From jwb@sanynet.ne.jp Thu Jan 8 12:16:05 1998 Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 01:03:50 +-900 From: Jonathan Bentley Reply-To: permaculture@listserv.oit.unc.edu To: "'permaculture@listserv.oit.unc.edu'" Subject: RE: Permaculture and mosquitoes Forwarded message: ---------- From: James Knox[SMTP:knox@alaska.net] Sent: Thursday, June 12, 1997 1:31 AM To: EARTHSHIPS and SELF-SUFFICIENT ARCHITECTURE Subject: mosquitos! I have several friends who have tried the electronic skeeter repellers. They work somewhat but are not effective when the numbers(of bugs) go up. Here are some effective ways I have seen to repell the little pests here in Alaska: Wear light colored clothing. Dark clothing attracts. Avoid morning and evening travel through skeeter country: TYPICALLY (meaning not always but usually) skeeters hunt their quarry predominately in temps that are just right, when mammals(the quarry) are warmer than their surroundings(so their heat sensors work well)- like in the cool of the eve, or morning. But once it's too cool they are inactive. And during the heat of the day they are inactive. They sense their prey by sight: movement, smell & heat sensors. Wind in the slightest amount is a BIG problem for skeeters. Therefore areas that are open, like along rivers or large lake shores or oceans get a steady breeze that will knock out most of the skeeters. Here in Alaska it is a common saying to stay above timberline or along lakeshores, large rivers or the coast of Alaska during summer(skeeter time) and visit the Interior during the late Fall & early Spring and winter months, when the biting bugs are gone. All these areas have skeeters BUT the prevailing winds will keep them at bay. Humidity will increase their activity and ability to find you. After or even during a light rain skeeters will be out and hunting. Their sense of smell works better in humid conditions, just as ours does. Avoid travel through skeeter country when it's raining or still wet from a storm. Getting up off the ground works well too, or on the water. This works because skeeters don't hunt their quarry in these areas. Citronella(sp?) coils that are lit are a great deterent for skeeters. You light them and they smoke. Another deterrant- my favorite, is the "Alaska bug off parka" which is nothing more than an old blazer or light weight jacket that you put in a large trash bag and add a can of OFF, Ben's, Cutter's or any other skeeter repellant. Shake the can up and poke a small hole in it. Drop it in the bag and seal her off. Bleed off the pressurized air in the bag but then re-seal. Now the contents of the can will permeate the parka in the bag. Keep the parka in this bag until you need it. Then take it out and put it on for that 1/2 hour or couple of hours you need it. Then return it to the bag where it's potency will remain high. You can recharge it periodically. Note: this is a potent, powerfull deterrant against biting bugs, to be used in extreme measures. The beauty of it is you can remove the offensiveness of the bug repellant as soon as you no longer need it: you don't have to put it directly on your skin. Netting can work well but I never liked it's limitations in movement, visibility and hearing. A head net over a FULL brem hat(all the way around) is best & can be used when you re sleeping or active. Larger nets that cover a living space are a problem because of entry & exit which allows the little pests to get in and then you spend all your time trying to rid premises of illegal aliens. If you ever find yourself in bad company with no way to avoid them lay hold of some mud and coat your skin with it. This will dis-orient them. They will come in close but then just not quite be able to find you. Keep moving and seek open areas with little wind protection. I have more I could dig up if your interested: there are natural herbs and remedies to deter skeeters too. 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