[pct-l] PCT FAQ - Mosquitos

[Jeffrey Olson]

I was reading the FAQ and ran across the following quote in the mosquito 
section.  "Relying solely on DEET is suicide by voluntary anemia."  I 
have no idea what this means. 

http://postholer.com/faq.php


Mosquitos and poison oak are similar insofar that everyone has a 
different immunity/tolerance.  For example, I am not much bothered by 
mosquitoes.  They can bite me and no welts appear.  No itching.  I 
notice them as an afterthought most of the time.  While I was 
resupplying at Elk Lake a group of girl scouts came out early - a couple 
of them really miserable with faces and limbs swollen from mosquito 
bites.  Seems there is a range of responses to mosquitos... 


When they get thick I put on DEET and that's it.  The noise can get to 
me.  I've walked through central Oregon covered with DEET for days on end. 


There is no scientific evidence that I know of that says daily use of 
DEET has some deleterious effect on the body or mind.  


Just a thought...


Jeff...