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Index of Subjects --001a1134e13e55e4eb0556c0b007 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I had the small mosquitoes in Guysborough county this summer, enough to be annoying. But only a few deerflies, hardly any blackflies and a complete absence of biting midges/no-see-ums. My cottage is near a lake and a fast running brook. I saw no ticks but the odd one has been reported around the cabin. I only occasionally used repellent for the mosquitoes. On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 9:37 PM, Henk Kwindt <cbatl@bellaliant.net> wrote: > I never use any repellent, although hardly a day goes by that I do not ge= t > 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=E2=80=99t 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> wrote: > > I know this goes against the grain, but have any of you tried...nothing a= t > 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 bigge= r > 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> 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 recommende= d >> brands contain only DEET, 2 contain picaridin, and 1 contains Oil of lem= on >> 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=E2=80=99t mention Piactive or icaridin, probably bec= ause the >> primary focus was on mosquito repellents. The review comes down on >> plant-based =E2=80=98botanicals=E2=80=99, which it says are not EPA regi= stered and which >> they say they found ineffective. >> Steve (Hfx) >> >> On Aug 8, 2017, at 7:03 PM, David Patriquin <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 bu= t >> had untreated clothing. Walking the same route, he picked up 5 black-leg= ged >> 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 dissol= ve >> 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 whe= n I >> shower. >> >> So far so good. >> >> View >> versicolor.ca/noticks >> for some of my sources. >> >> David G Patriquin >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* "klantz@ns.sympatico.ca" <klantz@ns.sympatico.ca> >> *To:* 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 <dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 08, 2017 3:31 PM >> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> *Subject:* RE: [NatureNS] RE: Black-legged Tick and late fall >> >> I=E2=80=99m curious. Do you folks spray with deet? I=E2=80=99ve been u= sing picaridin >> this summer and last, but I haven=E2=80=99t gotten any ticks on me yet. = Luck? >> >> >> >> > > --=20 Rick Ballard Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canada --001a1134e13e55e4eb0556c0b007 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,= serif">I had the small mosquitoes in Guysborough county this summer, enough= to be annoying. But only a few deerflies, hardly any blackflies and a comp= lete absence of biting midges/no-see-ums. My cottage is