My personal "go to" repellent is coppertone or off (same stuff as far as I can tell) waterproof spf30/bug repellent. It goes on pretty well; doesn't have a bad reaction on the skin; stays on quite a long time, even when in salt water and seems to repel most bugs pretty well. If it's a really long day out then I might need to reapply once. I use this down here in Florida all year-round and it's worked great from the keys, into the everglades, and over to the 10K islands area. I haven't tried it in Flamingo yet though. I kayak and wade fish so it gets quite a workout. That being said I still carry a bottle of the near 100% DEET just in case. Haven't had to use it yet. I've also used ultrathon (by 3M) with good results if sun isn't a concern. FYI, the sunscreen stuff is about 10% DEET but it seems to work well. Oh. And mosquitos LOVE me.
Ken
On 5/27/05, Wes Wada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have been using a catnip oil preparation for the last two years, and
it seems to work fine for our Cascade Mountains brand mosquitos. The
problem with all the preparations other than DEET is that they do not
last long. You need to reapply every couple of hours to be safe. At
least the catnip stuff smells nice and doesn't eat the coating off your
fly lines! It's very important to make sure your kids are protected
full time as they won't do it for themselves.
Wes Wada
Bend, Oregon
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Anybody tried Catnip oil?
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> Mosquito repellent!
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> Catnip Repels Mosquitoes More Effectively Than DEET
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> CHICAGO, August 27, 2001 — Researchers report that nepetalactone, the
> essential oil in catnip that gives the plant its characteristic odor,
> is
> about ten times more effective at repelling mosquitoes than DEET — the
> compound used in most commercial insect repellents.
>
