Check this out.
http://www.nzitrap.com/Nzi_trap/Fabrics/Blues.htm
It seems that the Phthalogen Blue that is used to dye Sunbrella Pacific
Blue, and of which 90% of the Biminis in the world are made, is the 1
nanometer off from the optimum wave length for attracting biting insects.
Entomologists even use it to build insect traps.
Thank goodness I just finished sewing my Bimini and dodger in Terracotta.
--
Glenn Ashmore
I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at:
http://www.rutuonline.com