I was intrigued by a comment in a post aways back, saying its only the females/male mozzie that bites.
Here in Canada, when you visit the wonderful National Parks, you are given various pamphlets to read. One relates to bear encounters.
If you see a black bear approaching, drop to the ground and play dead. If you see a brown bear approaching, stand still, rear up as tall as you can, to intimidate the bear.
Who is going to stay long enough to decide what color it is, approaching at a fast lumber with its teeth bared?
Male or female, black or brown, you aint gonna win!
I am intrigued by the wonderful spelling ans grammar in some posts. Is this the new ways youngsters are taught in school now? Seriously intrigued, not being nasty! please dont get me wrong. I was with a teacher for many years, how things must have changed.
Message posted by SusieH on 01 April 2010 at 5:08pm - IP Logged
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I would agree with everything which has been said/ I use tablet machines in the room, always use aftersun with mossie repellent and if it humid in the day I use sun screen with repellent
It does cut down the number of bites but I still get a few and I buy the ammonia sticks you can buy in Greece to relieve them and they do work
All that said, if you avoid wearing any sort of perfume or aftershave and moisturisers with perfume, that helps too.
Cover you arms legs, ankles and shoulders at night - and during the day in places whwre mossies might congregate, and you will have a far happier time.
Avoid scratching at all costs and if a bite gets infected then get some antibiotics.
Also use anti histamine cream on bites immediately they happen, the sooner you get to them the less likely they are to come up badly.
Good luck everyone!!
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From the land of monster mozzies (Australia) to prevent mozzies biting, take Vitamin B6 starting at least 4 weeks before entering the danger zone. This makes your skin smell bad to mozzies and they won't bite - they will buzz, but they won't bite!
Second trick, if you're ever caught out somewhere without repellent (or haven't eaten your Vegemite or Marmite) then as soon as you can, take an antihistamine. This will stop the itching and swelling. I can guarantee this as it happened to me.
CC
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