An old question but: What's the best prevention against bug bites?

[mud]

if you will look at the pictures that you have posted,you will see the marks of the flea collers on his ankles.the reason being that he wore them under his sock TIGHT against his skin.i wear mine loosly on my ankles so they can slide up and down your skin and are NOT tight against the skin.i dont think the solder was getting then washed off in the water either.mine is washed of all the time im in the water and move around on my ankles.they get wet,dry off then get wet and move around.deet, that you rub, in is in contact with your skin for a longer time than the flea collers.i wear them for 3 weeks straight every year ive gone to jamaica.(20 years).without a single incident.and no bites. i write this every year you put those pictures up.a lot of people that i know have done this and have written me to thank me for the relief that they have gotten from the collers.so you can say no,no no,but i speaking from many years of wearing them,say yes ,yes,yes,as long as you wear them loosly.you might want to try them too,so you could speak from experience.i KNOW what im talking about.

[RockRobster]

if you will look at the pictures that you have posted,you will see the marks of the flea collers on his ankles.the reason being that he wore them under his sock TIGHT against his skin.i wear mine loosly on my ankles so they can slide up and down your skin and are NOT tight against the skin.i dont think the solder was getting then washed off in the water either.mine is washed of all the time im in the water and move around on my ankles.they get wet,dry off then get wet and move around.deet, that you rub, in is in contact with your skin for a longer time than the flea collers.i wear them for 3 weeks straight every year ive gone to jamaica.(20 years).without a single incident.and no bites. i write this every year you put those pictures up.a lot of people that i know have done this and have written me to thank me for the relief that they have gotten from the collers.so you can say no,no no,but i speaking from many years of wearing them,say yes ,yes,yes,as long as you wear them loosly.you might want to try them too,so you could speak from experience.i KNOW what im talking about.

The chemical DEET is FAR less toxic to humans than the pesticides in animal flea collars. That, sir, you cannot debate. There is a reason that the flea collars will brand your skin like fire....THEY ARE TOXIC TO HUMANS. I don't know what it would take to convince you of this...I suppose you are more informed and intelligent on this topic than the US Department of Defense....

You are spreading some very dangerous misinformation. There is no safe way to wear an animal flea collar. If this thing is close enough to your skin to keep any bugs away (and, if you bothered to do any research, you would find that it doesn't) then you are subjecting yourself to the same toxins as the bugs are encountering when they approach your skin.

http://content.usatoday.com/communit...1#.UIRe8obleSo

http://www.afpmb.org/sites/default/f..._collar_af.pdf

Look, if you want to wear an organophosphate neurotoxin, that is your business. Promoting its use by others is irresponsible, dangerous and inexcusable. Stop it.