I want to thank you for spreading the word. As a remote off grid cabin owner, your efforts help to keep the tourist and wannabes out of the beautiful northern Forest. Keep up the good work!
You can surely appreciate the pioneers and what they must have suffered through ...they must have been made of good stuff to hang onto their dream .....it often amazes me when seeing the old cabins in the bush and what they must have gone through to build this country without all the things we have available today..bugs are the only thing that puts a damper on the summer bush experience for me.....thanks again Shawn ...as usual excellent ...all the best!
Definitely like hearing you talk about how you cope with the different challenges of life outdoors. Keep up your excellent, educational content pls good sir
The weather, bug and pollen levels here in New Jersey has been an absolute treat. Zero bugs, hardly any pollen and I can't believe how beautiful the weather is here in Northern Jersey. It's SO green.
I feel for you Shawn. I remember opening up our cabin in late May or early June, and between the heat, the long clothes, the mosquitos and especially those g** d*%& blackflies, it could be miserable. I actually preferred cold, wet, windy days. Insect repellent is literally a sanity saver. Happily the worst of it will be over in a week, or two at the most.
Shawn is right on point with these tips! love it. took me half my life to learn all this info out that he is telling everyone.. i defiantly dislike wearing layers while the sun is shining and its nice n hot out..but its get out and get work done and sweat or sit in side. and how much we freeze all year. sweat it out lol.. black flys like black clothes too, found that out one day while i took my shirt off to cool off and they started attacking my t-shirt right beside me..
I have flown all over Canada, including up to Frobeshire Bay...it aways amazes me that these bug larva survive a Canadian harsh winter...especially last years recored cold winter. Mosquitoes are really a hardy off breeding species, able to survive basically in any environment on Planet Earth, from the tropics to the tundra regions. I’ll I can say is buy fly strips...they really do work.
SHAWN & OUR CALI !!! Thank GOD for the Snow then in the winter time !!! But it does get bitter cold then !!! I had bugs bite through the shirts that I was wearing !!! Always go to sleep with a White bed sheet over me that is the only way to sleep in the summer time for me !!!
Good information. We have biting midges in the high desert. You cannot see them just FEEL them! So much fun when you prefer to wear no shirt in the warm months. I have gone to long sleeve white shirts on yer advice though. Still get bit by the "No see UMS!" (biting midges) Serious PITA!!! I wear protective gear when hiking in the mountains!
thank you so much for this video! my shelter is right next to a river so the bugs can get really bad. it’s always a pain to make videos when the bugs are out.
Jerry Baker's home brew for a 20 gallon sprayer. Steep chewing tobacco (like sun tea) in an old sock. mixture-1 cup cheap yellow mouthwash-1 cup cheap yellow lemon scent dish soap along with 1 cup tobacco juice..if using a pump sprayer add water to make 20 gallons-spray on ground. Do this every 2 weeks..will not harm Cali...it is for insects & diseases. Hope this is helpful.
Had me empathy itching for you! I have a 4th solution that works for me - stay in the house! LOL! When we had our camper, I spent a lot of time by my firepit - my wife stayed in the camper. As always , stay safe!
Even the sound of the bugs and Moskitos on the Røde micro is anoying !!! Glad You got Window screens against those bugs. On Lake Constance here in Germany the've got a specific protein that is sprayed into water close to shore which effects the hull if the Larva so they can't hatch but are still untoxic food to the foodchain. Pretty effective I've got to admit!
@@onemorething100 the protein effects the hull that it breaks to early in process of pupation before Metamorphisis is finished. I know it's used around Friedrichshafen.
Just watched your video and was a bit tickled when you mentioned questions about bears and wolves. My thought was that even the bears and wolves are bothered by and hate the bugs but the bugs aren't afraid of any of them. Thanks for putting up with the bugs while making this video.
I am just getting home from fishing and the mosquitos were absolutely crazy today, the black flies were out but not as intense. (I live in New Brunswick, Canada). Thanks for the tips, they will definitely come in handy..!!
Ty so much for the information you pass out during your videos. My brother in law just contracted Lyme disease again and I gave him the info from the video you did a couple years ago about washing your clothes in permethrin
I live in the woods near the Oregon coast, and this year the bugs are really bad. I have a net that fits over my hat and this helps a lot! It's much worse where you are and although we have a coastal breeze it can still drive me indoors...
Hi Shawn, I hope you're better. I have several ideas that can help you. 1- ceramic mud, put a little in the water, a form that becomes a little thick layer on the skin and joints throughout the body. When you teak you put the clothes on. - A vapor steamer machine, in the bed, in the wood or mattress. - Bracelet for Calis against insects. - And maybe you can wear your too. - Anti-mosquito plugs, candles. -Sauna and water basin to remove the mud ... and relax the body ... 2 weeks. Until the mosquitoes leave. Jewish people in Brooklyn. Out door the hanger a transparent plastic back with water, Mosquitos doesn't go in. Derty clothes in very hot water. Hope this make you feeling much better at night and days. 😊
As we don't have many bugs where I live I think you have a great deal to put up with. I'm sure I wouldn't do well with the aggravation they must cause. Well done you.
Shawn, Oh yes! Bugs love me. I think I've got "Cafe" written all over me! We get midges (plenty) mosquitos (few) and horse flies. Not to mention ticks!! The big, but harmless swarms here on the Tweed are Mayflies. When they hatch it's just a blanket coming up off the river thick as fog! Hard not to swallow them going over the bridge as the wind blows them up and over like a breaker! Like you say short season. I use Life Systems Jungle Formula spray on my skin. Keeps most visitors off. Regards Stephen.
I lived in Temagami for a couple of years and was outside most of the time. The black flies didn't bother me too much except when they flew into my mouth or eyes. The mosquitos on the other hand would come at me in formation. The only thing missing was the sound track from the "Dam Busters".
Shawn, I was born in the northern Brazilian Amazon region and when I would visit, I would get two or three big fans and put them on high and it works wonders in keeping bugs off of you! hahaha...thank God that there's no super mosquito or super fly that can fly onto you with a 5-10 mph cross wind from a powerful fan. Hang up those bug zappers around your door and patio areas as well.
One good thing about living there is you can eat tons of Garlic that you can grow in your new garden and not worry about smelling. I tend to eat more Garlic around this time of the year just for a natural bug repellant and it seems to really help. I am also planning on storing fresh Garlic in jars of raw unfiltered organic honey from a local farm in whole clove form. I hear it stores very well and is a powerful mix for many health issues.
I like to lite up one of those fast food/coffee cup trays put it in a empty coffee can and let it smoke slowly and put it around somewhere near me, it doesn't get rid of all those pesky buggers but certainly makes it bearable!
I've done many fly-in fishing trips in the months of May and June north of Wawa. I've always had great success using Natrapel Mosquito, Tick, and Insect Repellent Spray. It's has 20% Picaridin. But , like you said nothing is better then full clothing.
I found the best way to stop the itch for me, and I’ve tried everything, is tp gather sweet gale aka bog myrtle, and make a tea to bathe in. You can even use the stems. Shawn, why don’t you put up a few bat houses. Here in Alaska we resemble all your remarks about these pests.
We have a problem with ticks this year. Every time I go out and take the dog out I find a ton. I have gotten Lyme disease from a tick I never found. Black flies aren't to bad this year. I think there are different species of black flies. When I use to go up to the Adirondacks I would get boil like bites. The one's here in Western Mass. are just itchy. I feel for you!!
I worked in the woods of BC for 11 years some days it was mosquitoes, black flies, sand flies, deer flies, horse flies, and noseems, all at the same time a cloud around your head, I used deet 100% but not to much just a little around neck and head. double clothes gloves and if real bad used a net over my head which worked the best. I seen new guy from the city come out and quit within 2 hours., and sat in the truck for rest of day and it was just mosquitoes that day,
Shawn, What I actually use... reading the lable! Is Lifesystems Expedition Midge Insect Repellent. It's Myrtle extract and very good. I use a spot on product for the animals called Frontline flea and tick repellent. One application lasts a month here in the UK. Very good vs ticks. Regards Stephen.
I was an outdoor educator and mountain guide in the Adirondack Mountains off and on for several years. I learned this trick from an old timer. The best way to keep bugs away from your skin is to eat raw onions on a daily. Onions are acidic so when you sweat the ph of your sweat goes acidic due to the onions in your system. You have to eat a large apple-sized onion a day for several days before your pores start sweating the onion. This really works!
Hey Shawn, good topic. I have a heck of a time when it comes to the bugs. Black flys take chunks out of me and I swell something fierce. I prefer using Muskol either the spray or for compactablity the lotion. I have a bug net for my head but I eventually want to get a bug jacket but can't seem to find one here in Elliot Lake. Anyway I enjoy any topic you have so keep doing what you do. Have a great weekend and we'll see you at the cabin next time. 😊👍
At our offgrid homestead in north arizona we get a real bad fly problem a couple weeks out of the yeat, they are merciless! We found having a smoky fire near by helps ALOT!
Hello Shawn & Cali 🐕! Wow! You have a lot of biting insects there! I used to watched on TV program called the "Cottage Country"! It showed this thing shaped like a big mushroom and about 3' tall and installed near the cottage. It lures biting bugs! The bugs goes inside and die there! I have found the biting bugs and none biting bugs are attracted to some hair stying products and heavy scented hygiene products!
Hey Shaun, I remember black flies very well when I lived and Quebec as a young boy. We used to visit relatives up in the Laurentian Mountains North of Montreal and in June the black flies were terrible and I used to get bit all the time. We also would see a lot of June Bugs. Ugly little creatures that would crash into windows at night when lights were on inside the house. Don't know if you see many June Bugs where you are in Ontario. I'm surprised that you are not wearing a net over your head to keep those bugs out. Good Luck getting past the month of June. Cheers
I get reactions, so now I have to put a 1/2 cup of bleach in my fountain pond every week, and barley dunks in the birdbaths so the birds can still drink and bath without harmful chemicals. I should add that we don't get black flies in my region, I can only imagine. Thanks for all the great videos.
What a timely video, we just got destroyed by the bugs camping on a very secluded lake. There was no wind at all, about 3 marshes surrounding the lake, and thick bush all around... not the smartest thing we've ever done this time of year 🤦🏼♀️
Great video Shawn. Bat boxes, purple Martin houses, commercial spraying with Permethrin, solar bug zappers and mosquito magnetic type mosquito killing machines. And you say why I know this, i live in Southern Ontario where the mosquitoes are horrendous any time of day in the sun light it doesn't make a difference. Higher winds or cooler temperatures only make a difference, but if it just rained and it's hot they're brutal. Sorry for being so long winded, but this topic consumes alot of personal outside productive time.
We have bugs too...black flies, deer flies, ticks, stable flies, horse flies and green heads. Our green heads and horse flies don't bite..they use a knife and fork and take chunks! They are thre only thing that really bugs me about the woods.
It's definitely that time of year. I'm on the lake and we have June bugs (flying brown beetles) this time of year too. I have to use all natural repellents due to allergies. I eat more pickles and salads with vinegar based dressing as mosquitoes don't like it. As for topical eucalyptus oil and lemon. But nothing is 100% always have that rogue mosquito on some kind of kamikaze mission. I've heard lavender is a repellent but found it works more for scorpions than mosquitoes. Hoping the season passes quickly. Thanks for sharing the video. Good luck.
"Wished they bled," 🤗😂 love that quote. Sorry Shawn, I'm not taking your issue with these pest's as a joke. I just found you saying, you wished the insects bled, amusing. Agree totally though. I think it's unfair that we can't bite them back!
Hello Shawn. June can definitely be a challenging month. When it gets really bad I use the Watkins product from Canadian Tire. Works well for me. Be well.
I have found a Thermal repellent device that is just the bomb in aiding relief from pests. It clips to your belt and uses a small internal replacement butane cortege to dissipate insecticide! It refills. and the vapor it omits acts effectively as a shield. Regards and Thanks, ... Mike
Try a Thermacell device. I was skeptical when I first heard about them, but I read a bunch of good reviews and then finally bought one. They work. I am now a believer.
Try thermacell products - I have been impressed with their effectiveness. I have an outdoor shop and I use a large electric fan that works great - obviously not an option for you. I also put a deep treated bandana around my neck and wear permethrin treated clothing. Here in Maine ticks are a major concern and I never go into the woods without “tick gaiters”. I get no ticks when I wear them. One of the benefits of bugs is that they actually limit development. Local realtors won’t even show property when the bugs are bad.
Hi Shawn, The problem with the bugs is that the fish are also more active when the bugs are out, so if you want to stand a better chance of catching those fish you have to go fishing when the bugs are at their worst. The only comfort is that the fish will also eat a lot of them.
Last resort and the best solution is the bug jacket. I don't leave home without it. I try not to wear is though as they are not the most warm and fuzzy device. Tuck your pant legs under your socks, those buggers will chew your legs near clean off. A fun experiment I have been playing with this spring is birch oil, mixed with olive oil and coconut butter warmed and mixed, its not DEET but I find it a decent deterrent, you will sweat it off in short order this is where a bug jacket comes in handy. Enjoy those parts of the day early morning and windy like you say Shawn. Good info for sure. I also burn a smudge pot and or smoky fire when possible. How about those deer flies, moose flies, horse flies. the bigger buggers that come out in the heat of summer after the mosquitoes. Oh so looking forward to them.
My sister got a wide brim pale hat with the bug netting and she says it works well, since mosquitoes feast on her. They don't like me tho, so maybe 2 or 3 bites/year vs. her 2 or 3 bites/minute. Come to think of it, my best protection is to have her nearby :D I pay for it tho, because spiders like me. *shudder* In the barking-the-longhouse video, black flies were bouncing off the camera! And in this video we could almost see you through the mosquito swarm!
Shawn, thanks so much for the quick post on this topic. I know it's probably only coincidence that I asked for it in your last video, but hey, maybe it prompted the posting of this one? Down in the USA Central East Coast area it's lighter colors clothes that attracts the Deer flies, Skeeters, and _no See-Ems,_ ot tiny mite size flying chiggers. If you wear a white tee-shirt, it'll be covered cream colored looking stains, that are the biting No See-Ems. Those are so small, you almost need a magnifying glass to see them.
I want to thank you for spreading the word. As a remote off grid cabin owner, your efforts help to keep the tourist and wannabes out of the beautiful northern Forest.
Keep up the good work!
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@@ShawnJames1 you are the best my friend...greetings for Northern Maine
Best line ever said, "Bled, I wish they bled". You betcha! From Northern Michigan. Thanks Shawn.
You can surely appreciate the pioneers and what they must have suffered through ...they must have been made of good stuff to hang onto their dream .....it often amazes me when seeing the old cabins in the bush and what they must have gone through to build this country without all the things we have available today..bugs are the only thing that puts a damper on the summer bush experience for me.....thanks again Shawn ...as usual excellent ...all the best!
Definitely like hearing you talk about how you cope with the different challenges of life outdoors. Keep up your excellent, educational content pls good sir
A nice breeze is always welcoming!
Man! Those pests made me itch! You are one patient man!❤️❤️❤️
You should make some bat houses and place them around the yard. Great show!
It makes me itch just watching 🌲🍁🌿
The weather, bug and pollen levels here in New Jersey has been an absolute treat. Zero bugs, hardly any pollen and I can't believe how beautiful the weather is here in Northern Jersey. It's SO green.
I feel for you Shawn. I remember opening up our cabin in late May or early June, and between the heat, the long clothes, the mosquitos and especially those g** d*%& blackflies, it could be miserable. I actually preferred cold, wet, windy days. Insect repellent is literally a sanity saver. Happily the worst of it will be over in a week, or two at the most.
Why was I scratching while watching this video? 😉😋
😂😂😂
seeing Shawn makes u scratch? 😁
Shawn is right on point with these tips! love it. took me half my life to learn all this info out that he is telling everyone.. i defiantly dislike wearing layers while the sun is shining and its nice n hot out..but its get out and get work done and sweat or sit in side. and how much we freeze all year. sweat it out lol.. black flys like black clothes too, found that out one day while i took my shirt off to cool off and they started attacking my t-shirt right beside me..
Thank you for the tips Shawn ,
Bugs will test your will that’s for sure. Good advice on the treated clothing
this makes me glad i live in RI. no earthquakes, no tornadoes, none of these insects. perfect spring/fall/winter/summer ratios and temps.
You always are a realist- even when it comes to bugs!!
I have flown all over Canada, including up to Frobeshire Bay...it aways amazes me that these bug larva survive a Canadian harsh winter...especially last years recored cold winter. Mosquitoes are really a hardy off breeding species, able to survive basically in any environment on Planet Earth, from the tropics to the tundra regions. I’ll I can say is buy fly strips...they really do work.
SHAWN & OUR CALI !!! Thank GOD for the Snow then in the winter time !!! But it does get bitter cold then !!! I had bugs bite through the shirts that I was wearing !!! Always go to sleep with a White bed sheet over me that is the only way to sleep in the summer time for me !!!
Wow! What a swarm! Wish you luck on getting relief from those bugs! Thanks for the tips! I use the Deepwoods Off. Always works well for me.
Good information. We have biting midges in the high desert. You cannot see them just FEEL them! So much fun when you prefer to wear no shirt in the warm months. I have gone to long sleeve white shirts on yer advice though. Still get bit by the "No see UMS!" (biting midges) Serious PITA!!! I wear protective gear when hiking in the mountains!
thank you so much for this video! my shelter is right next to a river so the bugs can get really bad. it’s always a pain to make videos when the bugs are out.
Thanks Shawn! Bugs are terrible here in Pa. I tend to stay near the fire and make as much smoke as possible.
Jerry Baker's home brew for a 20 gallon sprayer. Steep chewing tobacco (like sun tea) in an old sock. mixture-1 cup cheap yellow mouthwash-1 cup cheap yellow lemon scent dish soap along with 1 cup tobacco juice..if using a pump sprayer add water to make 20 gallons-spray on ground. Do this every 2 weeks..will not harm Cali...it is for insects & diseases. Hope this is helpful.
His book with the homemade remedies is a stand-by for me.
Had me empathy itching for you! I have a 4th solution that works for me - stay in the house! LOL! When we had our camper, I spent a lot of time by my firepit - my wife stayed in the camper. As always , stay safe!
Dealing with some buggers here too right now. One day nothing, the next thousands upon thousands...
Even the sound of the bugs and Moskitos on the Røde micro is anoying !!!
Glad You got Window screens against those bugs.
On Lake Constance here in Germany the've got a specific protein that is sprayed into water close to shore which effects the hull if the Larva so they can't hatch but are still untoxic food to the foodchain.
Pretty effective I've got to admit!
I highly doubt there's no consequences
@@onemorething100
the protein effects the hull that it breaks to early in process of pupation before Metamorphisis is finished.
I know it's used around Friedrichshafen.
Thanks Shawn for the suggestions on bug control
It looks like were going to be outdoors soon enough ... Thanks to the weather !!
Just watched your video and was a bit tickled when you mentioned questions about bears and wolves. My thought was that even the bears and wolves are bothered by and hate the bugs but the bugs aren't afraid of any of them. Thanks for putting up with the bugs while making this video.
Salute from Arad,Romania!
I feel ya Shawn! I'm over in the Haliburton area and they are usually bad this year. Particulary wet spring. Thanks for the video.
I am just getting home from fishing and the mosquitos were absolutely crazy today, the black flies were out but not as intense. (I live in New Brunswick, Canada). Thanks for the tips, they will definitely come in handy..!!
Ty so much for the information you pass out during your videos. My brother in law just contracted Lyme disease again and I gave him the info from the video you did a couple years ago about washing your clothes in permethrin
Thanks again
I looked this up for you . The plant basil helps repel black flys . The plant bay laurel . The more fragrant plants apparently repels them . Good luck
I live in the woods near the Oregon coast, and this year the bugs are really bad. I have a net that fits over my hat and this helps a lot! It's much worse where you are and although we have a coastal breeze it can still drive me indoors...
Hi Shawn, I hope you're better. I have several ideas that can help you. 1- ceramic mud, put a little in the water, a form that becomes a little thick layer on the skin and joints throughout the body. When you teak you put the clothes on. - A vapor steamer machine, in the bed, in the wood or mattress. - Bracelet for Calis against insects. - And maybe you can wear your too. - Anti-mosquito plugs, candles.
-Sauna and water basin to remove the mud ... and relax the body ... 2 weeks. Until the mosquitoes leave.
Jewish people in Brooklyn. Out door the hanger a transparent plastic back with water, Mosquitos doesn't go in.
Derty clothes in very hot water.
Hope this make you feeling much better at night and days.
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As we don't have many bugs where I live I think you have a great deal to put up with. I'm sure I wouldn't do well with the aggravation they must cause. Well done you.
The price of freedom and living in a better place.
Shawn, Oh yes! Bugs love me. I think I've got "Cafe" written all over me! We get midges (plenty) mosquitos (few) and horse flies. Not to mention ticks!! The big, but harmless swarms here on the Tweed are Mayflies. When they hatch it's just a blanket coming up off the river thick as fog! Hard not to swallow them going over the bridge as the wind blows them up and over like a breaker! Like you say short season. I use Life Systems Jungle Formula spray on my skin. Keeps most visitors off. Regards Stephen.
🤡🛶🐿🏕 thumbs up Shawn James I just love the inside of your fireplace up on the chimney John
"bleed... Yeah, I wish they'd bleed"
lol, instant classic.
Serge Belso lol I laughed much harder at that than I probably should have 😂
When you smash them, they bleed. Unfortunately it's your blood they're bleeding.
Thought I heard that right. Lol
I lived in Temagami for a couple of years and was outside most of the time. The black flies didn't bother me too much except when they flew into my mouth or eyes. The mosquitos on the other hand would come at me in formation. The only thing missing was the sound track from the "Dam Busters".
Great bug info. Thanks.
thanks ffor sharing Shawn have a good weekend
Shawn, I was born in the northern Brazilian Amazon region and when I would visit, I would get two or three big fans and put them on high and it works wonders in keeping bugs off of you! hahaha...thank God that there's no super mosquito or super fly that can fly onto you with a 5-10 mph cross wind from a powerful fan. Hang up those bug zappers around your door and patio areas as well.
One good thing about living there is you can eat tons of Garlic that you can grow in your new garden and not worry about smelling. I tend to eat more Garlic around this time of the year just for a natural bug repellant and it seems to really help. I am also planning on storing fresh Garlic in jars of raw unfiltered organic honey from a local farm in whole clove form. I hear it stores very well and is a powerful mix for many health issues.
As always educational tips!
might wanna check into a mosquito magnet for your skeeters and black flies love your videos thanks
That would drive me insane all them bugs 😂. Hope you are well
Try Dr.Watkins! Works great for me when I’m out fly fishing. Also the smell is a bit more tolerable and less toxic.
I like to lite up one of those fast food/coffee cup trays put it in a empty coffee can and let it smoke slowly and put it around somewhere near me, it doesn't get rid of all those pesky buggers but certainly makes it bearable!
I've done many fly-in fishing trips in the months of May and June north of Wawa. I've always had great success using Natrapel Mosquito, Tick, and Insect Repellent Spray. It's has 20% Picaridin. But , like you said nothing is better then full clothing.
I found the best way to stop the itch for me, and I’ve tried everything, is tp gather sweet gale aka bog myrtle, and make a tea to bathe in. You can even use the stems. Shawn, why don’t you put up a few bat houses. Here in Alaska we resemble all your remarks about these pests.
The bugsters all arrive together, keep your hat on!
thanks for the video..........JJ....
That was just brave of you to even do this vid. I've run for my from clouds of mosquitoes in Alaska.
We have a problem with ticks this year. Every time I go out and take the dog out I find a ton. I have gotten Lyme disease from a tick I never found. Black flies aren't to bad this year. I think there are different species of black flies. When I use to go up to the Adirondacks I would get boil like bites. The one's here in Western Mass. are just itchy. I feel for you!!
Great advice...thanks for sharing
I worked in the woods of BC for 11 years some days it was mosquitoes, black flies, sand flies, deer flies, horse flies, and noseems, all at the same time a cloud around your head, I used deet 100% but not to much just a little around neck and head. double clothes gloves and if real bad used a net over my head which worked the best. I seen new guy from the city come out and quit within 2 hours., and sat in the truck for rest of day and it was just mosquitoes that day,
Shawn, What I actually use... reading the lable! Is Lifesystems Expedition Midge Insect Repellent. It's Myrtle extract and very good. I use a spot on product for the animals called Frontline flea and tick repellent. One application lasts a month here in the UK. Very good vs ticks. Regards Stephen.
I was an outdoor educator and mountain guide in the Adirondack Mountains off and on for several years. I learned this trick from an old timer.
The best way to keep bugs away from your skin is to eat raw onions on a daily. Onions are acidic so when you sweat the ph of your sweat goes acidic due to the onions in your system.
You have to eat a large apple-sized onion a day for several days before your pores start sweating the onion. This really works!
Daniel Dakus: WHO could eat a large raw onion once a day? This method would repel not only bugs, but everyone else!
Hey Shawn, good topic. I have a heck of a time when it comes to the bugs. Black flys take chunks out of me and I swell something fierce. I prefer using Muskol either the spray or for compactablity the lotion. I have a bug net for my head but I eventually want to get a bug jacket but can't seem to find one here in Elliot Lake. Anyway I enjoy any topic you have so keep doing what you do. Have a great weekend and we'll see you at the cabin next time. 😊👍
Crappy tire or the trading post would have bug jackets.
Good info. Take care
At our offgrid homestead in north arizona we get a real bad fly problem a couple weeks out of the yeat, they are merciless! We found having a smoky fire near by helps ALOT!
Hello Shawn & Cali 🐕! Wow! You have a lot of biting insects there! I used to watched on TV program called the "Cottage Country"! It showed this thing shaped like a big mushroom and about 3' tall and installed near the cottage. It lures biting bugs! The bugs goes inside and die there!
I have found the biting bugs and none biting bugs are attracted to some hair stying products and heavy scented hygiene products!
Hey Shaun, I remember black flies very well when I lived and Quebec as a young boy. We used to visit relatives up in the Laurentian Mountains North of Montreal and in June the black flies were terrible and I used to get bit all the time. We also would see a lot of June Bugs. Ugly little creatures that would crash into windows at night when lights were on inside the house. Don't know if you see many June Bugs where you are in Ontario. I'm surprised that you are not wearing a net over your head to keep those bugs out. Good Luck getting past the month of June. Cheers
thank you for the insight always great information coming from someone living the in it 👍
I get reactions, so now I have to put a 1/2 cup of bleach in my fountain pond every week, and barley dunks in the birdbaths so the birds can still drink and bath without harmful chemicals. I should add that we don't get black flies in my region, I can only imagine. Thanks for all the great videos.
What a timely video, we just got destroyed by the bugs camping on a very secluded lake. There was no wind at all, about 3 marshes surrounding the lake, and thick bush all around... not the smartest thing we've ever done this time of year 🤦🏼♀️
Thanks for the truths about bugs. I've found that while skeeters will follow you into a tent or shelter, black flies don't (myth?). Thanks Brian 79
I got one of those gimmicky electric fly swatters ,, it’s a small way to fight back lol,,, keeps you busy but nice to hear the pops
I’d love to see an aerial shot of all the buildings of your little village. Or a top down drawn map
Thank you for sharing these things. My eldest granddaughter reacts with large swollen wells. They live in the woods on the gulf shores of USA.
Great info Shawn. It’s that kind of information that you think about when watching your videos. 👍👍
Thank you so much for the information
This is the time of year when I'm not so jealous of your lifestyle 😉😂
Great video Shawn. Bat boxes, purple Martin houses, commercial spraying with Permethrin, solar bug zappers and mosquito magnetic type mosquito killing machines. And you say why I know this, i live in Southern Ontario where the mosquitoes are horrendous any time of day in the sun light it doesn't make a difference. Higher winds or cooler temperatures only make a difference, but if it just rained and it's hot they're brutal. Sorry for being so long winded, but this topic consumes alot of personal outside productive time.
You had me squirming! Where's my bee suit! Thanks, Shawn!
Thanks for the show..im a old pest control owner..i always got a few cans of permetherins..fogger tips..and sprayed my area..cowboy...
We have bugs too...black flies, deer flies, ticks, stable flies, horse flies and green heads. Our green heads and horse flies don't bite..they use a knife and fork and take chunks! They are thre only thing that really bugs me about the woods.
It's definitely that time of year. I'm on the lake and we have June bugs (flying brown beetles) this time of year too. I have to use all natural repellents due to allergies. I eat more pickles and salads with vinegar based dressing as mosquitoes don't like it. As for topical eucalyptus oil and lemon. But nothing is 100% always have that rogue mosquito on some kind of kamikaze mission. I've heard lavender is a repellent but found it works more for scorpions than mosquitoes. Hoping the season passes quickly. Thanks for sharing the video. Good luck.
"Wished they bled," 🤗😂 love that quote. Sorry Shawn, I'm not taking your issue with these pest's as a joke. I just found you saying, you wished the insects bled, amusing. Agree totally though. I think it's unfair that we can't bite them back!
Oh they bleed alright, once you squash one, its likely just your blood though, but bleed they do do.
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Always very good to watch your videos and learn from you so many things, congratulations !!!🇧🇷😘😘
Hello Shawn. June can definitely be a challenging month. When it gets really bad I use the Watkins product from Canadian Tire. Works well for me. Be well.
Stay safe
I have found a Thermal repellent device that is just the bomb in aiding relief from pests. It clips to your belt and uses a small internal replacement butane cortege to dissipate insecticide! It refills. and the vapor it omits acts effectively as a shield. Regards and Thanks, ... Mike
Try a Thermacell device. I was skeptical when I first heard about them, but I read a bunch of good reviews and then finally bought one. They work. I am now a believer.
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Sauna after a day with insect bites does good, so get the sauna ready ASAP ☺.
Try thermacell products - I have been impressed with their effectiveness. I have an outdoor shop and I use a large electric fan that works great - obviously not an option for you. I also put a deep treated bandana around my neck and wear permethrin treated clothing. Here in Maine ticks are a major concern and I never go into the woods without “tick gaiters”. I get no ticks when I wear them. One of the benefits of bugs is that they actually limit development. Local realtors won’t even show property when the bugs are bad.
All good suggestions and true about the realtors, they're the same around here.
Try putting Irish spring soap in a net ,and hang them around the cabin,it should help keep the bugs at bay.
Wow that al;most looks like a plaque! Good luck Shawn. 👍😁
Hi Shawn, The problem with the bugs is that the fish are also more active when the bugs are out, so if you want to stand a better chance of catching those fish you have to go fishing when the bugs are at their worst. The only comfort is that the fish will also eat a lot of them.
So glad I live in San Diego. No bugs
Ack.. I was scratching while you were talking. Ha. Bugs are no fun. Thanks for the tips. Enjoy the weekend. 🐱💞
It’s making me itch!
Shawn, hang in there! Texas and southern Oklahoma have the Mosquitoes and wasp's. It's a battle also this time of the year.
Last resort and the best solution is the bug jacket. I don't leave home without it. I try not to wear is though as they are not the most warm and fuzzy device. Tuck your pant legs under your socks, those buggers will chew your legs near clean off. A fun experiment I have been playing with this spring is birch oil, mixed with olive oil and coconut butter warmed and mixed, its not DEET but I find it a decent deterrent, you will sweat it off in short order this is where a bug jacket comes in handy. Enjoy those parts of the day early morning and windy like you say Shawn. Good info for sure. I also burn a smudge pot and or smoky fire when possible. How about those deer flies, moose flies, horse flies. the bigger buggers that come out in the heat of summer after the mosquitoes. Oh so looking forward to them.
Brother, just watching you i was itching and scratching. thanks for sharing
My sister got a wide brim pale hat with the bug netting and she says it works well, since mosquitoes feast on her. They don't like me tho, so maybe 2 or 3 bites/year vs. her 2 or 3 bites/minute. Come to think of it, my best protection is to have her nearby :D I pay for it tho, because spiders like me. *shudder* In the barking-the-longhouse video, black flies were bouncing off the camera! And in this video we could almost see you through the mosquito swarm!
Yes, we are dealing with the same issue here in central VT....a very bad season from all the rain. Have to wear my bug suit when outdoors every time.
M Ildiko Mester where do you get those bug suits?
@@4philipp I bought mine locally at the Vermont Field Sports in Middlebury, VT....a sporting store.
Shawn, thanks so much for the quick post on this topic. I know it's probably only coincidence that I asked for it in your last video, but hey, maybe it prompted the posting of this one?
Down in the USA Central East Coast area it's lighter colors clothes that attracts the Deer flies, Skeeters, and _no See-Ems,_ ot tiny mite size flying chiggers. If you wear a white tee-shirt, it'll be covered cream colored looking stains, that are the biting No See-Ems. Those are so small, you almost need a magnifying glass to see them.