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lete absence of biting midges/no-see-ums. My cottage is This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_7VItJzSO9MJjfGHOwId5+g) Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-disposition: inline All=2E=2E=2E My=2C now retired vet=2C told me=2C that=2C when it came to Lyme Disease= =3A very few dogs become seriously affected by the organism given off by= the Black-legged Tick=2C BUT that a very HIGH percentage of people who = get bitten by the SAME tick=2C DO become ill from it=2E=2E=2Ejust sayin= g=2E=2E=2Ea repellant is a good thing=2C especially for families intere= sted in exploring our natural province=2E = Gayle MacLean Dartmouth = = = On 08/14/17 11=3A20 PM=2C =22Hebda=2C Andrew J=22 =3CAndrew=2EHebda=40no= vascotia=2Eca=3E wrote=3A = =3E = =3E = =3E Hi David and Henry =3E = =3E I have similar experience=2E=2E Do not use any repellant=2E Do get = the odd mosquito and blackfly bite (in season)=2E I do not react to the= bites=2C so the minor occasional inconvenience seems an acceptable trad= e-off=2C although I know several who are affected quite badly=2E=2E=2E p= erhaps something on our metabolisms=2C or=2C perhaps we just don=27t let= it bother us that much=2E=2E=2E I do a tick check when I come in from = the fields=2C but seem not to be much a tick magnet either=2E =3E = =3E A =3E = =3E =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F= =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F =3E From=3A naturens-owner=40chebucto=2Ens=2Eca =5Bnaturens-owner=40cheb= ucto=2Ens=2Eca=5D on behalf of Henk Kwindt =5Bcbatl=40bellaliant=2Enet=5D= =3E Sent=3A August-14-17 9=3A37 PM =3E To=3A naturens=40chebucto=2Ens=2Eca =3E Subject=3A Re=3A =5BNatureNS=5D insect repellents US review =3E = =3E I never use any repellent=2C although hardly a day goes by that I do= not get into tall grass or bushes=2E =3E My neighbours have all had ticks including the black legged=2C but I= have not seen any yet=2E =3E I am just too scared of the chemicals especially using them regularl= y=2E =3E Besides=2C whatever you use=2C you will have to check your body (tot= ally) every evening anyway=2E =3E Same for sunscreen=2C I don=92t use it=2E I am just not convinced wh= at is worse=2C sun exposure or sunscreen on my skin=2E =3E Henk Kwindt=2C Cow Bay=2C NS=2E =3E = =3E = =3E On Aug 14=2C 2017=2C at 2=3A42 PM=2C Randy Lauff =3Crandy=2Elauff=40= gmail=2Ecom=3Cmailto=3Arandy=2Elauff=40gmail=2Ecom =3Crandy=2Elauff=40gm= ail=2Ecom=3E=3E=3E wrote=3A =3E = =3E I know this goes against the grain=2C but have any of you tried=2E=2E= =2Enothing at all=3F =3E = =3E I realize that there are a very few circumstances where one must go = into mosquito-ridden areas=2E However=2C when disease transmission is ef= fectively nil (as in NS)=2C can you just not tolerate a few bites=3F I a= m now 20 years without using repellent=2C not even once=2C not on my clo= thes=2E=2E=2Enothing=2E Seriously=2C mosquito bites are itchy for a litt= le bit=2C then no issue=2E =3E = =3E I really think bug repellent companies have turned this into a much = bigger issue than it really is=2C and most people think they *need* repe= llent=2E =3E = =3E I also do not use mosquito jackets=2E=2E=2Ethe hoods have some redee= ming value=2C but the jackets allow *more* access to your skin than if y= ou just wore a light shirt=2E=2E=2Ethe weave of jackets is so loose that= the proboscis of the mosquitoes has much less trouble getting through w= hen compared with the tighter weave of shirts=2E =3E = =3E I also understand that some people are apparently more attractive to= biting flies than other people=2E However=2C I also think that like dri= ving (impossibly=2C we can=27t all be =22better than the average driver=22= )=2C there are a lot of people which think that =22mosquitoes just love = me more than anyone else=22 =3E = =3E I do support the use of a repellent for ticks or biting insects=2C *= if* you live in an area where disease-carrying critters are a problem=2E= =3E = =3E Randy =3E = =3E =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F= =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F =3E RF Lauff =3E Way in the boonies of =3E Antigonish County=2C NS=2E =3E = =3E On 14 August 2017 at 13=3A34=2C Stephen Shaw =3Csrshaw=40dal=2Eca=3C= mailto=3Asrshaw=40dal=2Eca =3Csrshaw=40dal=2Eca=3E=3E=3E wrote=3A =3E The latest (Sept 2017=2C page 17) print issue of US-based Consumer R= eports briefly evaluates 24 bug repellents=2C aimed at mosquitoes but sa= ying that their tests showed that they appeared also to repel ticks=2E = The scores range from 95 (tops)=2C down to 4 (poor)=2E Six of the top 9= top recommended brands contain only DEET=2C 2 contain picaridin=2C and = 1 contains Oil of lemon eucalyptus=2E These are US-based products=2C u= nclear if all/any available in Canada=2E The report can be reviewed wi= thout a subscription at =3E CR=2Eorg/repellents0917=3Chttp=3A//cr=2Eorg/repellents0917=3E =3E access to which is a bit clunky but worked for me on checking it out= =2E The CR review doesn=92t mention Piactive or icaridin=2C probably be= cause the primary focus was on mosquito repellents=2E The review comes = down on plant-based =91botanicals=92=2C which it says are not EPA regist= ered and which they say they found ineffective=2E =3E Steve (Hfx) =3E = =3E On Aug 8=2C 2017=2C at 7=3A03 PM=2C David Patriquin =3Cdavidgpatriqu= in=40yahoo=2Eca=3Cmailto=3Adavidgpatriquin=40yahoo=2Eca =3Cdavidgpatriqu= in=40yahoo=2Eca=3E=3E=3E wrote=3A =3E = =3E When I am in the =22right place at the right time=22 to get black-le= gged ticks=2C especially the nymphs=2C I use a combination of light col= oured (so I can see ticks)=2C pyrethroid-treated clothing and a persona= l insecticide with pyrethrin or pyrethroids (synthetic analogues of pyre= thrin) to ward them off=2E =3E = =3E This summer I began using the Piactive product=2E I was walking som= e clearcuts in early July with a colleague who had sprayed exposed skin = but had untreated clothing=2E Walking the same route=2C he picked up 5 b= lack-legged ticks=2C I picked up none=2E =3E = =3E The Piactive product (which contains icaridin=2C a pyrethroid) is sa= id to be good for 12 hours=3B it doesn=27t smell bad like Deet=2C nor do= es it dissolve some synthetic clothing as Deet does=2E =3E = =3E Regardless of whether I have been wearing treated clothing =26 using= the personal insecticide I am always on the lookout for ticks on my ski= n when I shower=2E =3E = =3E So far so good=2E =3E = =3E View =3E versicolor=2Eca/noticks=3Chttp=3A//versicolor=2Eca/noticks=3E =3E for some of my sources=2E =3E = =3E David G Patriquin =3E = =3E = =3E = =3E =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F= =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F =3E From=3A =22klantz=40ns=2Esympatico=2Eca=3Cmailto=3Aklantz=40ns=2Esym= patico=2Eca =3Cklantz=40ns=2Esympatico=2Eca=3E=3E=22 =3Cklantz=40ns=2Esy= mpatico=2Eca=3Cmailto=3Aklantz=40ns=2Esympatico=2Eca =3Cklantz=40ns=2Esy= mpatico=2Eca=3E=3E=3E =3E To=3A naturens=40chebucto=2Ens=2Eca=3Cmailto=3Anaturens=40chebucto=2E= ns=2Eca =3Cnaturens=40chebucto=