I’m tired of mosquitos biting me. If i can’t stop them biting me, the next best thing is to stop them biting me a second time. So what’s the best (safe for me) way to make myself poisonous to mosquitos, and optionally other bugs that might bite me?

    • @[email protected]
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      92 months ago

      I’ve treated my hunting clothing with permethrin when we were going to an area that was known to have an extremely heavy tick population. We had a spray bottle of the stuff, and did a thick coating all over our outer gear, and then allowed it to dry. Permethrin is fairly low toxicity for humans & dogs, but absolutely killer for mosquitoes and ticks. Worked like a charm!

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      2 months ago

      Exoficio has a line of repellent clothing with permethrin. Craghoppers used to, but I think they stopped.

      The only drawback is washing wears out the treatment, so you either have to buy new gear or treat it yourself, as the other comment states.