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Pipermurphy · 07-04-2005

Okay a little history. We have some great friends who originally were from Canada, lived in Colorado for 7 yrs, on work visas. Last year he lost his job and they had to move back to Toronto. We miss them terribly and want to go back this summer.
Now... are the bugs and no see ums as bad as they say or are they pulling a little Canadian humour and joking. Will we need to cover up like bee-keepers or will a little DEET do the trick???
Thanks in advance.

btodd · 07-04-2005

I am not from the Ontario area, but here in the prairies, a little ( or a lot) of DEET should do the trick. I think the advantages of visiting old friends far outweigh a few pesky bugs..........Go for it!!!

**Jesus** · 07-05-2005

"no see ums", well, my friends tell me that you can see them from a distance, flying in formation above their preys.

07-05-2005

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Originally Posted by Pipermurphy

Okay a little history. We have some great friends who originally were from Canada, lived in Colorado for 7 yrs, on work visas. Last year he lost his job and they had to move back to Toronto. We miss them terribly and want to go back this summer.
Now... are the bugs and no see ums as bad as they say or are they pulling a little Canadian humour and joking. Will we need to cover up like bee-keepers or will a little DEET do the trick???
Thanks in advance.

I think they're pulling your leg. I live in Toronto and haven't had a bite yet. You might want to bring a respirator though, the smog in the city it terrible. The weather has been great so pack a lot of summer clothing.

fireinmn · 07-05-2005

We just spent a week in Ottawa and Quebec the only time we needed bug spray was at night...same as it is here in MN.

07-05-2005

Any spray 10-25% DEET will be just fine. I use Muskol, 23.5%, even out in the bush. Scares me to use the extreme 80-100% DEET, that's alot of poison.

Jodeci · 07-05-2005

Anytime I have ever been in TO, I have not had one bug bother me. I think if you plan to stay in the city you will be just fine. Travelling to cottage county may be a different story.

Now if you were travelling to Winnipeg, then I would advise you to buy full body protection in the form of netting.

**Jesus** · 07-05-2005

Sorry, I forgot to specify, some friends are from Winterpeg and some others are in the Montreal area near the river.

07-05-2005

Wasn't it winnipeg where they had a tornado touch down a few days ago? I think thats what they said on the news in here in vancouver.

btodd · 07-05-2005

Now now Jodi, them's fighten words!!! Seriously though, this year we have so much standing water and it is supposed to heat up this week..........so watch out!!!

Maybe the thousands of dragonflys that the new "bug guy" has released as part of his "natural" mosquito control methods will work............We can only hope!!!

btodd · 07-05-2005

No the tornado wasn't in Winnipeg, it was in rural Manitoba, a town called Pilot Mound.

Rissask · 07-05-2005

I don't know about TO but here in Saskatchewan the bugs are unbearable this summer! We have been getting a ton of rain and now it is HOT....a friend of mine went to go camping last weekend and couldn't even set his tent up, they were biting so bad...he gave up and came home.

THAT is unusual though...but I would take some of the 95% Deep Woods OFF (AKA 'the good stuff') with you if I were you, just in case...they likely spray in the urban areas, but you never know.

07-05-2005

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Originally Posted by btodd

Now now Jodi, them's fighten words!!! Seriously though, this year we have so much standing water and it is supposed to heat up this week..........so watch out!!!

Maybe the thousands of dragonflys that the new "bug guy" has released as part of his "natural" mosquito control methods will work............We can only hope!!!

Hope he's got millions of dragonflys 'cause there is gonna be millions of mosquitoes in a week and one dragonfly can only eat so much!

Now, there's a little thing to research... Can dragonflys get fat?

Are we about to have millions of fat dragonflys sitting around on anything that doesn't move, too lazy to chase another mosquito?

On the other hand, a quart of malathion in a sprayer can go a long way...

Winnipeg! You gotta love it! Especially if you live here...

Page · 07-06-2005

Ontario is having an unusually hot and humid early summer and the mossies are ravenous, mainly because there are so many of them and so few of us.

Deet's definitely the way to go, but don't go overboard on the percentage. It is after all a poison

and some people don't realize:

Using 80% will give you protection for more TIME, not more MOSSIES!

If you're going to be outside for a couple of hours at dusk, use a low percentage and it'll do the trick for the duration.

Or just apply a low percentage a couple of times during the day, rather than using the full-strength stuff (e.g. Deep Woods Off), which can mess with your breathing and other systems.

Pipermurphy · 07-06-2005

Hey this is what I like about this place. Quick answers and all good. We went and booked a trip for the end of August for Thursday thru monday. Should be a good time. Thanks All.

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Pipermurphy beachaholic Join Date: May 2005 Location: SW of Denver@9000ft Posts: 386	Dear Canadians Okay a little history. We have some great friends who originally were from Canada, lived in Colorado for 7 yrs, on work visas. Last year he lost his job and they had to move back to Toronto. We miss them terribly and want to go back this summer. Now... are the bugs and no see ums as bad as they say or are they pulling a little Canadian humour and joking. Will we need to cover up like bee-keepers or will a little DEET do the trick??? Thanks in advance.

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07-04-2005	#2 (permalink)
btodd reposado Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada Posts: 1,348	I am not from the Ontario area, but here in the prairies, a little ( or a lot) of DEET should do the trick. I think the advantages of visiting old friends far outweigh a few pesky bugs..........Go for it!!!

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Jesus Nutty Peep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mexico City, Mexico Posts: 4,868	"no see ums", well, my friends tell me that you can see them from a distance, flying in formation above their preys.

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fireinmn añejo Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. Paul, MN Posts: 5,214	We just spent a week in Ottawa and Quebec the only time we needed bug spray was at night...same as it is here in MN.

07-05-2005	#6 (permalink)
MikenJulie Guest Posts: n/a	Any spray 10-25% DEET will be just fine. I use Muskol, 23.5%, even out in the bush. Scares me to use the extreme 80-100% DEET, that's alot of poison.

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Jodeci life=playa Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 901	Anytime I have ever been in TO, I have not had one bug bother me. I think if you plan to stay in the city you will be just fine. Travelling to cottage county may be a different story. Now if you were travelling to Winnipeg, then I would advise you to buy full body protection in the form of netting.

07-05-2005	#8 (permalink)
Jesus Nutty Peep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mexico City, Mexico Posts: 4,868	Sorry, I forgot to specify, some friends are from Winterpeg and some others are in the Montreal area near the river.

07-05-2005	#9 (permalink)
mofi Guest Posts: n/a	Wasn't it winnipeg where they had a tornado touch down a few days ago? I think thats what they said on the news in here in vancouver.

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btodd reposado Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada Posts: 1,348	Now now Jodi, them's fighten words!!! Seriously though, this year we have so much standing water and it is supposed to heat up this week..........so watch out!!! Maybe the thousands of dragonflys that the new "bug guy" has released as part of his "natural" mosquito control methods will work............We can only hope!!!

07-05-2005	#11 (permalink)
btodd reposado Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada Posts: 1,348	No the tornado wasn't in Winnipeg, it was in rural Manitoba, a town called Pilot Mound.

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Rissask Brit basher Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 20,873	I don't know about TO but here in Saskatchewan the bugs are unbearable this summer! We have been getting a ton of rain and now it is HOT....a friend of mine went to go camping last weekend and couldn't even set his tent up, they were biting so bad...he gave up and came home. THAT is unusual though...but I would take some of the 95% Deep Woods OFF (AKA 'the good stuff') with you if I were you, just in case...they likely spray in the urban areas, but you never know.

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07-06-2005	#14 (permalink)
Page life=playa Join Date: May 2003 Location: Playa del Carmen, Mexico and Tweed, Ontario Posts: 728	Ontario is having an unusually hot and humid early summer and the mossies are ravenous, mainly because there are so many of them and so few of us. Deet's definitely the way to go, but don't go overboard on the percentage. It is after all a poison and some people don't realize: Using 80% will give you protection for more TIME, not more MOSSIES! If you're going to be outside for a couple of hours at dusk, use a low percentage and it'll do the trick for the duration. Or just apply a low percentage a couple of times during the day, rather than using the full-strength stuff (e.g. Deep Woods Off), which can mess with your breathing and other systems.

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Pipermurphy beachaholic Join Date: May 2005 Location: SW of Denver@9000ft Posts: 386	Hey this is what I like about this place. Quick answers and all good. We went and booked a trip for the end of August for Thursday thru monday. Should be a good time. Thanks All.