Horse Flies

[BigV]

Originally Posted by smurfalicious

I've been bit twice in the last week - once here in south Florida, and once over the weekend in central Florida. The latter bite was on my inner thigh - goddam horsefly flew right up my shorts - and produced a nasty bruise within several minutes.

Any recommendations on some kind of deterrent? SSS doesn't seem to affect them.

Grassy-ass in advance!

Have you considered modifying your stance?

[smurfalicious]

Originally Posted by BigV

Have you considered modifying your stance?

well..., the roast beef was getting some air.

Originally Posted by glatt

An upside down blue plastic cup worn on an old baseball cap and sprayed with tanglefoot adhesive. They are attracted to it and get stuck. It's also good for repelling humans.

yeah, i'll just stick a propeller to the top of that mess and make sure I go out in public

[Griff]

Try deet? It can be a problem for some though.