Gary Webster wrote:
> My husband and I and another couple just got back from our 4th trip to Costa
> Rica, mainly beaches. We got eaten alive, the other couple hardly got any
> bites. We used the same repellant with DEETS.
> Why were we so tastey and what can we do to avoid this happening again.
I strongly suggest you to try Watkins insect repellent. It's only 28% DEET, but
works *much* better than anything else. Countless foresters (including myself)
use it in Quebec's forests. In fact, I know of no forester using something else
after having tried it. Very effective against black flies, mosquitoes and such.
Nothing works against deer flies though. As a plus: it doesn't smell bad. I've
never tried the spray version, but the lotion does the job...
You can check it out at http://www.watkinsonline.com in the shopping section;
"Plant Care/Pest Control".
Hope this helps,
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Marc from Quebec
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