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Title: YIKES.......!!!! Post by raydawg on 07/13/18 at 20:02:55 I have neglected the lower piece of my property for a few months. It’s down, outback, and I really don’t use it for much, about 1/4 acre. I decided to mow it today. Once I got down to it, I was in waist high grass and stinging nettle, blackberries, however, mostly grass.... I was almost done when I decided to hit this patch that was up on a little spot I cleared a few years ago, where I put in a slider swing. It’s under a big native maple, and backs up to the jungle. I could tell a deer had been bedding their. All of a sudden I was getting atacked, I stupidly had on shorts, I know better, but, what the heck.... I mean it felt like my legs caught fire [ch128293] With the mower still running I just ran as fast as I could. Got to where I felt safe and stopped to look at my legs. I thought for sure I would see some fire ants, or something still crawling around, nothing. My legs were stinging, and I saw about half a dozen red welts starting to form.... I went into the house, stripped off my shorts, put some long legged scrubs, and went back to shut off the mower. I turned it off, looked around, nothing, then all of a sudden my arms get stinging..... WTF. I run up to the house, show my wife, she says to strip and get into the shower and use soap and water to clean those red areas.... I did, it felt good. Googled biting flies and I see I got bit by deer flys.... Well, lesson is to keep the grass mowed low, etc, they like that sorta environment. Took some Benadryl just to be safe. That was a first for me, wasn’t fun :o |
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Title: Re: YIKES.......!!!! Post by verslagen1 on 07/13/18 at 20:19:07 Oh I hate the little f's and the bites itch something else. best thing I've found is to heat them up and burn out the infection. idk if you hot tub is hot enough but it's worth a try. I use a hot compress... hot as you can stand for a minute. no drugs m'lady. |
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Title: Re: YIKES.......!!!! Post by Ruttly on 07/13/18 at 20:39:25 Should have been wearing your nylon panty hose !!! ;D ;D ;D |
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Title: Re: YIKES.......!!!! Post by raydawg on 07/13/18 at 21:37:35 Hhhmmmmmm...... Well tomorrow I gotta go get that lawn mower....... I wonder, should I opt for more support, or better cross ventilation [ch129300] |
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Title: Re: YIKES.......!!!! Post by Armen on 07/14/18 at 03:38:27 You sure they were bites? There is a new invasive plant species that causes a burning sensation when touched. Just saw mention of it the other day. |
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Title: Re: YIKES.......!!!! Post by MMRanch on 07/14/18 at 07:30:51 wear your rain gear ! with the legs and cuffs bungeed shut don't forget your full face helmet too . Protection ! |
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Title: Re: YIKES.......!!!! Post by Gary_in_NJ on 07/14/18 at 07:47:21 I'd lasso the mower and pull it in. |
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Title: Re: YIKES.......!!!! Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/14/18 at 08:07:46 Screw the mower. Call in an air strike. Napalm That's the Tikkit! Fix whatever the problem is..quick like. Then abandon the area or keep it mowed. And you can sell the burned out hulk of the dead mower for junk. |
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Title: Re: YIKES.......!!!! Post by Majorfatboy on 07/14/18 at 08:08:20 Cripes, and I thought I had it bad with all of the mosquitoes, while cleaning up My back yard. Of course, You could take a note from DEVO's playbook, and get Yourself a nice hazmat suit... |
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Title: Re: YIKES.......!!!! Post by raydawg on 07/14/18 at 08:19:27 I read any cologne from Avon works really good to repel them ;D |
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Title: Re: YIKES.......!!!! Post by Serowbot on 07/14/18 at 08:46:45 6B78607D786E7E190 wrote:
I saw this in a movie once... :o |
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Title: Re: YIKES.......!!!! Post by raydawg on 07/14/18 at 10:00:51 I saw this in a movie once... :o OH NO..... it wasn't a w-hore story was it? :-[ |
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Title: Re: YIKES.......!!!! Post by LANCER on 07/14/18 at 17:47:09 25362E33362030570 wrote:
The product Avon makes that is a good bug repellent is “Skin so Soft”. |
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Title: Re: YIKES.......!!!! Post by prechermike on 07/15/18 at 11:00:54 We have plenty of deer flies around here. There is not much you can do to get rid of them, I did try this and it worked pretty good. http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/livestock/tabanidae12.jpg a blue cup painted with something sticky, tanglegfoot (which is a product to keep worms from crawling up trees) or even STP oil treatment. |
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