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FW: Chigger Armor

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> When I pick wild blackberries, I go armored.  Underneath go heavy jeans or
> old fatigues.  Those keep thorns out.  Over that, I wear one of those
> Tyvek non-woven suits from a safety supply catalog.  Chiggers can't get
> in.  Finally, seamless rubber boots, with wide tape to seal the Tyvek
> cuffs.  The first pass through the thicket, I wear leather gloves and
> carry twist ties.  I tie back the canes to make pathways.  Then, I can
> pick without getting totally caught up in the tangle.  
> 
> It looks funny, but it works.  I never get bitten any more, not since I
> decided to get serious.  Since the berries are ripe around July 4th in
> this area (North Carolina), I have to go early in the morning, or I roast
> in all the safety gear.  By mid-morning, I've tossed the coveralls,
> showered, and I'm back in the kitchen.
> 
> -BT
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Bill Huhman [SMTP:b_huhman@bright.net]
> Sent:	Friday, June 18, 1999 6:28 AM
> To:	'Sqft@Listbot. Com'
> Subject:	Re: off chiggers?
> 
> Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
> 
> Here are 2 sites that tell a bit more about chiggers...
> 
> http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/iiin/chigger.html
> 
> http://www.umr.edu/~umrshs/chiggs.html
> 
> We used to get them really bad while picking blackberries in Missouri.  I
> remember once this time of year when my uncle's family and we picked 50
> gallons in a morning...with 13 kids, that must have been something to see.
> 
> Bill Huhman
> 
> 
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