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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 25, 2013 13:14:33 GMT -5
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Post by saltydog on Jul 25, 2013 20:20:13 GMT -5
I need too try this out!!!! If there was one mosquito on earth and I were the only human on earth (Heaven forbid) it would find me.
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Post by kevin1 on Jul 26, 2013 11:19:57 GMT -5
Skeeters have an amazing sensory apparatus for locating warm blooded animals. After homing in on you by the vapor trail of CO2 from your breath, they lock on to the veil of chemicals and electrolytes from your sweat( humans sweat constantly). Then, if it's too dark to see you they use their extremely sensitive infrared detectors in their antennae to locate you by body heat. So you see, unless you also sprayed with DEET you have no chance at all.
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Post by Russ Koon on Jul 27, 2013 10:00:12 GMT -5
Of course they're worst when you're holding still and there's little or no wind. That would also be the best conditions for the Therma-Cell to be effective.
I haven't tried one yet, but there seem to be many happy users on some of threads I have visited, and the few uesrs I have talked to on the matter at archery shoots.
Kinda thinking I'd go that way before putting some chemicals in my bloodstream that would be effective in altering that many natural bodily functions, to achieve the same purpose. Not even real quick to apply the DEET on bare skin. Probably wouldn't be too reticent about that if I was in the malaria-infested jungles or if West Nile was much more prevalent, but around here, I'd trust the bug with my health before I would the repellent manufacturer's comforting promises.
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Post by squirrelhunter on Jul 27, 2013 10:33:52 GMT -5
It seems to me DEET draws them in.Every time any in our family use it we get the crap bit out of us,when we use something with just a little DEET in it,it works a lot better.
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