Weather and wildlife.

As long as it comes with a bladder relief function, it's good to go.

Permethrin is stuff you spray on your clothes which is a pretty effective repellent.

If you have a cat, remember:
"Exposure to even small quantities of concentrated permethrin can cause severe and fatal poisoning in cats. After exposure to permethrin, signs of toxicity usually develop within a few hours, but in some cases can take one to three days to become apparent. Common clinical signs of toxicity include: Muscle tremors."

Bill93, post: 380612, member: 87 wrote: If you have a cat, remember:
"Exposure to even small quantities of concentrated permethrin can cause severe and fatal poisoning in cats. After exposure to permethrin, signs of toxicity usually develop within a few hours, but in some cases can take one to three days to become apparent. Common clinical signs of toxicity include: Muscle tremors."

Thanks for the tip Bill...

So.............if you don't really like cats...............................shame on you for thinking about it.

BTW, we wandered off to the movie house yesterday to see The Secret Life of Pets. I'm fairly certain it depicted a normal day in New York City.

Holy Cow, post: 380625, member: 50 wrote: So.............if you don't really like cats...............................shame on you for thinking about it.

Just thanked him for his PSA, that's all.

Took the g-kids to see "BFG" last weekend. Next weekend is "The Secret Life of Pets". Looks good and funny...but it doesn't really take much to entertain me.

Not you. I meant anyone in general who might not like cats.

Young fellow working for me had to take a sexual harassment class. They should label those things "Anti-sexual harassment classes."

Holy Cow, post: 380632, member: 50 wrote: Not you. I meant anyone in general who might not like cats...

I like cats......

......With a lot of garlic and a good Merlot.

It's been about 20+ years since we had a bad infestation of Buffalo Gnats. Since they breed in running water, I'm surprised we are not covered up with them this year. According to the internet, it's actually a Black Fly. They are much smaller that a house fly and slightly larger than a common gnat. Skin-so-Soft and vanilla are about the only things that worked on them the last time we were infested.

I'm not sure what a deer fly is or how big they are. It may be the same thing for all I know. According to the internet, a deer fly is much larger and a horn fly would be somewhere in between. This time of year, we see a lot of horn flies on cattle.

James

JaRo, post: 380635, member: 292 wrote: It's been about 20+ years since we had a bad infestation of Buffalo Gnats. Since they breed in running water, I'm surprised we are not covered up with them this year. According to the internet, it's actually a Black Fly. They are much smaller that a house fly and slightly larger than a common gnat. Skin-so-Soft and vanilla are about the only things that worked on them the last time we were infested.

I'm not sure what a deer fly is or how big they are. It may be the same thing for all I know. According to the internet, a deer fly is much larger and a horn fly would be somewhere in between. This time of year, we see a lot of horn flies on cattle.

James

I know all too well what a deer fly is and how big they are. From what you described they are different than the Buffalo Gnats.

Most deer flies are a little bigger than a full sized house fly and look a bit like a stealth bomber. Every once in a while you'll see a deer jump up and run about a hundred yards trying to lose a few of them pesky buggers. I manage to kill a few by holding my bare hand about a foot over my head, enticing them to land on what they must perceive as an elevated bald head. Then I smash them with the other hand. When the fresh hatch is on you've got your hands full. They really swarm the shiny surfaces and the heat of a tractor when driven through the woods.

I'll go a +1 on the Permethrin, with the warning that it is not good for pets. And the warning to spray it on your clothes, set them aside for a day, let it dry, and then put them on. It can be uncomfortable on your skin. If you sweat really heavy, I dunno that I'd try it, either. Good luck