http://cenblog.org/2009/06/26/things-i-didnt-expect-to-find-in-the-arctic/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:13:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://cenblog.org/2009/06/26/things-i-didnt-expect-to-find-in-the-arctic/comment-page-1/#comment-26970 Heather Adams Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:01:12 +0000 http://cenblog.org/?p=1196#comment-26970 You're lucky then- I got huge welts from the mosquitoes up there! You’re lucky then- I got huge welts from the mosquitoes up there!

]]> http://cenblog.org/2009/06/26/things-i-didnt-expect-to-find-in-the-arctic/comment-page-1/#comment-26968 Lisa Jarvis Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:53:32 +0000 http://cenblog.org/?p=1196#comment-26968 DEET does seem to work--sort of. they'll still land on you, but won't bite. even with nearly 100% DEET on, we all still wear mosquito nets (by all, I mean journalists, not researchers, who seem to be more hard core). interestingly, their bites are much milder than the mosquitos back east, which give me big welts. these seem to be less itchy and disappear in a day or even a few hours... DEET does seem to work–sort of. they’ll still land on you, but won’t bite. even with nearly 100% DEET on, we all still wear mosquito nets (by all, I mean journalists, not researchers, who seem to be more hard core). interestingly, their bites are much milder than the mosquitos back east, which give me big welts. these seem to be less itchy and disappear in a day or even a few hours…

]]> http://cenblog.org/2009/06/26/things-i-didnt-expect-to-find-in-the-arctic/comment-page-1/#comment-26966 Carmen Drahl Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:30:22 +0000 http://cenblog.org/?p=1196#comment-26966 How well does DEET work against the mosquitos up there? I remember reading that different types of mosquitos have different sensitivities to it. How well does DEET work against the mosquitos up there? I remember reading that different types of mosquitos have different sensitivities to it.

]]> http://cenblog.org/2009/06/26/things-i-didnt-expect-to-find-in-the-arctic/comment-page-1/#comment-26957 Melody Voith Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:13:41 +0000 http://cenblog.org/?p=1196#comment-26957 Regarding the mosquitoes - is there some global warming equation that would link each portion of a degree of warming to some unit of mosquito population increase? I mean, if you want to convince people to do something about climate change - being eaten alive by bugs might be a strong argument. Regarding the mosquitoes – is there some global warming equation that would link each portion of a degree of warming to some unit of mosquito population increase? I mean, if you want to convince people to do something about climate change – being eaten alive by bugs might be a strong argument.

]]> http://cenblog.org/2009/06/26/things-i-didnt-expect-to-find-in-the-arctic/comment-page-1/#comment-26951 Things I didn’t expect to find in the Arctic « A Toolik Field Journal Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:09:45 +0000 http://cenblog.org/?p=1196#comment-26951 [...] blog, I’ve tried to provide readers with a little slice of life up here in the tundra. Check out 5 thing I didn’t expect to find in the [...] [...] blog, I’ve tried to provide readers with a little slice of life up here in the tundra. Check out 5 thing I didn’t expect to find in the [...]

]]> http://cenblog.org/2009/06/26/things-i-didnt-expect-to-find-in-the-arctic/comment-page-1/#comment-26948 blossom Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:04:04 +0000 http://cenblog.org/?p=1196#comment-26948 so fun! what instrument did you choose? so fun! what instrument did you choose?

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