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Stop flies now! Paint yourself in stripes
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 9:01 am
by balzaccom
We loved this story about how the stripes on zebras repel biting flies. Now if it will only work on mosquitoes, we're ready to paint up!
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecarte ... a0ddb05234
Re: Stop flies now! Paint yourself in stripes
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 12:20 am
by rightstar76
The horses wearing coats with striped patterns experienced fewer horse fly landings compared to when they wore single-color coats.
I was above Sabrina Lake and it was hot and there was a mosquito infestation. A hiker came up to me wearing a jacket, long pants, wool hat and said it's really nice when you no longer get bitten. Zebra coats anyone? Thanks Paul for sharing this article!
Re: Stop flies now! Paint yourself in stripes
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 12:35 pm
by Jimr
The new Sierra ensemble
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Re: Stop flies now! Paint yourself in stripes
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 1:29 pm
by bobby49
Can I paint a dog with striped paint?
Re: Stop flies now! Paint yourself in stripes
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 5:03 pm
by John Harper
I read that article the other day, very interesting.
John
Re: Stop flies now! Paint yourself in stripes
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2022 3:30 pm
by cgundersen
Super article, Paul; has anyone tried this? Does it work on backpackers? Dogs? Or does one need to hire the stooges to run interference? Cameron