Here is a link to what Stan described: http://bohart.ucdavis.edu/bohart.asp?s=insects&f=noseeum May & June are the worst for these guys in the Happy Jack area. Get some Deet repellant if going to 5MM! Apply well. http://www.deet.com/content/htm/choose.html Rick R. SAC PS: I received no commission for this post! -----Original Message----- 'True bugs' or no, all things that creepeth on the earth or flieth in the air will be having their summer in the Sun this year up here in the pine trees. We've been slapping mosquitoes already for a couple of months in Flagstaff, whereas normally you'd hardly notice any. Though their bite may be not so irritating, you _can_ get West Nile virus from them, which can be beyond merely irritating. \Brian -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.