[AZ-Observing] Re: Astronomical Insects
- From: Tim Jones <tjmac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:09:05 -0700
I've always found that a good controlled burn also helps ( evil-grin ).
Actually, Avon's Skin So Soft was what we used back in Georgia and chiggers
became a thing of myth (and we didn't have to lock our hunting gear in a sealed
case as with sulfur). It also seemed to confuse the prey as it wasn't a
recognized scent, However, we did learn that bees seem to like the scent.
Tim
On Jul 13, 2010, at 7:25 AM, Richard Harshaw wrote:
> Something you can do to PREVENT the critters from hitching a ride on you in
> the first place is using powdered sulfur (called "flowers of sulfur") in your
> socks and/or shorts. Be sure to reserve that pair for sulfur for once you use
> it (and store them in a plastic zip-loc bag in the garage), the odor will
> never leave the socks (or shorts), and you'll smell like a kitchen match, but
> who cares? It's dark and the critters really hate the sulfur so they don't
> try crawling up your legs (past your socks) or burrowing into the tight
> confines of the waist of your shorts.
>
> When I lived in Missouri, I'd go fishing a lot at farm ponds, which were
> always surrounded by tall grass, chigger "heaven". I was told of this tip by
> a friend and started using it and went from being a chigger smorgasbord to
> being bite-free even after spending a whole day at a pond.
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