protein 1 (AgamOBP1) with high shape complementarity, suggesting that AgamOBP1 is a molecular target of DEET and perhaps other repellents.[9]
A 2013 study suggests that mosquitoes can at least temporarily overcome or adapt to the repellant effect of DEET after an initial exposure, representing a non-genetic behavioral change.[10] This observation, if verified, has significant implications for how repellant effectiveness should be assessed."

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[chinchilla]

I use an Icaridin repellent, something that I noticed is that you have to apply it minutes before for better effect and without being sweat

 

[morayman]

When I lived in the Keys we were at the mercy of the Everglades mosquitos,they would come in hordes and you wiped them off they were so thick.Everyone used Everglades Insect Repellant and it worked great.I've seen some of the other posts and it sounds like there are some really good repellants out there now so maybe you can find a better one,but here's a link just to check out.
Everglades Insect Repellent
morayman...........

 

[jc1965]

Thermacell clipped to my belt every time I go out md or hunting. It makes every bug very mad and they LEAVE.

 

[augoldminer]

i use the repellants.
but i also use a nasal Allergy spray called Nasalcrom.

start using it about 3 week to a month before mosquito season

It will cut or eliminate the itching of the bites. the itching is a histamine response and nasalcrom is a histamine blocker.
Why Nasalcrom®

I understand the Navy seals use it for just this.

 

[calisdad]

I get eaten alive and have tried everything there is.. This year I've been using the Bug Patch and I've had great results! The best thing is that its 100% DEET Free and works with Vitamin B-1. You put on a patch about 1-2 hours before you plan on needing protection... The Vitamin B-1 (and some other junk) absorbs into your skin and makes you less delicious to all bugs, not just Mosquitos. Each patch protects for up to 36 hours... 1 packet contains 6 patches an they can be kinda spendy but there's a bunch on eBay for a fraction of the cost.. I think you can get like 60 patches for $10 and they probably retail for quite a bit more than that.

Now that's interesting!

 

[Sackett]

THEROCELL

 

[Dak]

My wife and I just used the Bug Patch for a week straight. We then were out along the shoreline over the weekend. The mosquitos nearly carried us both away. I feel DEET is the only way to go. Bug Patch 0 Deet 1 just sayin………...