[Rhodes22-list] What the heck?

[FredkLange at aol.com]

The down side of cleaning up the Great Lakes is that black flies and other 
bugs have rebounded.  On Lake Erie, they gather on the boat when going less than 
5 knots, the temp is 70 or above and when the wind is less than 10 knots.  
Within 100 yards of shore, they disappear.

Deet won't keep them off, so heavy clothing is the only defense, albeit 
uncomfortable.  My solution is to screen in the pop top, hook up the Autohelm, and 
bring the remote and GPS into the cabin.

Fred

In a message dated 6/4/04 9:56:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time, mark at kaynor.org 
writes:

> 
> Rummy,
> 
> http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2167.html
> http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/livestock/bfly.htm
> 
> We were out on the Chesapeake a couple of weeks ago. No black flies at the
> marina, but hoards of them out in the bay. Go figure. Annoying, nasty little
> creatures.
> 
> Mark Kaynor