Sandy Neck Greenheads Coastal Tee

Never kill any living thing. Except greenheads.

Ask anyone who spends late July on a marsh-backed beach anywhere between New Jersey and Maine. The sentiment is not controversial.

Details

• Premium garment-dyed cotton
• Relaxed unisex fit
• Soft, broken-in feel from the first wear
• Large back graphic
• Sandy Neck Provisions lighthouse logo on the front chest
• Color: Olive Branch
• Sizes: S through 2XL
• Designed on Cape Cod

Greenhead season, briefly

Greenhead flies (Tabanus nigrovittatus) are salt marsh horse flies found all along the Atlantic coast, from the mid-Atlantic up through New England. They breed in the marsh grass behind the beach, which is why the worst beaches for them are often the prettiest ones.

• Peak season: the last two weeks of July into early August, with activity from late June through September.
• Only females bite — they need blood to lay eggs, and they leave the marsh to find it.
• They bite in daylight, most heavily from mid-morning to dusk, and a light onshore breeze does not stop them.

Bug spray helps. Long sleeves help. Nothing works completely, which is the entire reason this shirt exists.