[NatureNS] Owl Citizen Scientist

Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2017 13:28:04 +0000 (UTC)
From: Andrea Miller <aclairemiller@yahoo.ca>
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Hi everyone,
Several years ago I met a man, a citizen scientist, through the N.S. Bird S=
ociety. For many, many years he had been keeping track of owls on his prope=
rty. Does anyone know the gentleman I'm talking about and does anyone know =
how I could get in touch with him?
Thanks,Andrea
      From: GayleMacLean <duartess@EastLink.ca>
 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
 Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 12:06 AM
 Subject: RE: [NatureNS] insect repellents US review
  =20
All...My, now retired=C2=A0vet, told me, that, when it came to Lyme Disease=
: very few dogs become seriously affected by the organism given off by the =
Black-legged Tick, BUT that a very=C2=A0HIGH percentage of people who get b=
itten by the SAME tick, =C2=A0DO become ill from it...just saying...a repel=
lant is a good thing, =C2=A0especially for families interested in exploring=
 our natural province.=C2=A0Gayle MacLeanDartmouth=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0On 08/1=
4/17 11:20 PM, "Hebda, Andrew J" <Andrew.Hebda@novascotia.ca> wrote:

Hi David and Henry

I have similar experience.. Do not use any repellant.=C2=A0 Do get the odd =
mosquito and blackfly bite (in season).=C2=A0 I do not react to the bites, =
so the minor occasional inconvenience seems an acceptable trade-off, althou=
gh I know several who are affected quite badly... perhaps something on our =
metabolisms, or, perhaps we just don't let it bother us that much...=C2=A0 =
I do a tick check when I come in from the fields, but seem not to be much a=
 tick magnet either.

A

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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] on beha=
lf of Henk Kwindt [cbatl@bellaliant.net]
Sent: August-14-17 9:37 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] insect repellents US review

I never use any repellent, although hardly a day goes by that I do not get =
into tall grass or bushes.
My neighbours have all had ticks including the black legged, but I have not=
 seen any yet.
I am just too scared of the chemicals especially using them regularly.
Besides, whatever you use, you will have to check your body (totally) every=
 evening anyway.
Same for sunscreen, I don=E2=80=99t use it. I am just not convinced what is=
 worse, sun exposure or sunscreen on my skin.
Henk Kwindt, Cow Bay, NS.


On Aug 14, 2017, at 2:42 PM, Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com<mailto:rand=
y.lauff@gmail.com>> wrote:

I know this goes against the grain, but have any of you tried...nothing at =
all?

I realize that there are a very few circumstances where one must go into mo=
squito-ridden areas. However, when disease transmission is effectively nil =
(as in NS), can you just not tolerate a few bites? I am now 20 years withou=
t using repellent, not even once, not on my clothes...nothing. Seriously, m=
osquito bites are itchy for a little bit, then no issue.

I really think bug repellent companies have turned this into a much bigger =
issue than it really is, and most people think they *need* repellent.

I also do not use mosquito jackets...the hoods have some redeeming value, b=
ut the jackets allow *more* access to your skin than if you just wore a lig=
ht shirt...the weave of jackets is so loose that the proboscis of the mosqu=
itoes has much less trouble getting through when compared with the tighter =
weave of shirts.

I also understand that some people are apparently more attractive to biting=
 flies than other people. However, I also think that like driving (impossib=
ly, we can't all be "better than the average driver"), there are a lot of p=
eople which think that "mosquitoes just love me more than anyone else"

I do support the use of a repellent for ticks or biting insects, *if* you l=
ive in an area where disease-carrying critters are a problem.

Randy

_________________________________
RF Lauff
Way in the boonies of
Antigonish County, NS.

On 14 August 2017 at 13:34, Stephen Shaw <srshaw@dal.ca<mailto:srshaw@dal.c=
a>> wrote:
The latest (Sept 2017, page 17) print issue of US-based Consumer Reports br=
iefly evaluates 24 bug repellents, aimed at mosquitoes but saying that thei=
r tests showed that they appeared also to repel ticks.=C2=A0 The scores ran=
ge from 95 (tops), down to 4 (poor).=C2=A0 Six of the top 9 top recommended=
 brands contain only DEET, 2 contain picaridin, and 1 contains Oil of lemon=
 eucalyptus.=C2=A0=C2=A0 These are US-based products, unclear if all/any av=
ailable in Canada.=C2=A0=C2=A0 The report can be reviewed without a subscri=
ption at
CR.org/repellents0917<http://cr.org/repellents0917>
access to which is a bit clunky but worked for me on checking it out.=C2=A0=
 The CR review doesn=E2=80=99t mention Piactive or icaridin, probably becau=
se the primary focus was on mosquito repellents.=C2=A0 The review comes dow=
n on plant-based =E2=80=98botanicals=E2=80=99, which it says are not EPA re=
gistered and which they say they found ineffective.
Steve (Hfx)

On Aug 8, 2017, at 7:03 PM, David Patriquin <davidgpatriquin@yahoo.ca<mailt=
o:davidgpatriquin@yahoo.ca>> wrote:

When I am in the "right place at the right time" to get black-legged ticks,=
 especially the nymphs,=C2=A0 I use a combination of light coloured (so I c=
an see ticks),=C2=A0 pyrethroid-treated clothing and a personal insecticide=
 with pyrethrin or pyrethroids (synthetic analogues of pyrethrin) to ward t=
hem off.

This summer I began using the Piactive product.=C2=A0 I was walking some cl=
earcuts in early July with a colleague who had sprayed exposed skin but had=
 untreated clothing. Walking the same route, he picked up 5 black-legged ti=
ck