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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21,1997 PAGE 19.
Taking the bite out of summer
As sun-starved Canadians head
outdoors for the first long weekend
of the season - whether it's to
cottage country, the beach, the
campground, or the backyard -
they know all too well that hordes
of unwanted guests are already
there . . . waiting. The year's first
wave of mosquitoes and black flies
are now emerging for their annual
feast upon the flesh of winter-
weary Canadians.
This blood-thirsty welcoming
committee has always been a part
of Canadians' Rite of Summer says
Guelph University entomologist
Dr. Gord Surgeoner, one of
Canada’s leading mosquito authori
ties. "Mosquitoes were one of the
country's earliest settlers, and are as
Canadian as hockey and maple
syrup."
Canada's mosquitoes and black
flies have been immortalized all
over the world through song and
film - some scientists even say our
bush critters are the fiercest-biting
insects on the planet. But no matter
how cute outsiders may see these
little demons from the North,
Canadian cottagers, campers and
outdoor enthusiasts know first-hand
the torture they can inflict.
Early travellers in Canada were
plagued by them, and many wrote
about being driven to total
distraction by these biting swarms.
At that time, protection from the
bugs was limited to applying some
unsavoury substances on the skin,
or sitting in a choking cloud of
smoke from a fire of green wood.
About the extremes some would go
to for a moment's peace, one
famous Canadian explorer wrote in
1785, "A sailor, finding swearing
of no use, tried what tar could do
and covered his face with it, but the
musketoes stuck to it in such
numbers as to blind him ..."
Even the hearty voyageurs, the
toughest characters of the time,
were not immune. Though used to
carrying backbreaking loads over
miles of rough ground and sleeping
under their canoes with only a thin
blanket to cover themselves -
regardless of the weather - they
were often reduced to near-hysteria
because of the bugs.
Today, however, we don't need to
resort to the remedies of yore, such
as sturgeon oil or grease, for relief.
Mosquitoes and black flies have
met their match with proven
personal repellents.
Despite the claims of various
home remedies and gizmos, they
are about as effective as that poor
sailor's pine tar. Edible products,
such as garlic, cayenne pepper,
even vitamin B, are often touted as
effective remedies, though there
still exists no research to support
their effectiveness. While some of
these can add flavour to your food,
you taste just the same to a
mosquito. That's because
mosquitoes and black flies are
attracted mainly by carbon dioxide
or infrared radiation - two things
we all emit.
And then there are the gadgets.
Even though it is fairly common
knowledge that ultrasonic bug
repellents do not repel female
mosquitoes (because female
mosquitoes are deaf), they seem to
remain a staple of mail order
catalogues.
Bug zappers also continue to be
found in backyards, though they do
more harm than good. A 1996
study found that of the 13,798
killed by one of these light traps,
only 13 (that's 0.22 per cent) of the
total were biting flies. According to
Dr. Surgeoner, these devices may
provide some psychological relief
and gratification, but they'll also
run-up your hydro bill.
The active ingredient found in
some products, DEET, is the most
effective repellent available, and
the only personal repellent
substance recommended by Health
Canada's Health Protection Branch
and the World Health Organization,
to repel mosquitoes and other
biting flies - especially in tropical
and sub-tropical areas - where
mosquito-bome diseases, such as
malaria and dengue hemmorhagic
fever exist.
After rigorous testing and federal
approval, repellents containing
DEET are designated with a PCP
number. This number is the
consumer's assurance that the
repellent meets or exceeds
stipulated repellencey and safety
standards.
But not all approved personal
repellents are created equal. Dr.
Surgeoner points out that the length
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Dated at the Township of Morris this 20th day of May, 1997.
Nancy Michie, Clerk-Treasurer
Township of Morris
R.R. 4,
Brussels, Ontario. NOG 1 HO
(519) 887-6137
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EFFECT:
This By-law Is a general amendment to the Morris Township
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