Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2003 20:55:21 -0700 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: John Baur Subject: Re: Non-DEET bug repellent In-Reply-To: <1ce.b61b545.2c14b409@aol.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi, I second Rick's recommendation. I've been using citronella based insect repellents in Singapore and Malaysia for a number of years and found them to work beautifully. I never had problems with mosquitos when I used repellent and would get eaten alive without it. If you can find one with menthol, that seems to be even more effective than citronella alone. Regards, John Baur Bel Air, MD (formerly Singapore) john_baur@yahoo.com --- Rick Sussman wrote: > Hi all, > I did a bit of atlasing this morning in the swamp > that is my territory, > where the mosquitoes rule and knee high grass is the > dominant plant species. A > couple of weeks ago I picked up a DEET-free insect > repellent at REI in College > Park, and finally had a chance to give it a try. It > seemed to work very well for > flying insects and mosquitoes (and on the plus side, > it has a nice soapy, > clean smell) as I did not suffer a single bite, and > I was in a very buggy area > below Brighton Dam, where the swallows are having a > hay-day with all the flying > no-seeums. I don't think it works for ticks though, > so be warned. I just hate > the heavy DEET sprays that literally take the hide > off your binoculars, and > can only imagine what they are doing to my skin. So > for those interested, the > product is called : > > NATRAPEL PLUS ; Repels Mosquitoes, Fleas, and Common > House Flies up to 8 > hours (this is what it says on the front label). > DEET FREE (ingredients: > Citronella Oil 1.8%, inert ingredients 98.2%) > Natural oils and vitamin E provide > effective care for your skin (again, on the back > label). Comes in a 4 fl.oz pump > spray bottle. > > If you can't find it locally, try Natrapel, Inc., > Littleton, NH 03561 or try > www.natrapel.com > > I will give it a good try in a couple of weeks when > we go camping, and maybe > again at Bombay Hook this summer (where the real > test will come). > Right now though I am heading to Arundel Mills Mall > for a new pair of > wellies. Mine have finally sprung a leak... > > Rick Sussman > Ashton,MD > warblerick@aol.com > > ======================================================================= > To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to > listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com > with the following message in line 1: signoff > mdosprey > ======================================================================= __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================