[spald]

"Smoking always helps keep the little biters away.

Whenever I hike with the grandkids in the forest, I take along a pack of those rat-tail Grenadiers from Antonio y Cleopatra. The smoke must be toxic to the bugs because they vacate as if the forest is on fire! It's then a bug-free stroll amongst the trees.

[discostu]

I think things with exoskeletons just have a major fear of fire. Anyone that ever knew any cruel children that blew up bugs (none of us would do that of course, so it must have been kids we knew) knows that heat expansion does bad things to creatures with the skeleton on the outside. Subsequently they seem to flee from any hint of smoke. Many are the times i've kicked back outside with a smoke and a beer hearing those around me complain about the bugs being viscious with nary a bite on me.