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Hi Liam, I can reccomend jungle formula mossi repelent, I use the one in the spray can. There has been a large population of mozzies where I fish this year and I haven't been bitten once. Paul
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Hiya Liam, Fully agree with the Jungle Formula. Try the extra strength one with the pump spray, it's 50% Diethyl Toluamide (DEET) so it does the business. Cheers Paul
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citronella oil (i think) get it from chemists smells of lemons rather than a porta potti cheap as chips as well
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Hiya Framey, Yeah if you want something natural then Citronella is a good suggestion, you also might want to try Bergamot. Cheap, natural and better smelling than anything DEET based but I don't think...
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One warning about the heavy duty insect repellants. Many of them contain a compound called permethrin or cypermethrin which is the synthetic version. It is a brilliant insect repellant and is used...
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I bought some "Expedition 100" from a specialist outdoor store for my trip to Alaska. 95% deet and worked excellently - and I seriously do not get on with mozzies, and Alaska is made for them! BEWARE...
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Anyone going to the Loddon fish in, the one and only time I have been there I got attacked by millions of the little buggers, so if you are sensitive to them you know what to do Big MikeBad days...
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Yes Mike, I'll fish next to you and you can have them then I have some stuff Kirky got for me, the DEET Paul mentioned is in it. I'll bring that for Jasper and he'll escape too.
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Dear All, Ray Wood's string vest beats all comers. So does Barbules tee shirt. Kills all known bugs stone dead. Along with Rats, Cormorants and pleasure boaters should they stray too close to the...
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Well done Matthew! Most of the proprietary brands are damaging to plastics as well as other things. I used a very expensive camera recently whilst in Canada and using Jungle Formula, the marks are and...
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Just remembered, wasn't there one of the Avon range of beauty treatments that was very effective? A ladies hand or face cream if I recall, was very popular but don't know if it is still available. Not...
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Surely if these repellants are so strong you need to avoid getting any on your hands when you bait up? I seem to recall a matchman (Ian Heaps i think), smoking only with his left hand as he was...
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Hi all, I now own a couple of pairs of walking trousers which are mozzi repellent, I don't know how they work but they do. I found them in a specialist outdoor shop. Paul
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Big (barbule) Mike's trousers are Mozzi-repellant too. I can guess how *they* work though.
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Re: Avon cosmetics.. I think it was Avons 'skin so soft' that has reputed insect repellant properties...Couldnt possibly comment on its effectiveness though. )
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My knowledge on the subject is very limited, but Sue's is not and the smell that comes out of the bathroom after she has had a shower, well has to be smelled to be believed, but here goes. Avon "Skin...
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