Linda writes:
Dunno about controlling them, but I do know I spent a weekend in a
very prone area once. I was wearing tan for the first day, and friend
in blue jeans definitely had more problems than me.

Next day, I was in a blue tracksuit and she was in green. Guess what?
I had the problem (they go for thighs!) and she didn't.

I know blue is the only colour insects can see, but this was the most
stunning example I had come across. Whoever was in blue was getting
attacks from two or three at a time, and the other one wasn't having
much of a problem at all.

Are you saying that the March flies were biting you through the fabric??
The sites they get me are on the bare arms or bare legs, and once or twice
on the back of the neck, but I've never known of anyone being bitten
through their clothing. In which part of the country are these flies that
attack through clothing?

I've found that some of the more ferocious mosquitoes don't baulk at a
light covering of fabric, even denim.
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John Savage (news address invalid; keep news replies in newsgroup)