Gnats and mosquitos gettin bad in our neck of the woods. Tired of taking baths in bug spray. Anyone have stories about the small personal battery powered devices that are supposed to clear bugs for several feet around you. Would be real handy to carry around your neck on a lanyard, if they work.
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daTeacha
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I had occasion to try one once and was distinctly not impressed. Ever think of netting and long sleeves?
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Main problem with those bug zappers is they kill ALL insects drawn to them. There are A LOT of beneficial insects that will feast on the bad ones and help you out.
So, I'd continue to use the Off stuff if you're inclined to get bitten. My biggest objection this time of year are to the flies that buzz around the top of my head. A hat keep them away from that hot, top of my head that they like.
For brush hogging this time of year on into early fall I use a full suitup in long pants, high boots (to tuck pants into), long sleeved shirt and Ozzie hat with a fold-down bug screen. This for some protection if I happen to run into a yellow jacket nest but also helps as protection against limbs and some other bugs.
Ralph
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So, I'd continue to use the Off stuff if you're inclined to get bitten. My biggest objection this time of year are to the flies that buzz around the top of my head. A hat keep them away from that hot, top of my head that they like.
For brush hogging this time of year on into early fall I use a full suitup in long pants, high boots (to tuck pants into), long sleeved shirt and Ozzie hat with a fold-down bug screen. This for some protection if I happen to run into a yellow jacket nest but also helps as protection against limbs and some other bugs.
Ralph
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God's original intent
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We have deer ticks which give you Lyme disease which makes you sick forever. If you get it really bad you need IV antibiotics and the insurance co start balking. Not sure what really works for that except a full body check every time you come in the house. I guess that could be fun.
Dmace
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40% deet OFF Deep woods. Guaranteed to kill anything that touches it. 
Put it on in the morning, still good that night, works for me...
Put it on in the morning, still good that night, works for me...
Toiyabe
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The Western Fence Lizard is thought to have some compound in its blood that kills the Lyme disease bacteria in ticks. That's probably why Lyme disease is much less common in the west than in the east.
Lizards Slow Lyme Disease in West / Ticks bite them -- and leave with purified blood
I've thought about catching and selling the lizards to easterners. You could keep them in little cages around your property during the warm months and hope they purify the local tick population. If any customer gets Lyme disease I'll give them their money back (less a hefty shipping and handling fee, of course). Call within the next hour and I'll throw in a free sagebrush incense bundle, a $0.000001 value!
Lizards Slow Lyme Disease in West / Ticks bite them -- and leave with purified blood
I've thought about catching and selling the lizards to easterners. You could keep them in little cages around your property during the warm months and hope they purify the local tick population. If any customer gets Lyme disease I'll give them their money back (less a hefty shipping and handling fee, of course). Call within the next hour and I'll throw in a free sagebrush incense bundle, a $0.000001 value!
John47
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Toiyabe said:
Hate to burst your bubble, but the west is highly infected with Lyme, I got my dose in California and a good proportion of the support forum I'm a member of come from your neck of the woods.
A conservative estimate of Lyme sufferers in this country is around five million, 5,000,000!! It's in epidemic proportions, also now thought to be transmitted by ALL biting insects.
As I was completely screwed up with this disease for several months, I researched as much as I could. It's the scariest disease around.
I'd recommend EVERYONE read up on it as much as they can, both medically and out here on the internet!
The CDC seen to want to "fudge" the numbers, could it be backhanders from the insurance companies??? I'd bet my old holey workboots it is!
Anyone wanting a good Lyme site, visit Lymebusters!! Read the horrific stories on there! LymeBusters - Login
Toiyabe
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John47,
Sorry to hear that you got Lyme Disease.
The CDC has a map of reported cases - DVBID: Incidence | CDC Lyme Disease
Other statistics are available here - DVBID: Statistics | CDC Lyme Disease
It does seem to be comparatively rare in the west, especially the interior west.
Sorry to hear that you got Lyme Disease.
The CDC has a map of reported cases - DVBID: Incidence | CDC Lyme Disease
Other statistics are available here - DVBID: Statistics | CDC Lyme Disease
It does seem to be comparatively rare in the west, especially the interior west.
John47
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Toiyabe said:
I wouldn't set much store on the CDC! Lyme is one of the most mis diagnosed disease's around. I had symptoms while I lived in California, several were missed by my Doctors, and I thought too, that what I was suffering was just the effects of aging, including high BP, another Lyme symptom. The problem with Lyme is it affects everyone different, not like a cold or flu. The test for Lymes is the Western Blot test, usually shows negative too even with full blown Lyme!
As I'd already had Lyme for ten years before it became full blown, anti biotics would probably have been a waste of time, usually has to be taken at the onset.
I didn't get the typical "bulls eye" rash either! I was consistant in removing ticks from me as I found them, I also used Deet on a daily basis during the months when ticks were around. I personally think it was mosquito bites that gave me Lyme! But I will never know for sure.
There is also a version known as Morgellons, although the medical profession doesn't recognise it.
There are several Doctors around the country who are world experts on Lyme and treat the disease in unorthodox methods to the norm mainstream medicine, they are having more positive results than patients treated with antibiotics.
What is puzzeling, is it was a disease that very rarely infected humans until the mid 70's! Some in medical circles attribute this to the decline in sodium levels in our diet following the coronary scares of the early 1970's and insisting we reduce our intake of salt in our diets.
Speculation or not, the medical profession now is saying we don't get enough sodium in our diets today!
It's amazing what a person will learn when they have to!