All my ideas for you were grabbed by previous posters! I'll list out my favorites for you, have used these all in the BWCA with great success.
1. Permethrin-coated hammock body. #1, hands-down, far and away.
2. Permethrin-coated bug net. Mine is a 5'x7' piece, I drape it over the ridgeline.
3. Using the pad is no problem, I still use pads as my primary insulation. You may also try:
4. A "Garlington Insulator":
HERE Essentially a second hammock hung beneath the one you lay on. You put insulation in between the two. Just adding that second hammock seems to trap a lot of heat. It will also serve to keep bugs at bay.
In my previous July/August trips we didn't have black flies, and the times the mosquitos were bad was early AM and in the dusk before full dark. Try a few things in your back yard before you go!
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