Posted by
Dennis McAlpine on
Apr 16, 2012; 2:09am
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/OT-Ticks-Chiggers-and-Mosquitoes-tp7460945p7468976.html
Down here in SC, my land abuts a wetland preserve that is populated with the
worst chiggers I have ever run into. Once I leave my manicured lawn and go
out where the antennas are hung in the trees, the chiggers are giggling as I
enter their terrain. I have found a repellent called "Bug Barrier 100" to
be reasonably effective. Its label says it is 98.11% deet, which I guess is
good. In addition, I wear long sleeved shirts, kerchiefs, jeans, a
wide-brimmed hat to keep hose guys from dropping down on me as well as keep
the sun off my shiny head, and then tuck the pant legs into snake boots.
These latter items are a necessary evil since we have a large population of
poisonous snakes in this area, i.e. cottonmouths, rattlesnakes, copperheads
as well as less dangerous ones. They also make it harder for the chiggers
to find their way inside my clothes. About the only real effective solution
is to halt all antenna work in the wetlands until the weather turns cold and
the snakes go to sleep and the chiggers die. Such is life in paradise.
GL all ye who work on antennas in the wilder environs
73,.
Dennis, K2SX
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Subject: [Elecraft_K3] Re: [KX3] OT: Ticks, Chiggers and Mosquitoes
Bill,
That is good information, but is it effective in deterring ticks that drop
from trees and overhead bushes.
Here in North Carolina, most of the ticks do drop from overhead locations -
they sense carbon dioxide from our bodies and descend on us. I am
particularly interested since most all our property is wooded, and moving
through that "wild and wooly" 20 acre environment this time of year results
in a "tick search" each day.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 4/12/2012 5:55 PM, Bill Tippett wrote:
It's that time of year when we take our radios to the field but want
to avoid nasty stuff like Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Lyme Disease
and those itchy redbugs (aka chiggers). Permethrin is a military
grade insecticide which kills ticks, chiggers and mosquitoes on
contact with impregnated clothing. A treatment typically lasts for 42
days and/or 6 washings. I strongly recommend the 24 ounce pump spray
(link below) over the aerosol which has had numerous reports of
clogging problems.
Read carefully below and decide for yourself but this stuff really
works for me. I personally prefer treating my clothing rather than
spraying stuff on my skin. I have a set of military camos including
socks, hat and gloves which I treat with Permethrin at the beginning
of each Turkey season and have NEVER had any insect problems. I have
no interest in this product other than being a very satisfied user
which some here might find useful.
http://www.sawyerproducts.com/tech-bugs1.htmlhttp://bit.ly/HErjrz (link to 24 ounce pump spray on a well known website)
73, Bill W4ZV
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