The Big Question

This is NHPR’s The Big Question! We ask you a question about life in New Hampshire, you submit an answer, and your voice may be featured on air or online.

Summer’s in full swing in New Hampshire! And for those of us enjoying the outdoors, so is bug season. From black flies to ticks to mosquitos, these biting bugs can be a nuisance or even carry disease.

So for July’s Big Question, we’re asking: What are your go-to strategies to keep bugs from attacking in the New Hampshire outdoors?

Sara Plourde

Maybe you stick to the classic methods, like wearing specific clothing or using insect repellant. Or maybe you have an invention you swear by that keeps the bugs at bay. If you have a tried-and-true strategy, let us know by emailing us at voices@nhpr.org. We’ll get in touch with you, and you might hear your voice on All Things Considered.

Here's how to send us a voice memo using the NHPR mobile app:

• Download the NHPR app by searching “NHPR” on the Apple App Store for iPhones or iPads, or the Google Play Store for Androids.
• Open the app and go to the menu using the button with three lines in the top left corner.
• Select “Talk to Us.”
• Press the microphone button, and talk away!
• Click the blue “SEND” button to draft an email
• Send your voice straight to our inboxes.

Things to remember:

• Start with your first name and the town or city where you live
• Limit your voice memo to 1 minute