Down here in SC, my land abuts a wetland preserve that is populated with the worst chiggers I have ever run into. Once I leave my manicured lawn and go out where the antennas are hung in the trees, the chiggers are giggling as I enter their terrain. I have found a repellent called "Bug Barrier 100" to be reasonably effective. Its label says it is 98.11% deet, which I guess is good. In addition, I wear long sleeved shirts, kerchiefs, jeans, a wide-brimmed hat to keep hose guys from dropping down on me as well as keep the sun off my shiny head, and then tuck the pant legs into snake boots. These latter items are a necessary evil since we have a large population of poisonous snakes in this area, i.e. cottonmouths, rattlesnakes, copperheads as well as less dangerous ones. They also make it harder for the chiggers to find their way inside my clothes. About the only real effective solution is to halt all antenna work in the wetlands until the weather turns cold and the snakes go to sleep and the chiggers die. Such is life in paradise.
GL all ye who work on antennas in the wilder environs 73,. Dennis, K2SX _____ From: elecraft...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:elecraft...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 6:38 PM To: k...@yahoogroups.com Cc: Bill Tippett; Elecraft Reflector; elecraft...@yahoogroups.com; qrp-l; qr...@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft_K3] Re: [KX3] OT: Ticks, Chiggers and Mosquitoes Bill, That is good information, but is it effective in deterring ticks that drop from trees and overhead bushes. Here in North Carolina, most of the ticks do drop from overhead locations - they sense carbon dioxide from our bodies and descend on us. I am particularly interested since most all our property is wooded, and moving through that "wild and wooly" 20 acre environment this time of year results in a "tick search" each day. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/12/2012 5:55 PM, Bill Tippett wrote: It's that time of year when we take our radios to the field but want to avoid nasty stuff like Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Lyme Disease and those itchy redbugs (aka chiggers). Permethrin is a military grade insecticide which kills ticks, chiggers and mosquitoes on contact with impregnated clothing. A treatment typically lasts for 42 days and/or 6 washings. I strongly recommend the 24 ounce pump spray (link below) over the aerosol which has had numerous reports of clogging problems. Read carefully below and decide for yourself but this stuff really works for me. I personally prefer treating my clothing rather than spraying stuff on my skin. I have a set of military camos including socks, hat and gloves which I treat with Permethrin at the beginning of each Turkey season and have NEVER had any insect problems. I have no interest in this product other than being a very satisfied user which some here might find useful. http://www.sawyerproducts.com/tech-bugs1.html http://bit.ly/HErjrz (link to 24 ounce pump spray on a well known website) 73, Bill W4ZV __._,_.___ Reply <mailto:w3...@embarqmail.com?subject=Re%3A%20%5BKX3%5D%20OT%3A%20Ticks%2C%20 Chiggers%20and%20Mosquitoes> to sender | Reply <mailto:elecraft...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Re%3A%20%5BKX3%5D%20OT%3A%20Tick s%2C%20Chiggers%20and%20Mosquitoes> to group | Reply <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Elecraft_K3/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJydmw3bGNwBF9TAzk 3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTQ5NDI4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARtc2dJZAMxNDM0MgRzZWM DZnRyBHNsawNycGx5BHN0aW1lAzEzMzQyNzAyOTA-?act=reply&messageNum=14342> via web post | <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Elecraft_K3/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJmMTg5MjU4BF9TAzk 3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTQ5NDI4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNudHB jBHN0aW1lAzEzMzQyNzAyOTA-> Start a New Topic Messages <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Elecraft_K3/message/14341;_ylc=X3oDMTM3MXZxNG VhBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTQ5NDI4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARtc2dJZAMxND M0MgRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawN2dHBjBHN0aW1lAzEzMzQyNzAyOTAEdHBjSWQDMTQzNDE-> in this topic (2) Recent Activity: * <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Elecraft_K3/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJnM2xuOW92BF9T Azk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTQ5NDI4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2 bWJycwRzdGltZQMxMzM0MjcwMjkw?o=6> New Members 12 * <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Elecraft_K3/spnew;_ylc=X3oDMTJncmc2cGg3BF9TAz k3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTQ5NDI4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2cG hvdARzdGltZQMxMzM0MjcwMjkw> New Photos 1 <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Elecraft_K3;_ylc=X3oDMTJmNDE1cmR0BF9TAzk3MzU5 NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTQ5NDI4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0 aW1lAzEzMzQyNzAyOTA-> Visit Your Group <http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlczJ2MTJiBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwM TQ5NDI4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTMzNDI3MDI5M A--> Yahoo! Groups Switch to: <mailto:elecraft_k3-traditio...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Change%20Delivery%20 Format:%20Traditional> Text-Only, <mailto:elecraft_k3-dig...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Email%20Delivery:%20Diges t> Daily Digest . <mailto:elecraft_k3-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> Unsubscribe . <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> Terms of Use . <http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97359714/grpId=20149428/grpspId=1705063108/msgI d=14342/stime=1334270290/nc1=5741398/nc2=4025373/nc3=5898817> __,_._,___ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
