[jk80]

Outer makes a spray fogger that if sprayed at each post right before you shoot does a great job on mosquitoes and sweat bees. That way you don't have to dose yourself.

 

[460Ford]

I need spray more for ticks than mosquitoes. I always have a can in my vehicle.

 

[TC]

Don't let any spray on your skin get on the stock. It will mess up the finish!

 

[stokinpls]

Also, the sprays containing DEET can really do a number on the crystal of your high dollar Timex Ironman. 😄

Bob Falfa

 

[Wazman]

Absorbing Jr. applied underneath the brim of your hat will keep the sweat bee's and gnats away.

 

[SEMO]

I've used wristbands when bugs are bad. Can wear on wrist, ankle or both. Seem to help and don't have to worry about getting spray on gun.

 

[shotgunpeople]

Those bands DO work !

 

[Joe Trapalino]

Thank you for this post. I come from a place with virtually no mosquitos. I remembered the heat and humidity, but didn't even think about bug protection. I hope the natural solutions work, because I'd rather get bitten all day then ruin the finish on my Perazzi.

 

[MRS. KS-OKIE]

I take OFF spray for my legs and Avon Skin So Soft for my Arms and Neck . Aside from smelling like a French Whore on Saturday Night this combo works......

 

[timb99]

2. Wristbands

These wearable repellent devices are marketed as being safer because you don't have to rub anything on your skin.
But scientists who have tested these products have found them to be ineffective. In a 2017 study in the Journal of Insect Science, researchers found they had no significant effect in repelling mosquitoes. (Past CR tests of these items have found similar results.)

“It’s not that they don’t contain mosquito repellents,” says Immo Hansen, PhD, an author of the study and professor of biology at New Mexico State University. But “wearing a bracelet to protect your whole body from mosquitoes,” he says, is just not enough.

In 2016, the Federal Trade Commission fined one wristband maker, Viatek, $300,000 for deceptive marketing of its Mosquito Shield Bands. The commission says the company's claims that the bands protect against mosquitoes were not backed by scientific evidence.

 

[timb99]

Here is a list of recently tested effective repellents:

Best Insect Repellents of 2022 - Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports says the best insect repellents are the most important defense against mosquito- and tick-borne diseases, including Lyme and West Nile.

www.consumerreports.org

 

[timb99]

In case you can't access the link:

 

[pheasantmaster]

2. Wristbands

These wearable repellent devices are marketed as being safer because you don't have to rub anything on your skin.
But scientists who have tested these products have found them to be ineffective. In a 2017 study in the Journal of Insect Science, researchers found they had no significant effect in repelling mosquitoes. (Past CR tests of these items have found similar results.)

“It’s not that they don’t contain mosquito repellents,” says Immo Hansen, PhD, an author of the study and professor of biology at New Mexico State University. But “wearing a bracelet to protect your whole body from mosquitoes,” he says, is just not enough.

In 2016, the Federal Trade Commission fined one wristband maker, Viatek, $300,000 for deceptive marketing of its Mosquito Shield Bands. The commission says the company's claims that the bands protect against mosquitoes were not backed by scientific evidence.

Yup, do nothing bands.