Chester Creek, PA
While my son practices soccer a bit far from home, there is usually a creek nearby 😉
It was incredibly humid yesterday, and the redbreast sunfish were very active 😊
Surprisingly, no mosquitos although I was covered in DEET and permethrin-treated clothes 😉
#FlyFishing #Fishing #Hiking #Walking #Nature #Creek #DEET #permethrin #Photography
The mosquitos are back and the back is where they're biting me too; through my t-shirt…
So I went and did it; got myself some #Nobite #Permethrin!
Buuuuut they made it stink...
W H Y
Why does every insect repellent/insecticide manufacturer feel the need to add these "fragrances"‽
0.1% Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium, ext. Should have looked at the safety sheet before I bought.. (because apparently that's the only place where you're informed that the stuff you're about to buy FUCKING STINKS).
@kim_harding #mites similar to scabies but not requiring intimate contact are a perennial problem here! As the article says, soap and water, forget them. Not human transmitted here - there aren't any! But wild animals, particularly wild pigs and badgers who used to have diggings in the area. Microscopic wind-blown eggs too.
Being allergic also sends early warnings.
Experimenting with using solid oxygen-based bleach in cool laundry now, as hot washes and chlorine-based bleach are so environmentally heavy.
Easily grown Pennyroyal tincture works but highly NOT recommended unless you know what you're doing - lethal by paralysis to humans too! 50% DEET is lethal to them as well as repellent. Veterinary and agricultural #Permethrin is very cheap and available in bulk BUT being very insoluable in water, the cheap sources I've found are dissolved in toxic organic solvents, often including toluene. The low-concentration human pharmaceutical ointments are the scarce rip-off.
Yesterday, a #horsefly almost succeeded at biting through my sock.
I had actually sprayed my sock with #icaridin but apparently I missed a spot. I felt it bite and gave it a good ol' clap but ugh; I don't want to have to think about this..
I see this as a declaration of war: Time to treat my clothing with #permethrin!
This stuff is kinda expensive though: one 12€ bottle for 4 T-Shirts.
Is it possible to apply it partially? Like, just the shoulders of your shirt where it lays flat on your skin?
You know that feeling, right? You’ve had a fantastic day outside – maybe a picnic in the park, some gardening, a hike through a grassy trail, or just relaxing near a stream. #chiggerbiteprevention #chiggerbiterelief #chiggerbitetreatment #chiggerbites #chiggers #DEET #harvestmites #insectrepellent #itchybites #itchyredbumps #mitebites #outdoorrash #permethrin #redbugs #stopchiggeritch
You know that feeling, right? You’ve had a fantastic day outside – maybe a picnic in the park, some gardening, a hike through a grassy trail, or just relaxing near a stream. #chiggerbiteprevention #chiggerbiterelief #chiggerbitetreatment #chiggerbites #chiggers #DEET #harvestmites #insectrepellent #itchybites #itchyredbumps #mitebites #outdoorrash #permethrin #redbugs #stopchiggeritch
You know that feeling, right? You’ve had a fantastic day outside – maybe a picnic in the park, some gardening, a hike through a grassy trail, or just relaxing near a stream. #chiggerbiteprevention #chiggerbiterelief #chiggerbitetreatment #chiggerbites #chiggers #DEET #harvestmites #insectrepellent #itchybites #itchyredbumps #mitebites #outdoorrash #permethrin #redbugs #stopchiggeritch
You know that feeling, right? You’ve had a fantastic day outside – maybe a picnic in the park, some gardening, a hike through a grassy trail, or just relaxing near a stream. #chiggerbiteprevention #chiggerbiterelief #chiggerbitetreatment #chiggerbites #chiggers #DEET #harvestmites #insectrepellent #itchybites #itchyredbumps #mitebites #outdoorrash #permethrin #redbugs #stopchiggeritch
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