Posted By: Texas Dan
No longer a Deet man - 08/11/19 02:22 AM
Until this evening when I went to pick up a new can of mosquito repellent, I had no idea there was another chemical besides Deet that works well at keeping the bugs off you. I'll be hunting a new tract this year and got eaten up by red bugs/chiggers when I was there recently doing some scouting. I noticed the active ingredient in this new can is a chemical called picaridin that is reported to work just as well but is odorless, and most importantly, will not interact with plastics and make them tacky.
Yes, as good as a Thermacell works at keeping bugs away when you're not moving, there are times when a conventional spray is a must.
Yes, as good as a Thermacell works at keeping bugs away when you're not moving, there are times when a conventional spray is a must.