Mosquitoes are the biggest enemy of hikers. Here’s what to do when bug spray isn’t enough.
Published on June 19, 2026 10:37 am If you’ve never been bitten by a mosquito through your clothes, I assume you’ve never been to Maine. My father, a native Mainer, would take us every summer to visit his extended family. Every day, usually soon after dinner, the food chain at our lakeside camp was reversed