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Clegs.

Re: Clegs.

Postby AspiringHiker » Sat Oct 16, 2021 9:32 pm

jmarkb wrote:There doesn't seem to be a lot of research on the effects of diet on attractiveness to insects. However, Vitamin B1 patches have been tested and found to be ineffective against mosquitos: https://academic.oup.com/jinsectscience/article/15/1/140/2583458


The study has missed icaridin/picaridin based products which is what Smidge uses. Maybe it wasn't commercially available in New Mexico where the authors are based. From memory it generally works as well as DEET.
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Re: Clegs.

Postby Sgurr » Sat Oct 16, 2021 9:51 pm

I suggest you dress up as a zebra, or at least get a black and white striped shirt
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/feb/20/why-the-zebra-got-its-stripes-to-deter-flies-from-landing-on-it
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Re: Clegs.

Postby Sunset tripper » Sun Oct 17, 2021 12:44 am

Sgurr wrote:I suggest you dress up as a zebra, or at least get a black and white striped shirt
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/feb/20/why-the-zebra-got-its-stripes-to-deter-flies-from-landing-on-it


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Re: Clegs.

Postby Caberfeidh » Sun Oct 17, 2021 9:10 am

1Magnus wrote:Make sure also to spray some in your *hair*.


*hair*. Right....
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CharlesT wrote: My middle daughter, a biology graduate, once described to me in some detail how the mouth parts of a cleg work. You really don't want to know. :shock:


Seems to be like that Xenomorph creature out of Ridley Scott's "Alien" movies... :shock:
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