We had an insect repellent when I was working on the railways that attracted the buggers so the unknowing were selected to use it so the rest of us could work in peace, you know the type "Go to stores and get a long wait will you and while your there pick up a packet of wooden welding rods will ya."
Of course you have to have the store person in on it as well.
My favorites in my refinery days was, "go get a pipe stretcher" or "grab me a bucket of steam"... We never grow up do we...
Fwiw, Tiger stripes are "burned" on, not that it matters in this case but that's how it's done.