Clothing/DEET/timing: Selecting loose fitting, long sleeve & long pant options can cut the available skin exposed to bites. Judicious use of deet containing bug spray, limited to lower legs/ankles, neck & forearms(not hands).Avoiding play during the swarming time around dusk or other times you notice them in significant numbers.To remain effective deet is renewed hourly/10% of concentration.
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