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Fight the Bite (cont.)                                        DEET. The CDC recommendation for children older
                                                              than 2 months is to use repellent with 10% to 30%
    ankles, pant bottoms stuffed into socks. Avoid            DEET – 10% provides protection for about 2 hours and
    dressing in bright colors or flowery prints               30% for about 5 hours.

 Depending on your outdoor activity, wear gloves.         Permethrin can be used to treat books, clothing and
                                                              camping gear and remains protective through several
 Use protective netting around sleeping and eating           washings.
    areas.
                                                           Don’t use scented soaps, perfumes or sprays.
 Avoid using combination sunscreen and insect
    repellent products. Sunscreen should be reapplied     Don’t forget to protect pets, too. A flea and tick program
    every two hours; however, insect repellent doesn’t    will prevent them from carrying these insects inside the
    need to be reapplied.                                 home. Children can also get roundworm and hookworm
                                                          from the ground contaminated by pet feces so regular vet
 When using both sunscreen and repellent, apply the      visits are a must. Healthy pets mean a healthy family.
    sunscreen 30 minutes before applying any insect
    repellent.                                            Source: https://lindalightllc.com/fight-the-bite-summer-bug-safety/

 The most commonly used insect repellents contain

Grilled Crab

Ingredients                                                   crabs from the water. Pull of triangular tab from the
2 large Dungeness crabs (live)                                belly. Lift off the shell. Clean innards and gills from
1/4 cup white wine vinegar                                    crab and wash and drain. Pat dry with paper towels.
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons olive oil                                   3. Preheat grill for medium-high heat.
1 tablespoon ginger minced
1 jalapeno chili, minced with the seeds removed           4. Place crabs on grill. Cook with the lid closed,
1 tablespoon/ cilantro minced                                 brushing with basting mixture after first 2-3 minutes
1 medium tomato, chopped                                      of cooking. Turn crabs over halfway through grilling,
                                                              baste again. Crabs are done when the meat in the
Directions                                                    leg is opaque. About 10-12 minutes. Place on serving
1. To prepare baste, mix vinegar, oil, ginger, jalapeno,      dish and spoon remaining mixture over crabs. You
                                                              can replace the shells before serving if you wish.
    garlic cilantro and tomato in a bowl. Cover and set
    aside.                                                5. If the thought of live crabs is too much for you, then
                                                              by all means purchase frozen crabs. Just make sure
2. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Drop crabs, one      they are nice and thawed before placing onto the
    at a time, headfirst into boiling water. Boil, then       grill.
    reduce heat and let simmer for 5 minutes. Remove
                                                          Source: http://bbq.about.com/od/seafoodrecipes/r/
                                                          bl71220a.htm

                                                               Fact or Fiction

                                                                    1. Connecting with nature aids in finding balance.

                                                                               Fact Fiction
                                                                    2. Always use scented sprays to repel all bugs

                                                                               Fact Fiction

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