Got home last night. Hung up my bibs in the garage to dry. Cleaning up today, took the bibs down to fold up and put them back in the skiff. Dozens of those blood suckers flew out of the rain suit before I could fold ‘em up. 
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They’ve been terrible. There’s a ton of dead ones all over my dash from my last trip to Choko!
I don’t know about the skeeters in the 'glades but I slapped one in my truck a couple of years ago and got a picture before it took off…apparently I just knocked it out.
I killed another one the same size last night while finishing our fireworks. As big as a quarter is no joke.
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I hate them!
They have been bad in Sanibel as well, last two days were definitely better after the heavy spraying from the helo. I didn’t get bit yesterday doing the lawn, but I did wear two shirts boots and pants! Plan on hitting the beach tomorrow, good conditions!
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Great topic…..do any of you guys have experience with those mosquito repellent things that hang off your belt? I’ve seen some for hunting etc but no experience with them. Thought about buying one for the boat
up my way NE FL its nats this year, mosquitoes are not too bad.
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When camping in Flamingo, we put one of those in the tent to keep the bugs out. Works good. You are not supposed to use in enclosed spaces but under extreme circumstances I’ll accept the risk. It was recommended to me by someone that has been doing that forever. The thermacell I have now is gas powered. My first one was battery powered. Never tried it out in the open so can’t comment on that but seems to work in a more enclosed area for sure.
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Mosquitos haven’t been terrible in flamingo, around the ramp can be a pain just gotta move fast. Plus permethrin, and picaridin of course
The thermacells work, we used two and a solar powered bug zapper while camping on a chickee and honestly had no problems with bugs our whole stay (granted it was January)
Also around the house and especially in the garage it’s a blood fest, I’ve gotten in the habit of firing up the thermacell before I work in the garage, even with the door open it keeps the bites to a minimum.
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Gnats are terrible this year in N.Fl not the devils spawn we call No seeums thankfully, but aggravating Gnats. They don’t bite, they just like to fly into your mouth, nose, eyes ect..
Skeeters have been pretty bad as well, but they aren’t much bigger than the gnats.
Walked out to the garden yesterday afternoon and thought I was standing in ant hill, looked down and had about 1/2 dzn lil bloodsuckers on my ankle.
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Mosquitos? Yesterday at Chokoloskee they were really bad at the ramp before sunup- and everywhere we went once the sun came up - wasn’t a bit better… It didn’t help that both of my anglers were wearing dark clothing…and there was very little wind anywhere…
Funny thing. I’ve been on the water in our local freshwater canals twice this week, testing out fuel system repairs. Hardly a single skeeter in the canals out west of US 27… Go figure…
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Some of the everglades backcountry areas i frequent have been the worst I’ve dealt with in years. I’ve never been a fan of the chemicals, but after multiple damn near unbearable days I was driven mad enough and dosed the clothes in permethrin. The first day out without it I definitely did not get torn up as bad. Any idea what long term effects this stuff actually does to humans though?
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You will probably never know how bad it is for you but I know it can’t be good. Lots if toxins in almost everything we use and ingest!
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I think if you let it dry, it’s definitely not as bad for you. It probably says it on the bottle not sure if I believe it lol. I try to be careful when treating my clothes with it, but I do feel it makes a difference so I continue to do it, especially in the warmer months or when I know it’s gonna be Buggy. If it gets really bad, then the deet comes out!
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Lot’s of warnings including where gloves during application. Warnings for direct contact, but intended to be applied to clothes that will be worn all day… seems the skeeters do stay away so they may know something about it.
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Yes. They are worth their weight in gold.
I literally bring two into the swamp when I duck hunt in case I drop one in the water
