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[at-l] January start



Does ANY insect repellent work on black flies?

Frank

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Bullard" <jbullar1@twcny.rr.com>
To: "AT-List" <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 7:51 AM
Subject: Re: [at-l] January start


> At 11:15 PM 1/11/2004 -0500, Casey Jaymes wrote:
> >Have you ever been bitten in the eye by a bug?
> >
> >Black flies get in there and zap you, unlike mosquitoes that take their
> >time and reconnoiter first. Mosquitoes syringe out some blood and
inject
> >some itch juice and then are off on their merry way. Black flies chew
on
> >you for a while, leaving bloody welts.
>
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