Re: [APML] Mosquitos and Red Light Flashlights

[George Anderson <georgea@cam.org>]

Hi Thom
You haven't seen big skeeters till you have been up near or in the
arctic circle. West Nile isn't a problem up there but an evening (both
twilights one after the other) with those buggers sucking your blood
will leave you feeling like you just gave blood.

George Anderson
Montreal Canada

Clear skies and good health

Thom Iwancio wrote:
> 
> Stuart, You mentioned working in your driveway.  If you have access to
> electricity, we have noticed that a simple box fan blowing a decent
> amount of air not only keeps my partner and I a little cooler in our
> observatory but also seems to keep the skeeters off of you.  They grow
> pretty big here in South Carolina  :-)
> 
> Thom Iwancio
> Elgin, SC
> 
> www.machunter.org
> home.sc.rr.com/thomiwancio
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: astro-photo-bounces@seds.org [mailto:astro-photo-bounces@seds.org]
> On Behalf Of Stuart Heggie
> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 6:44 AM
> To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography
> Subject: Re: [APML] Mosquitos and Red Light Flashlights
> 
> Bert, I live in Southern Ontario 100 km West of Muskoka. I live on top
> of the highest geography nearby, there is very little standing water
> near my house - say a 1 km radius - and the landform I'm on is called a
> Morraine which is a pile of busted up rock pushed here by a glacier.
> This makes the drainage good further improving the mosquito situation.
> My in-laws live about 10km from me and were being devoured by bugs this
> Spring as they live in a valley near a lot of water.
> 
> So, my strategy is: wearlong sleeves and pants if I'm going to be out
> where the mosquitos will be, avoid twilight when they are most active
> and if I am setting up my scope, I wear a lot of layers to make it
> impossible for them to bite through my clothes. Last summer they were
> bad here and I was guiding my photos manually still so I was sitting in
> the driveway in LL Bean flannel lined jeans, a heavy Spring jacket and
> wearing wool gloves and a wool hat that has chin straps and comes down
> over the back of my neck - there was literally a roaring of mosquitos
> all around me and: not one bite.
> 
> I have not so far noticed any negative reaction by my three cats but
> keeping them away from the tripod on my portable setup would be a
> positive. They know when I'm guiding an exposure and need to rub against
> 
> the tripod a lot when I'm doing that and have both hands full and am
> staring into a reticle eyepiece.
> 
> Stuart
> 
> Bert Katzung wrote:
> 
> >Hi Stuart:
> >I don't like bug spray either, but I'd rather put up with that than
> catch
> >West Nile virus encephalitis. Are you in a zero West Nile area?
> >Bert
> >
> >Bert Katzung
> >katzung1@attbi.com
> >www.astronomy-images.com
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Stuart Heggie" <stuart.j.heggie@sympatico.ca>
> >To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
> >Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 8:05 PM
> >Subject: Re: [APML] Mosquitos and Red Light Flashlights
> >
> >
> >
> >>My normal approach to insects is my winter clothes and waiting till it
> >>is very dark and cooled off when they are usually quieter.
> >>
> >>Thanks Chuck and George!
> >>
> >>Stuart
> >>
> >>George Anderson wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>But I bet it keeps the dogs, cats, possible skunks, and racoons at
> some
> >>>distance. Probably buggers up bat navigation as well with the
> harmonics.
> >>>And it may let the cougars know where you are...
> >>>
> >>>George Anderson
> >>>Montreal Canada
> >>>
> >>>Clear skies and good health
> >>>
> >>>
> 
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