Black fly hate

[Fantail]

So if you have property or camp anywhere where black flies, gnats, mosquitoes are bad check out this article;

http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/24572/20140421/hate-black-flies-hug-this-woman

 

I pick up & use a few dunk tabs but that gets expensive after a time, hold up whats the active ingredient; BTI (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis). 

 

Started looking into more bulk options and found some links I thought might interest others here, in the never ending battle.

 

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=bti+mosquito&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=30944304021&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9160942690707596181&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_8nfw8l7534_b

 

http://www.gemplers.com/product/G77202/20-lbs-Mosquito-Bits?gclid=CIDrhIjs-70CFWdk7AodjA8ALQ&sku=G77202&CID=25SEPLA&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=G77202&ef_id=UlwOKQAAAP@RnTMF20140425142639s#TAB-INFO

 

[fasteddie]

I havn't Spring Turkey hunted in a few years due to the Black Flies . I seem to be a magnet for these things . I have tried all brands of repellants and none seem to work for me .

[Doc]

Cigar smoke will hold them off, but how many continuous hours can you keep a cigar going without winding up with a thunderous head-ache? ..... lol. Also, I spent decades stopping the tobacco addiction. I'm not ready to begin it again. But I mention it only because I recall a Canadian fishing trip where cigars provided the only periodic relief from those nasty little blood-suckers.

 

Does a thermo-cell handle them?

[thphm]

Cloves.

[philoshop]

Bad enough when you're hunting. Downright dangerous when you're running a chainsaw with a distracting swarm around your head.

Scented dryer sheets tucked into the back of your hat and down your neck work a little bit. FWIW, they also keep mice away from mowers and tractors during the off-season.

[Fantail]

Most of the time I use a boonie hat with a bug net over it, its gotten to be standard equip.

Damn it.