Quote Originally Posted by Jolt View Post
I went hiking with a friend today on part of the Midstate Trail (the section in Rutland and Barre, MA) since we finally had a really nice day around here. We were having a great time until we got to a stretch where the mosquitoes were horrendous! We each had a thick cloud of the buggers following us for at least half a mile, and of course we got our share of bites (boy was I glad I was wearing long pants). And we were wearing repellent (lemon eucalyptus). I ended up having to pull out my windshirt, even though it was a warm day, and put that on just to keep the bugs off, and my friend borrowed my rain poncho to do the same. We had done about seven and a half miles at that point, and would have liked to do quite a bit more, but the bugs were so bad we decided to have someone pick us up and take us back to our car!! Next time we will bring head nets...anyone else having major mosquito issues in their area? I think it has to do with all the rain we've had here lately. Whatever it is, yuck!
Jolt, you may want to try a mixture of peppermint oil in water. A natural pesticide which will not harm your body.