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Mozzies!
Anybody know any good treatments to put on once the little blighters have bitten?
Also anyone found anything good to stop them biting in the first place? ...answers on a postcard |
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Was told that vitamin B supplements taken regularly help stop the little darlings from making a meal of you...
I can guarentee that if a toe or hand is out from under the covers and theirs a mozzie in the room i'll get bitten Think some one said summit about rubbing half a potato on the bite and then making chips out of it and feeding them to the other half.... Failing that one of the OTC creams with menthol helps... |
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I use red tiger balm on bites. Aeroguard or Rid repellants, or there are some natural types available. You can also buy citronella candles to burn outside, or grow some citronella plants outside.
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Originally Posted by Tiawamutu
(Post 9141497)
Anybody know any good treatments to put on once the little blighters have bitten?
Also anyone found anything good to stop them biting in the first place? ...answers on a postcard As for treatment after they have bitten... well I've tried plenty and the thing that works best for me is Sensodyne toothpaste !! |
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Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus
(Post 9142045)
DEET products, such as Aeroguard, are the only thing that really works at keeping them off. All the other suggestions are more 'modern myth' than actually effective.
As for treatment after they have bitten... well I've tried plenty and the thing that works best for me is Sensodyne toothpaste !! I have really bad reactions to mozzie bites, the whole area swells up :( - no matter what you use, you have to use it straight away. I find putting an ice cube in a plastic bag and leaving it on the bite for as long as I can stand it stops the inflammation in its tracks. Also, because the site is numb you don't get the unbearable itch, and not scratching is half the battle. I have to agree about Aeroguard. |
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I use calamine lotion if I can't get hold of Stop Itch. I prefer to jump in the pool to reduce the itching- cooling the affected area helps.
I use aeroguard, or "Off" which is supplied at work, but aeroguard is better. |
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Originally Posted by Dreamy
(Post 9142121)
I have really bad reactions to mozzie bites, the whole area swells up :( - no matter what you use, you have to use it straight away. I find putting an ice cube in a plastic bag and leaving it on the bite for as long as I can stand it stops the inflammation in its tracks. Also, because the site is numb you don't get the unbearable itch, and not scratching is half the battle.
I have to agree about Aeroguard. I'm also nowhere near as reactive to the bites as I was five years ago, when I first got here. It does seem that you do build up some immunity to the bites...though they still itch like sin at times. |
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Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus
(Post 9142173)
Ice defo works as well... don't know about you, but mine always seem to start to itch again in the early evenings, sometimes for days. That's where the toothpaste comes in. :)
I'm also nowhere near as reactive to the bites as I was five years ago, when I first got here. It does seem that you do build up some immunity to the bites...though they still itch like sin at times. I've always been attractive to insects! We've been here 3 years now - my first year was hell, I think I constantly had at least one hugely swollen area (omg knuckle bites are the worst). The last 6 months I've probably only had 3 or 4 really bad bites, so I'm hopeful that this immunity theory is starting to work out. I'm still getting bit by some other kind of flying insect - it leaves very small, very hard itchy spots that are a bloody nightmare. I'm itching now just thinking about it, lol. |
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Originally Posted by Dreamy
(Post 9142185)
I'll have to try the toothpaste :)
I've always been attractive to insects! We've been here 3 years now - my first year was hell, I think I constantly had at least one hugely swollen area (omg knuckle bites are the worst). The last 6 months I've probably only had 3 or 4 really bad bites, so I'm hopeful that this immunity theory is starting to work out. I'm still getting bit by some other kind of flying insect - it leaves very small, very hard itchy spots that are a bloody nightmare. I'm itching now just thinking about it, lol. |
Re: Mozzies!
Originally Posted by Dreamy
(Post 9142185)
I'll have to try the toothpaste :)
I've always been attractive to insects! We've been here 3 years now - my first year was hell, I think I constantly had at least one hugely swollen area (omg knuckle bites are the worst). The last 6 months I've probably only had 3 or 4 really bad bites, so I'm hopeful that this immunity theory is starting to work out. I'm still getting bit by some other kind of flying insect - it leaves very small, very hard itchy spots that are a bloody nightmare. I'm itching now just thinking about it, lol. |
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Originally Posted by Tiawamutu
(Post 9141497)
Anybody know any good treatments to put on once the little blighters have bitten?
Also anyone found anything good to stop them biting in the first place? ...answers on a postcard http://www.mosquitoclick.com/ |
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Originally Posted by Tiawamutu
(Post 9141497)
Anybody know any good treatments to put on once the little blighters have bitten?
Also anyone found anything good to stop them biting in the first place? ...answers on a postcard |
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Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus
(Post 9142189)
I was bitten the other week by something that looked like a gigantic, red coloured, bluebottle fly. No idea what it was....but boy did that itch. :eek:
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Originally Posted by Tiawamutu
(Post 9141497)
Anybody know any good treatments to put on once the little blighters have bitten?
Telfast 180, at about 50 cents per tablet, is the one I use. It also helps with hayfever :lol: (What it was designed for)
Originally Posted by Tiawamutu
(Post 9141497)
Also anyone found anything good to stop them biting in the first place?
...answers on a postcard or Stand next to a few new arrivals to the country, the mozzies seem to prefer new blood. |
Re: Mozzies!
Originally Posted by Tiawamutu
(Post 9141497)
Anybody know any good treatments to put on once the little blighters have bitten?
Also anyone found anything good to stop them biting in the first place? ...answers on a postcard |
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This stuff was reccomended years ago and takes the itch and sting out straight away. its available in Coles and Woolies
http://www.homepharmacy.com.au/produ...ProductID=7666 we don't take anything now to avoid the bites cos over the years we've become immune and rarely get bitten:thumbup: |
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Originally Posted by Dreamy
(Post 9142121)
I have really bad reactions to mozzie bites, the whole area swells up :( - no matter what you use, you have to use it straight away. I find putting an ice cube in a plastic bag and leaving it on the bite for as long as I can stand it stops the inflammation in its tracks. Also, because the site is numb you don't get the unbearable itch, and not scratching is half the battle.
I have to agree about Aeroguard. I swear by Bushmans, the green one (20%) is good, the red one (40%) is better...mind your nailpolish though as the deet melts it lol Oh and I take the vitamin b, not convinced it works but it's cheap as so I keep taking it lol |
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Deaing with bites is one thing - and trying to make yourself unattractive to mozzies is all well and good but wouldnt it be better if the little basrads werent around at all?
Our house is pretty much mozzie free - all the windows are screened and our bedroom has a raid plugin on timer for 6 hours a day which works just fine (refill every 6-7 weeks): http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...:0&tx=62&ty=80 The problem we have is the living area of our house gets quite hot in the afternoon - so it'd be really nice to sit outside in cool air on the patio. BUT if we do - we get eaten alive..... I've considered getting an outdoor lamp (see below) to try and keep the patio clear - but I'm reluctant to fork out $150 for something that may be compeltely ineffective - can anyone vouch for them? http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...0&tx=120&ty=99 |
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Originally Posted by DadAgain
(Post 9142482)
Deaing with bites is one thing - and trying to make yourself unattractive to mozzies is all well and good but wouldnt it be better if the little basrads werent around at all?
Our house is pretty much mozzie free - all the windows are screened and our bedroom has a raid plugin on timer for 6 hours a day which works just fine (refill every 6-7 weeks): http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...:0&tx=62&ty=80 The problem we have is the living area of our house gets quite hot in the afternoon - so it'd be really nice to sit outside in cool air on the patio. BUT if we do - we get eaten alive..... I've considered getting an outdoor lamp (see below) to try and keep the patio clear - but I'm reluctant to fork out $150 for something that may be compeltely ineffective - can anyone vouch for them? http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...0&tx=120&ty=99 http://www.raidautomatic.com.au/outdoors.html |
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Originally Posted by Jen1977ni
(Post 9142471)
I also get a very extreme reaction, it swells, then goes rock hard, then blisters, pops and weeps a yellow fluid which crystalises on my skin, LOVELY! Even better still I got 8 bites on one arm a few days before my OH's citizenship ceremony, my lovely dress, didn't look quite as lovely as I'd intended, ARGHHH lol......
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Originally Posted by sonlymewalter
(Post 9142496)
this stops that happening. Dab it on straight away http://www.homepharmacy.com.au/produ...ProductID=7666
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Originally Posted by Jen1977ni
(Post 9142471)
I also get a very extreme reaction, it swells, then goes rock hard, then blisters, pops and weeps a yellow fluid which crystalises on my skin, LOVELY! Even better still I got 8 bites on one arm a few days before my OH's citizenship ceremony, my lovely dress, didn't look quite as lovely as I'd intended, ARGHHH lol
I swear by Bushmans, the green one (20%) is good, the red one (40%) is better...mind your nailpolish though as the deet melts it lol Oh and I take the vitamin b, not convinced it works but it's cheap as so I keep taking it lol The sores are as you describe. I'll try and find a link. Biting midges are responsible for acute discomfort, irritation and severe local reactions. Itching may commence immediately after the bite, but often not for some hours later, and most individuals are unaware of being bitten at the time. Biting midges have their greatest impact on people arriving to an area or tourists. Local residents seem to build up some immunity to the biting. In some sensitive people, midges can produce persistent reactions that blister and weep serum from the site of each bite and these reactions may last for several days to weeks. Biting midges are not known to transmit any disease-causing pathogens to humans in Australia. http://medent.usyd.edu.au/fact/bitmidge.htm |
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Originally Posted by Jen1977ni
(Post 9142491)
Why not try this instead, probably an awful lot cheaper...oh and let us know how you get on, you can be the guinea pig lol
http://www.raidautomatic.com.au/outdoors.html http://www.raidautomatic.com.au/outd...outdoor_04.jpg I intended to do a letter of complaint, but forgot... I may do it now... Maybe I got a dud one though ? |
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Originally Posted by Jen1977ni
(Post 9142498)
U tried it? (Does it taste nice!? lol)
i drink it by the gallon:lol: |
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Originally Posted by ABCDiamond
(Post 9142506)
Personally speaking, worse than useless... I don't complain too much about things, I tend to just find alternatives, but when two flies were resting on that can, whilst it was in operation mode, and didn't die, or even leave the general area, when it went off... I was not amused....
http://www.raidautomatic.com.au/outd...outdoor_04.jpg I intended to do a letter of complaint, but forgot... I may do it now... Maybe I got a dud one though ? the only thing that works is immunity over a period of time. In the meantime dab on the isocol to stopthe bite itching and turning into a festering mess with swelling. |
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Ooooooo....
Originally Posted by Alfresco
(Post 9142505)
Those are most certainly midges (sandflies) not mozzies. I just had a plague of them two weeks ago.
The sores are as you describe. I'll try and find a link. Biting midges are responsible for acute discomfort, irritation and severe local reactions. Itching may commence immediately after the bite, but often not for some hours later, and most individuals are unaware of being bitten at the time. Biting midges have their greatest impact on people arriving to an area or tourists. Local residents seem to build up some immunity to the biting. In some sensitive people, midges can produce persistent reactions that blister and weep serum from the site of each bite and these reactions may last for several days to weeks. Biting midges are not known to transmit any disease-causing pathogens to humans in Australia. http://medent.usyd.edu.au/fact/bitmidge.htm |
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Originally Posted by sonlymewalter
(Post 9142507)
we use it all the time its the only thing that works to stop the itch and crusting:unsure:
i drink it by the gallon:lol: |
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Originally Posted by Jen1977ni
(Post 9142491)
Why not try this instead, probably an awful lot cheaper...oh and let us know how you get on, you can be the guinea pig lol
http://www.raidautomatic.com.au/outdoors.html Buying a new refill for each evening I want to sit outside doesnt really sound like a cost effective solution. I'm almost tempted to get one of these which CLAIMS to be able to clear an area of 2 acres of mozzies! http://www.pestrol.com.au/pestrol-ou...tor-p-110.html - but $200 is a bit much.... |
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Originally Posted by Jen1977ni
(Post 9142516)
Brill, I'll be getting some, just get it in any chemist?
or if you wanna drink it your nearest drinking hole:lol: |
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Originally Posted by DadAgain
(Post 9142527)
Cheaper - yes - but lasts '30 hours' - What I'm looking for is something that can last '10 years' - a true 'set and forget'.
Buying a new refill for each evening I want to sit outside doesnt really sound like a cost effective solution. I'm almost tempted to get one of these which CLAIMS to be able to clear an area of 2 acres of mozzies! http://www.pestrol.com.au/pestrol-ou...tor-p-110.html - but $200 is a bit much.... Thanks SONLYME, I'll get some later :) |
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Originally Posted by DadAgain
(Post 9142527)
I'm almost tempted to get one of these which CLAIMS to be able to clear an area of 2 acres of mozzies! http://www.pestrol.com.au/pestrol-ou...tor-p-110.html - but $200 is a bit much....
They are designed to attract the mozzies, and may well empty all your neighbours yards of mozzies, which are all heading to your attractor. It may well dispose of many of them, but you could end up with more that are now in your location than you had before, that are targeting you, in preference to the unit.. However, place it at the far end of a 2 acre block, and the human occupied area may well be pretty clear. |
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Originally Posted by ABCDiamond
(Post 9142568)
....However, place it at the far end of a 2 acre block, and the human occupied area may well be pretty clear.
<back to the drawing board> |
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Originally Posted by DadAgain
(Post 9142585)
So you're saying I need a bigger block! - So now the mozzie repellant is not going to cost $10, or $200 its going to cost $800K!!!! :frown:
<back to the drawing board> |
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You can buy antihistamine cream at the chemist. Most people wrongly assume antihistamines are just tablets.
That will bring any swelling and itching under control fast. Gems |
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I've tried many things to stop the itching and I recently read somewhere to rub roll on deodorant on them, I've since tried it a few times and it really works!!!
Hope it works for you too! |
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Originally Posted by sassie
(Post 9142206)
We use the mosquito clicker and swear by it. I was a little skeptical at first, but it really works, a few clicks and the irritation goes in a couple of minutes.
http://www.mosquitoclick.com/ |
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I was attacked by mozzies in my first year. Hasn't been so bad since.
Vitamin B works. Vitamin C is a natural antihistimine. Both these vitamins work well if taken before and after a drinking session to avoid a hangover. Mozzies love people who eat bananas. Mozzies follow carbon dioxide - which we emit. Mozzie coils and candles etc. cover the carbon dioxide. Apparantly. :) |
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Originally Posted by alistairboyle
(Post 9142904)
I was attacked by mozzies in my first year. Hasn't been so bad since.
Vitamin B works. Vitamin C is a natural antihistimine. Both these vitamins work well if taken before and after a drinking session to avoid a hangover. Mozzies love people who eat bananas. Mozzies follow carbon dioxide - which we emit. Mozzie coils and candles etc. cover the carbon dioxide. Apparantly. :) |
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Originally Posted by Bernie Barfly
(Post 9142377)
Good:p
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Originally Posted by DeadVim
(Post 9142448)
I can second vitamin B supplements ... they do turn your wee a funny colour though ... oh, is it only me?
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