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Jan 4th, 2017 | 05:15 PM

NGail

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insect repellent bracelets

Have you tried them?
Do they work at all?
What kind do you use?
Thanks.

Jan 5th, 2017 | 08:06 PM

thursdaysd

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Never heard of them.
Probably not.

Jan 5th, 2017 | 09:04 PM

janisj

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Can't help you. I bought some last summer because we had worse mosquitos than normal . . . and never took them out of the packaging

Jan 5th, 2017 | 10:29 PM

kja

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If insects are a concern, I'd go with something with more substantial supportive data than what I've seen for the bracelets. JMO.

Jan 6th, 2017 | 12:23 PM

NewbE

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I have seen them but not tried them because none of the birders I know uses them--so I assume they don't work, but I could be wrong. What works is high-percentage DEET and soaking your clothes in permethrin.

Jan 6th, 2017 | 04:41 PM

kja

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And for those of us who don't like DEET, there's picaradine....

Jan 7th, 2017 | 09:09 AM

NewbE

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Just to be clear, I hate DEET, lol. But I am a mozzie magnet and it's the only thing that works reliably, for me. It's nice that there are other options these days, as well.