Re: [APML]: Vermin at the observing site?

[Ian Turner <skyshooter@mindspring.com>]

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>>I'm writing the section for my book on "Mosquitoes and other vermin at the
>>observing site"...
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>>Apart from mosquitoes, what kinds of animal life have you had unpleasant
>>encounters with?  What advice would you give people about dealing with
>>them?
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>We have big bug problems at Chews Ridge. Besides mosquitoes, we have those
>flies that fly around your face and ears - very annoying - I don't know
>how to get rid of them.
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>Perhaps the worst are no-see-ems - very tiny black bugs that fly and bite
>and are usually felt before seen. I'm very allergic to them and get red
>itchy welts for 4 days and take twice that long to disappear. The only defense
>is to keep covered up. Wear long pants and shirts no matter what.
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>Fortunately, except for mosquitos, the other bugs disappear at night.
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>>Any favorite mosquito-control tactics?
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>Same as above - stay covered up.
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>Chuck  <aa6g@aa6g.org>

Hey thats bad enough the other day I stepped on a Fire Ant pile while
taking the scope down you bet that hurt.



Ian Turner
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