I generally don’t get too bugged by bugs when I’m backpacking or hiking but here are a couple of tips to prevent the bugs from being interested in you.

• Wear light-colored clothing – it attracts fewer bugs than dark clothing.  Mosquitoes seem to like the color blue.
• Sweaty clothes release ammonia, a suspected mosquito attractant.  I don’t have any tips on how not to sweat but this is a fun fact to know and tell.