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Content-Tr Hi David and Henry I have similar experience.. Do not use any repellant. Do get the odd mosquito and blackfly bite (in season). I do not react to the bites, so the minor occasional inconvenience seems an acceptable trade-off, although I know several who are affected quite badly... perhaps something on our metabolisms, or, perhaps we just don't let it bother us that much... I do a tick check when I come in from the fields, but seem not to be much a tick magnet either. A ________________________________________ From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] on behalf of Henk Kwindt [cbatl@bellaliant.net] Sent: August-14-17 9:37 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: [NatureNS] insect repellents US review I never use any repellent, although hardly a day goes by that I do not get into tall grass or bushes. My neighbours have all had ticks including the black legged, but I have not seen any yet. I am just too scared of the chemicals especially using them regularly. Besides, whatever you use, you will have to check your body (totally) every evening anyway. Same for sunscreen, I don’t use it. I am just not convinced what is worse, sun exposure or sunscreen on my skin. Henk Kwindt, Cow Bay, NS. On Aug 14, 2017, at 2:42 PM, Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com<mailto:randy.lauff@gmail.com>> wrote: I know this goes against the grain, but have any of you tried...nothing at all? I realize that there are a very few circumstances where one must go into mosquito-ridden areas. However, when disease transmission is effectively nil (as in NS), can you just not tolerate a few bites? I am now 20 years without using repellent, not even once, not on my clothes...nothing. Seriously, mosquito bites are itchy for a little bit, then no issue. I really think bug repellent companies have turned this into a much bigger issue than it really is, and most people think they *need* repellent. I also do not use mosquito jackets...the hoods have some redeeming value, but the jackets allow *more* access to your skin than if you just wore a light shirt...the weave of jackets is so loose that the proboscis of the mosquitoes has much less trouble getting through when compared with the tighter weave of shirts. I also understand that some people are apparently more attractive to biting flies than other people. However, I also think that like driving (impossibly, we can't all be "better than the average driver"), there are a lot of people which think that "mosquitoes just love me more than anyone else" I do support the use of a repellent for ticks or biting insects, *if* you live in an area where disease-carrying critters are a problem. Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 14 August 2017 at 13:34, Stephen Shaw <srshaw@dal.ca<mailto:srshaw@dal.ca>> wrote: The latest (Sept 2017, page 17) print issue of US-based Consumer Reports briefly evaluates 24 bug repellents, aimed at mosquitoes but saying that their tests showed that they appeared also to repel ticks. The scores range from 95 (tops), down to 4 (poor). Six of the top 9 top recommended brands contain only DEET, 2 contain picaridin, and 1 contains Oil of lemon eucalyptus. These are US-based products, unclear if all/any available in Canada. The report can be reviewed without a subscription at CR.org/repellents0917<http://cr.org/repellents0917> access to which is a bit clunky but worked for me on checking it out. The CR review doesn’t mention Piactive or icaridin, probably because the primary focus was on mosquito repellents. The review comes down on plant-based ‘botanicals’, which it says are not EPA registered and which they say they found ineffective. Steve (Hfx) On Aug 8, 2017, at 7:03 PM, David Patriquin <davidgpatriquin@yahoo.ca<mailto:davidgpatriquin@yahoo.ca>> wrote: When I am in the "right place at the right time" to get black-legged ticks, especially the nymphs, I use a combination of light coloured (so I can see ticks), pyrethroid-treated clothing and a personal insecticide with pyrethrin or pyrethroids (synthetic analogues of pyrethrin) to ward them off. This summer I began using the Piactive product. I was walking some clearcuts in early July with a colleague who had sprayed exposed skin but had untreated clothing. Walking the same route, he picked up 5 black-legged ticks, I picked up none. The Piactive product (which contains icaridin, a pyrethroid) is said to be good for 12 hours; it doesn't smell bad like Deet, nor does it dissolve some synthetic clothing as Deet does. Regardless of whether I have been wearing treated clothing & using the personal insecticide I am always on the lookout for ticks on my skin when I shower. So far so good. View versicolor.ca/noticks<http://versicolor.ca/noticks> for some of my sources. David G Patriquin ________________________________ From: "klantz@ns.sympatico.ca<mailto:klantz@ns.sympatico.ca>" <klantz@ns.sympatico.ca<mailto:klantz@ns.sympatico.ca>> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 6:46 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] RE: Black-legged Tick and late fall I don't use a repellent for ticks as they are present around my yard and I would have to apply it every time I go outside. I have tried Piactive for mosquitoes & black flies, it is 20% Icaridin and seems to be comparable to deet. The label states that it is also effective for Ticks so I suspect it would provide some protection. Kevin From: David Schlosberg<mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2017 3:31 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Subject: RE: [NatureNS] RE: Black-legged Tick and late fall I’m curious. Do you folks spray with deet? I’ve been using picaridin this summer and last, but I haven’t gotten any ticks on me yet. Luck?
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