How To Enjoy Gardening Without Bug Bites Phoenix AZ

When venturing outdoors in your garden, you may have all the tools necessary to garden, but haven't prepared with the tools necessary to fend off annoying insects. These irritating bugs, such as mosquitoes and flies, can interrupt your concentration and your pleasure of gardening. Rather than trying to swat them away with your hand or to squash them with a trowel, if you come prepared with these tips, you can take pleasure in gardening again without being annoyed by pesky bugs.

1. Wear the proper clothing. The best type of clothing to avoid bug bites is light-colored clothes. Although wearing long sleeve shirts and pants will more adequately protect you from bug bites, you don't have to completely cover up (unless you're sensitive to the sun). To deter mosquitoes and biting insects, wear gray, light green, (khaki) tan, yellow, and white. Avoid bright colors and florals because the ultraviolet spectrum attracts honeybees, wasps, and yellow jackets. Avoid wearing the colors black, red, and blue. You can also buy clothing that has an insect repellant infused in it, called permethrin, which is absorbed by bugs when they land on it and eventually kills them. These Permanone-treated clothes are made by L.L. Bean and Ex. Officio.
2. Wear insect repellant. Although this is an obvious solution, most people don't want to take the hassle to spray on some bug spray. Yet insect repellant will block the sensing mechanisms in biting insects such as mosquitoes, taking their flight somewhere other than your exposed skin. Since the garden is not as infested with bugs as a forest, you're safe to use a mild insect repellant with a small amount of DEET. I particularly enjoy the mild Skin So Soft Bug Guard Lotion with SPF 30. ...

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Author: Elizabeth Wright