Posted by johnlobb on July 22, 2013 at 09:07:55 from (67.142.181.27):
After being mercilessly attacked last year by Deer Flies here in central Michigan I did a little research on Youtube. A guy in Wisconsin had an interesting video. He found Deer Flies are attracted to blue in particular and dark colors, and movement. He found a sticky substance to put on a blue hardhat called Bird Repellent by Tanglefoot manufactured by Contech Ind. of Victoria, BC, Canada. I used an old hardhat I had, painted it medium blue, covered it with Tanglefoot, and started mowing my lawn (2 acres) on my lawn tractor. In a short time, my hat was covered with Deer Flies. I also put some tanglefoot on my blue paper box out by my mailbox. In a short time I had over 80 dead deer flies. I also got some Tred-Not deerfly patches. These are sticky on 2 sides and you apply them to the back of your hat. My son uses them on the back of his biking helmet when he rides 18 miles mountain biking on the Potawatamie Trail just east of us by Hell, Michigan. He always comes back with the almost 6" X 2" patch covered with dead Deer Flies. These are sold by Detex, LeRoy Mich 231-832-2323. These efforts have reduced the Deerfly attacks. It seems the hotter and drier it is the more they attack. I posted this because of what RR Lund posted.
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