What are all those red bumps on your skin? Chicken pox, or hundreds of mosquito, fly, gnat and no-see-um bites? Although the itch of bug bites is annoying, the real danger lies in the diseases that mosquitoes spread. Thankfully, thoughtful planning can keep your body both comfortable and safe while exploring summer wetlands. Here are a few tricks we use to deter blood-sucking pests.

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