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dicecupmaker
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snakecharmer: "Absorbine Jr. works for sure. We also had very good results with Repel lemon eucalyptus repellent on our last trip. But both had to be applied every hour or so. " Hear! Here! I use Absorbine also!
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arm2008
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GSP: "Whatever you want to call them is fine. I found two sprays that work for me. Picked up Bye Bye Black Fly several years ago and this year find is Bug Soother. Both can be found online."
Bye, Bye Black Fly™ DEET Free, effective, all natural, and pleasant to use!
*To my valued customers: currently, I am taking a much needed break to spend time with my children; and focus on wellness. Therefore, I don’t have my products for sale at this time. You are all like extended family to me, and I can’t thank you enough for your loyalty . I’ll be updating the blog all month; sharing what I know, and new information about Lyme, ticks, and plants! BE WELL.
Bummer.
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AmarilloJim
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I add a buff and paddling cloves with great success.
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Goldenbadger
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Buggins is awesome for repelling gnats. Absorbine Jr also works great. But doesn’t smell as nice and must be applied more often than Buggins.
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alpinebrule
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I have read that Bengay also works, but can not attest to that.
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ghamer
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Bug Soother works for me on gnats in Iowa... never tried it on black flies in BWCA, maybe I should.
A smokey fire, temps below about 50 degrees also help. A light weight head net is great too! Just remember you have it on at meal time :-)
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BobDobbs
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permethrin soak is a game changer
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GSP
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The maker of Bye Bye Black Fly just posted yesterday then had a new batch of spray. They were filling orders as fast as possible. Natural Oils no deet, very little smell.
I can't ignore them, welt up and deal with aftermath for a month or so. Sucks
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GSP
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arm2008: "GSP: "Whatever you want to call them is fine. I found two sprays that work for me. Picked up Bye Bye Black Fly several years ago and this year find is Bug Soother. Both can be found online."
Bye, Bye Black Fly™ DEET Free, effective, all natural, and pleasant to use!
*To my valued customers: currently, I am taking a much needed break to spend time with my children; and focus on wellness. Therefore, I don’t have my products for sale at this time. You are all like extended family to me, and I can’t thank you enough for your loyalty . I’ll be updating the blog all month; sharing what I know, and new information about Lyme, ticks, and plants! BE WELL.
Bummer."
but still can be found on ebay.
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Duckman
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I hate using bug stuff. I end up suffering until I have a fire or light a cigar. Every year.
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Basspro69
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snakecharmer: "Absorbine Jr. works for sure. We also had very good results with Repel lemon eucalyptus repellent on our last trip. But both had to be applied every hour or so. " I’ve been waiting to try this and hourly applications is a small price to pay to avoid deet which I hate !
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deerfoot
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On this topic I always admire Canadian friends who can usually just ignore them.
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GSP
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Whatever you want to call them is fine. I found two sprays that work for me. Picked up Bye Bye Black Fly several years ago and this year find is Bug Soother. Both can be found online.
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snakecharmer
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Absorbine Jr. works for sure. We also had very good results with Repel lemon eucalyptus repellent on our last trip. But both had to be applied every hour or so.
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x2jmorris
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ghamer: "Bug Soother works for me on gnats in Iowa... never tried it on black flies in BWCA, maybe I should.
A smokey fire, temps below about 50 degrees also help. A light weight head net is great too! Just remember you have it on at meal time :-)"
And when spitting chewing tobacco
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bwcasolo
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good headnet and cover up, light weight nylon pants and my long sleeve light weight sun shirt.
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