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Bug spray
I'm looking for recommendations for a bug spray that's:
1) odorless as possible 2) not gooey or sticky 3) preferably doesn't have Deet (which eats my watch crystal) 4) lasts for a couple hours at least 5) and keeps as many types of bugs away as possible. Hope that isn't asking too much????? Thanks in advance... Doug ------------------------------------------------------ Doug Bardwell Bardwell Photography Website: bardwellphotography.com Blog: www.thetravelingtripod.com ----------------------------------------------------- |
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On Aug 18, 8:02*pm, digitaldougb wrote:
I'm looking for recommendations for a bug spray that's: 1) odorless as possible 2) not gooey or sticky 3) preferably doesn't have Deet (which eats my watch crystal) 4) lasts for a couple hours at least 5) and keeps as many types of bugs away as possible. Hope that isn't asking too much????? Thanks in advance... Doug I suspect that it probably is too much. Based on all that I've read and heard in recent years (and corroborated by personal experience) DEET is pretty much the exclusive miracle ingredient in modern commercial insect repellants. Of course, there are advocates for any number of preparations but there is precious little other than anecdotal evidence supporting most of them. On the other hand, if you're not married to the notion of an over the counter spray, I have it on excellent authority that a combination of carvedilol, aspirin, clopidogrel and simvastatin taken orally, daily, (see a physician for correct dosages) is remarkably effective in fending off mosquitoes. Efficacy with regard to other biting flies (yes, mosquitoes are diptera) remains to be demonstrated. The bad news is that this is an entirely ineffectual tick repellant. :( The good news is that the ticks invariably die. :) g. |
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On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:02:52 -0700 (PDT), digitaldougb
wrote: I'm looking for recommendations for a bug spray that's: 1) odorless as possible 2) not gooey or sticky 3) preferably doesn't have Deet (which eats my watch crystal) 4) lasts for a couple hours at least 5) and keeps as many types of bugs away as possible. Hope that isn't asking too much????? Thanks in advance... Doug If your only issue with DEET is your watch, my advice would be use the DEET and don't wear that watch (or get one with a mineral crystal). There are dozens of other "potions" out there that will keep a few pesky insects away for a limited time - everything from "Skin So Soft" (or however it's spelled - an Avon lotion) to citronella-based stuff to flower-based (it's some type of chrysanthemum, which general group is also the basis for some insecticides - do a Google search for products based on it), but in my considerable experience (I spend most of my time in areas that are full of various "flying biting critters"), DEET is the most readily available and effective. A little trick - keep a small bottle (1-2 oz/25-50ml) of household ammonia VERY handy for gnat bites - if you get into a patch of them, simply rub some of the ammonia on the area with the bites...that "bite stick" stuff, at $5-6USD a "tube" is nothing but ammonia...and for God's sake, don't carry it in a Gatorade bottle, a sippy box, Drambuie airliner, baby bottle, or anything that a child (or child-like adult) might remotely mistake for a container that once held consumable liquid, lest a child (or Louie) find it and guzzle it...or worse, it might get Dave, Bill, and Goatgang embroiled in a 413 post thread about religion, responsibility, and pseudochemistry.... Good luck, R |
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"digitaldougb" wrote in message
... I'm looking for recommendations for a bug spray that's: 1) odorless as possible 2) not gooey or sticky 3) preferably doesn't have Deet (which eats my watch crystal) 4) lasts for a couple hours at least 5) and keeps as many types of bugs away as possible. Avoid gas-pressurized canisters, i.e. use a manual pump (as supplied with some formulations of Off w/DEET.) Do not attempt overall coverage straight from the spray can, e.g. make two or four squirts at your head, then smear the repellant around with your hands to coat all exposed skin. Spectacles and watch glasses are easily protected by putting them in your pocket until repellant has been applied and dried. Rod and line finishes are no less vulnerable to DEET or its solvents: for this reason many anglers rinse their hands to remove repellant from their hands. DEET and citronella are what we rely on for blackfly, mosquitos and deer flies, all severe hereabouts. For the worst fly periods, we wear bug jackets (cotton mesh, kept in a plastic bag, recharged with an ounce or two of repellant once a month. We mix our own from bulk purchases.) All repellants are likely to seem sticky when first applied, but we seldom know whether this comes from the active chemical or the solvent/diluant. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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On Aug 18, 8:02*pm, digitaldougb wrote:
I'm looking for recommendations for a bug spray that's: 1) odorless as possible 2) not gooey or sticky 3) preferably doesn't have Deet (which eats my watch crystal) 4) lasts for a couple hours at least 5) and keeps as many types of bugs away as possible. Hope that isn't asking too much????? Thanks in advance... Doug ------------------------------------------------------ Doug Bardwell Bardwell Photography Website: *bardwellphotography.com Blog: * * *www.thetravelingtripod.com ----------------------------------------------------- Although I have not tried this, I have a friend who is outdoors quite a bit. He carries a small spray-bottle of Listerine. He swears it is among the best he has used. If you try it let us know how it works. Jack |
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digitaldougb wrote:
I'm looking for recommendations for a bug spray that's: 1) odorless as possible 2) not gooey or sticky 3) preferably doesn't have Deet (which eats my watch crystal) 4) lasts for a couple hours at least 5) and keeps as many types of bugs away as possible. Hope that isn't asking too much????? Thanks in advance... Yeah, that's asking too much. The only thing that works is Deet. I use the little spritzers from Ben's. Be careful what you spritz and use the back of your hands to spread it around and you'll be fine. -- Ken Fortenberry |
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On Aug 18, 9:02*pm, digitaldougb wrote:
I'm looking for recommendations for a bug spray that's: 1) odorless as possible 2) not gooey or sticky 3) preferably doesn't have Deet (which eats my watch crystal) 4) lasts for a couple hours at least 5) and keeps as many types of bugs away as possible. Hope that isn't asking too much????? Thanks in advance... Doug ------------------------------------------------------ Doug Bardwell Bardwell Photography Website: *bardwellphotography.com Blog: * * *www.thetravelingtripod.com ----------------------------------------------------- Cutters Advanced (no DEET) works for very short periods of time on mosquitoes, but has no effect at all on blackfles. DEET is the only way to go, and if the bugs are really thick, the 100% concentration is the way to go. As another poster said, don't rely on the spray. I take off my hat, watch and glasses, spray (pump, not aerosol) into the palm of one hand, and cover all exposed areas. I then clean it off the palm, to avoid damage to fly line, waders, etc, and put on the items I removed. Repeat the procedure every few hours. |
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In message , Ken Fortenberry
writes digitaldougb wrote: I'm looking for recommendations for a bug spray that's: 1) odorless as possible 2) not gooey or sticky 3) preferably doesn't have Deet (which eats my watch crystal) 4) lasts for a couple hours at least 5) and keeps as many types of bugs away as possible. Hope that isn't asking too much????? Thanks in advance... Yeah, that's asking too much. The only thing that works is Deet. I use the little spritzers from Ben's. Be careful what you spritz and use the back of your hands to spread it around and you'll be fine. I don't know if they are available in the USA but over here I like to use "Jungle Formula" sachets. Very handy to keep in your wallet. The sachets are about credit card size , very convenient and very effective. Each one contains a moist wipe. -- Bill Grey |
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I'm looking for recommendations for a bug spray that's: 1) odorless as possible 2) not gooey or sticky 3) preferably doesn't have Deet (which eats my watch crystal) 4) lasts for a couple hours at least 5) and keeps as many types of bugs away as possible. Hope that isn't asking too much????? Thanks in advance... Doug I have found that Burt's Insect repellant works well for me. It claims to be non-toxic containing lemon seed oil, grape seed oil, and citronela (sp?) oil. It is an oily product, but it keeps the bugs off of Bear and myself quite well and it smells good too! Op |
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