Even though the flies and mosquitoes were as bad as ever, we got nearly perfect protection.
"...in late May...we took a bush plane to our regular camp on Lac Vimont to fish for walleye and northern pike, and hunt bear. We normally are miserable from fighting bites from mosquitoes and those aggressive Canadian black flies...This year we wore Insect Shield-treated clothes and...got nearly perfect protection... Instead of the dozens of mosquito and black fly bites I have gotten in previous years, with Insect Shield I got only one bite from a black fly which few up my sleeve and got trapped there...In short, in 20 years of these fishing trips, no matter how much DEET I used, I don’t think I ever came back with fewer than 25 black fly bites.And...the ground stand was approached by eight normally smell-sensitive bears that obviously could not detect the treatment. From my point of view, the Insect Shield apparel has eliminated the black fly and mosquito problem for us...I'd hate to think of ever going fishing again without the protection of my Insect Shield apparel."
Thomas Collins of North Carolina, fishing and bear hunting in Canada