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Feeling the bite:
Revealing the truth behind pesky no-see-ums
Island Packet ^
| 03-21-2006
| PETER FROST
Posted on 03/21/2006 3:02:16 PM PST by SquirrelKing
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No-seeums! Springtime is here! Saw this in today's paper and thought I'd share - anyone living on the coast [or has gone through Parris Island] will understand! Interesting science behind some bugs I hate more than mosquitoes. For those of you who haven't experienced these little buggers, they bite, get all in your hair, eyes and nose and are the reason the term "second home" applies to many beachside communities like ours.
To: SC Swamp Fox
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posted on
03/21/2006 3:02:45 PM PST
by
SquirrelKing
(Contrary to popular belief, America is not a democracy, it is a Chucktatorship.)
To: GreenFreeper
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posted on
03/21/2006 3:09:55 PM PST
by
SquirrelKing
(Contrary to popular belief, America is not a democracy, it is a Chucktatorship.)
To: SquirrelKing
I'll share another good repellent with you. Treat your dog with a good, internal flea and tick repellent, like Frontline. Then, spend a lot of time with your dog, petting him. Insects seem to stay away from you then.
Previously, I would be put into bed for a week by these critters every spring until I had developed a resistence. My lymph nodes would swell up like walnuts.
To: SquirrelKing
My 2 cents is if you ever go beach camping make sure your tent has no see-um screens.
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posted on
03/21/2006 3:35:30 PM PST
by
Rebelbase
(President Bush is a Texas jackass when it comes to Border security .)
To: SquirrelKing
breeds in salt marshes, coastal lagoons, estuaries and tidal flats Formally known as swamps.
To: SquirrelKing
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posted on
03/21/2006 3:43:22 PM PST
by
LexBaird
("I'm not questioning your patriotism, I'm answering your treason."--JennysCool)
To: SquirrelKing
sand flea...is it male or female ?
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posted on
03/21/2006 3:46:26 PM PST
by
stylin19a
(Do you still have sex or are you already playing golf?)
To: afraidfortherepublic
Then, spend a lot of time with your dog, petting him. Insects seem to stay away from you then. It's win-win!
Just no heavy petting.
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posted on
03/21/2006 4:30:45 PM PST
by
SquirrelKing
(Contrary to popular belief, America is not a democracy, it is a Chucktatorship.)
To: Rebelbase
They're called no-see-ums for a reason, they are so tiny you usually can't see them. They have no problems getting through the screen- they're that small!
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posted on
03/21/2006 4:32:56 PM PST
by
MissEdie
To: Rebelbase
...no see-um screens.Amen. I also use a bug-repellant with lemongrass oil. The stuff really works - though I still can't work in the yard after 5PM.
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posted on
03/21/2006 4:35:15 PM PST
by
SquirrelKing
(Contrary to popular belief, America is not a democracy, it is a Chucktatorship.)
To: SquirrelKing; 2A Patriot; 2nd amendment mama; 4everontheRight; 77Jimmy; Abbeville Conservative; ...
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posted on
03/22/2006 4:07:49 AM PST
by
SC Swamp Fox
(Join our Folding@Home team (Team# 36120) keyword: folding)
To: SquirrelKing
My gal pal and I were planting our vegetable garden last night...absolutely swarmed by flying teeth! Insect repellent just slowed them down.
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posted on
03/22/2006 5:07:12 AM PST
by
ImProudToBeAnAmerican
(Tom Daschle is deeply saddened... Remember him? Bahahahahahahahahaha!)
To: afraidfortherepublic
"Previously, I would be put into bed for a week by these critters every spring until I had developed a resistence. My lymph nodes would swell up like walnuts." I think there's more to these critters than a simple bite. I worry that they're passing a bacteria, maybe something like Lyme Disease.
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posted on
03/22/2006 5:28:38 AM PST
by
blam
To: Rebelbase
My 2 cents is if you ever go beach camping make sure your tent has no see-um screens. True that. My worst camping experience was as a Boy Scout in Huntington Beach State Park. Didn't sleep a wink...
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posted on
03/22/2006 7:13:04 AM PST
by
Palmetto
To: SquirrelKing
They're known by many names, many of which I can't tell you on the record. Why not, is it top secret?
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posted on
03/22/2006 7:14:55 AM PST
by
looscnnn
("Olestra (Olean) applications causes memory leaks" PC Confusious)
To: looscnnn
They could tell, but then they'd have to kill you.
That wouldn't be a pretty way to go at all. *shudder*
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posted on
03/22/2006 7:16:33 AM PST
by
SquirrelKing
(Contrary to popular belief, America is not a democracy, it is a Chucktatorship.)
To: blam
To: SquirrelKing
Just no heavy petting.LOL
To: afraidfortherepublic
"Indeed!" Fifteen years ago my doctor sent me to Mexico to get some Rulid for late stage Lyme Disease. At that time, it wasn't available in the US.
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posted on
03/22/2006 10:53:07 AM PST
by
blam
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