Do Women's Tights and Pantyhose Stop Bug Bites?
Many people say that women's tights and pantyhose will stop bug bites and stings. This claim is hard to believe, since the material is very thin. So I decided to test it myself in my side yard, where there are many biting and stinging bugs.
The local Walmart store had many different styles from which to select. I didn't know which one to buy. Tights are thicker and opaque, while pantyhose are thiner and transparent. I settled on skin-color control top tights by Secret Treasures. They looked like that would not snag in the garden. Light colors do not attract biting insects.
I wore the tights only on my left leg, so I would have a comparison with my unprotected right leg. Within the first few seconds, I was stung by something on my uncovered leg. A few moments later mosquitoes discovered my legs. They hovered over both legs, but only sucked blood from my uncovered leg. I was surprised that my tights repelled mosquitoes since their mouth parts are capable of penetrating this material. Ants were nesting among the rocks, so I sat down to watch their recation to my tights. They walked on both legs, but only bit the the leg without tights.
Conclusion: Yes, women’s tights provide protection from bites and stings.
In this experiment, the tights were worn directly out of the box. Several sub subscribers recommend that I repeat the experiment with tights that were washed ( to eliminated any possible chemicals that may repel insects). Results were similar to the original experiment, but this time a few mosquitoes landed and bit thru the tights. See the video: • Do Washed Tights Stop Bug Bites?
Survival uses for tights and pantyhose:
Wear them to help stop bites and stings from ants, chiggers, ticks, jellyfish and leaches (Mosquitoes prefer biting open skin versus tights)
Use them as sock liners to prevent blisters and to keep your feet dry
Adopt them as a "base layer" under your outer clothing to stay warm and dry
Turn them into a mesh bag to hang fruits, vegetables and herbs (to keep creepy crawlers and dirt away while the plants aerate)
Use them as a strainer for water filtration
Other uses include: bug nets, dust masks, fish traps, cordage, bandages, splints, slings
Videography by Ken Kramm, 18 October 2016; iPhone 6+, Final Cut Pro X. Scattershot, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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