Guys, I've been following your biting emails from here in sunny Phoenix. I researched the effectiveness of repellants like DEET and other more potent stuff for bugs. The consensus was that DEET is somewhat effective against chiggers and definitely not effective against ticks. BUT, if you spray Permethrin on your clothes, the bugs will virtually drop dead on contact. It's like Serin nerve gas for bugs. The stuff comes in a pump spray bottle and is only for clothing, so long pants are necessary. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Jones <tjmac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:22:50 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Fun at Fred's Meadow Absolutely. Works on bites, as well :P Tim On Jun 14, 2013, at 12:21 PM, "Richard Harshaw" <rharshaw2@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Tim, would that "kill-a-byte?" (D&RFC) -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list. -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.