Things that go bite in the night
Jun 30th 2008, 6:58 pm
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Things that go bite in the night
After being here 7 months and pretty much getting through what life has to throw at me, I thought that I could tackle everything.
Oh no
My entire body is covered in so many bumps that if a blind person got hold of me they could braille read the entire works of Shakespear, War and Peace and a couple of volumes of the encyclopedia Brittanica to boot.
To all those not yet here - do not underestimate the power of the mosquito. There are also biting bugs called no-see-ums - wtf can't even swat something you don't know is there. They itch and weep something cronic and I will be glad for the fall!
So my resolve is the next mossie that lands on me I am going to bite to see how he likes it (thats a joke btw but its how I feel) and to use all 4 cans of spray cream and lotion that I bought a half hour ago at regular intervals.
Joking aside these things are awful - do come prepared!!!!!
Oh no
My entire body is covered in so many bumps that if a blind person got hold of me they could braille read the entire works of Shakespear, War and Peace and a couple of volumes of the encyclopedia Brittanica to boot.
To all those not yet here - do not underestimate the power of the mosquito. There are also biting bugs called no-see-ums - wtf can't even swat something you don't know is there. They itch and weep something cronic and I will be glad for the fall!
So my resolve is the next mossie that lands on me I am going to bite to see how he likes it (thats a joke btw but its how I feel) and to use all 4 cans of spray cream and lotion that I bought a half hour ago at regular intervals.
Joking aside these things are awful - do come prepared!!!!!
Jun 30th 2008, 7:02 pm
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Re: Things that go bite in the night
Hi Mandy, have you ever tried Avon Skin-so-soft dry oil spray...get the one with the blue lid....everything bites me in Canada...even the bloody ants,...so if you can get hold of this stuff it's great....They seem to hate it
FK...............x
FK...............x
Jun 30th 2008, 7:02 pm
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Re: Things that go bite in the night
After being here 7 months and pretty much getting through what life has to throw at me, I thought that I could tackle everything.
Oh no
My entire body is covered in so many bumps that if a blind person got hold of me they could braille read the entire works of Shakespear, War and Peace and a couple of volumes of the encyclopedia Brittanica to boot.
To all those not yet here - do not underestimate the power of the mosquito. There are also biting bugs called no-see-ums - wtf can't even swat something you don't know is there. They itch and weep something cronic and I will be glad for the fall!
So my resolve is the next mossie that lands on me I am going to bite to see how he likes it (thats a joke btw but its how I feel) and to use all 4 cans of spray cream and lotion that I bought a half hour ago at regular intervals.
Joking aside these things are awful - do come prepared!!!!!
Oh no
My entire body is covered in so many bumps that if a blind person got hold of me they could braille read the entire works of Shakespear, War and Peace and a couple of volumes of the encyclopedia Brittanica to boot.
To all those not yet here - do not underestimate the power of the mosquito. There are also biting bugs called no-see-ums - wtf can't even swat something you don't know is there. They itch and weep something cronic and I will be glad for the fall!
So my resolve is the next mossie that lands on me I am going to bite to see how he likes it (thats a joke btw but its how I feel) and to use all 4 cans of spray cream and lotion that I bought a half hour ago at regular intervals.
Joking aside these things are awful - do come prepared!!!!!
we have scalped our lawn to try and keep the bug***s down, and cut back trees and hedges, but they are out there!! We only have mossies and black fly, no no see ums, so I guess we are lucky....
Jun 30th 2008, 7:52 pm
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Re: Things that go bite in the night
http://www.labservices.uoguelph.ca/l...itoControl.pdf
The mosquitoes are just miserable this year. Our skeeter-vac is barely making a dent, although its keeping the immediate area of the backyard where the kids swings are more or less habitable. Ive even been out spraying methoxychlor around our yard to try and reclaim it. The little bastards are driving me nuts. Even if the pesticide doesn't do a lot, at least I feel like I am fighting back.
The mosquitoes are just miserable this year. Our skeeter-vac is barely making a dent, although its keeping the immediate area of the backyard where the kids swings are more or less habitable. Ive even been out spraying methoxychlor around our yard to try and reclaim it. The little bastards are driving me nuts. Even if the pesticide doesn't do a lot, at least I feel like I am fighting back.
Last edited by iaink; Jun 30th 2008 at 7:56 pm.
Jun 30th 2008, 8:00 pm
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Re: Things that go bite in the night
I got bitten by something the other night and the bite is quite small but an area around two inches in diameter is swollen and red...ouch!
Jun 30th 2008, 9:18 pm
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Re: Things that go bite in the night
try 30 or so
Its really horrid, you just go out the door and get bitten walking to the car. Evil bastards
Jun 30th 2008, 9:27 pm
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Re: Things that go bite in the night
I got attacked in Scotland one year....like a fog of mozzies....eeeuuuw. You have my sympathies.
Jun 30th 2008, 9:33 pm
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Re: Things that go bite in the night
This one FK:
http://shop.avon.ca/avonshop_en/defa...oduct_list.asp
assume its the same ingredient base as the uk version . .?
heres the uk one:
http://avonshop.co.uk/shop/product.a...ry=1&pagenum=1
http://shop.avon.ca/avonshop_en/defa...oduct_list.asp
assume its the same ingredient base as the uk version . .?
heres the uk one:
http://avonshop.co.uk/shop/product.a...ry=1&pagenum=1
Last edited by The4BellsLondon; Jun 30th 2008 at 9:39 pm. Reason: uk link added.
Jun 30th 2008, 9:46 pm
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Re: Things that go bite in the night
Before you go spending a fortune on avon stuff, and, not wanting to dismiss personal anecdotes of success, there have been proper scientific studies done, and its good for about 10-15 minutes only...
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN419
Products
Active Ingredient
Average Complete Protection Time
OFF! Deep Woods
23.8% DEET
5 hours
Sawyer Controlled Release
20% DEET
4 hours
OFF! Skintastic
6.65% DEET
2 hours
Repel Lemon Eucalyptus
Insect Repellent
Oil of lemon eucalyptus; p-menthane 3,8-diol (PMD)
2 hours
Bite Blocker for Kids
2% Soybean Oil
1.5 hours
OFF! Skintastic for Kids
4.75% DEET
1.5 hours
Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus
7.5% IR3535
23 minutes
Natrapel
10% Citronella
20 minutes
Herbal Armor
12% Citronella; 2.5% peppermint oil; 2% cedar oil; 1% lemongrass oil; 0.05% geranium oil
19 minutes
Green Ban for People
10% Citronella; 2% peppermint oil
14 minutes
Buzz Away
5% Citronella
14 minutes
Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard
0.1% Citronella
10 minutes
Skin-So-Soft Bath Oil
Active Ingredient not known
10 minutes
Skin-So-Soft Moisturizing Suncare
0.05% Citronella
3 minutes
Gone Original Wristband
9.5% DEET
0
Repello Wristband
9.5% DEET
0
Gone Plus Repelling Wristband
25% Citronella
0
If you really dont want to get bitten, then DEET is the way to go. I dont want my little kids to stick deeted hands in mouth, so we buy Bite blocker from the US by mail order just for them.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN419
Products
Active Ingredient
Average Complete Protection Time
OFF! Deep Woods
23.8% DEET
5 hours
Sawyer Controlled Release
20% DEET
4 hours
OFF! Skintastic
6.65% DEET
2 hours
Repel Lemon Eucalyptus
Insect Repellent
Oil of lemon eucalyptus; p-menthane 3,8-diol (PMD)
2 hours
Bite Blocker for Kids
2% Soybean Oil
1.5 hours
OFF! Skintastic for Kids
4.75% DEET
1.5 hours
Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus
7.5% IR3535
23 minutes
Natrapel
10% Citronella
20 minutes
Herbal Armor
12% Citronella; 2.5% peppermint oil; 2% cedar oil; 1% lemongrass oil; 0.05% geranium oil
19 minutes
Green Ban for People
10% Citronella; 2% peppermint oil
14 minutes
Buzz Away
5% Citronella
14 minutes
Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard
0.1% Citronella
10 minutes
Skin-So-Soft Bath Oil
Active Ingredient not known
10 minutes
Skin-So-Soft Moisturizing Suncare
0.05% Citronella
3 minutes
Gone Original Wristband
9.5% DEET
0
Repello Wristband
9.5% DEET
0
Gone Plus Repelling Wristband
25% Citronella
0
If you really dont want to get bitten, then DEET is the way to go. I dont want my little kids to stick deeted hands in mouth, so we buy Bite blocker from the US by mail order just for them.
Jun 30th 2008, 9:48 pm
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Re: Things that go bite in the night
After being here 7 months and pretty much getting through what life has to throw at me, I thought that I could tackle everything.
Oh no
My entire body is covered in so many bumps that if a blind person got hold of me they could braille read the entire works of Shakespear, War and Peace and a couple of volumes of the encyclopedia Brittanica to boot.
To all those not yet here - do not underestimate the power of the mosquito. There are also biting bugs called no-see-ums - wtf can't even swat something you don't know is there. They itch and weep something cronic and I will be glad for the fall!
So my resolve is the next mossie that lands on me I am going to bite to see how he likes it (thats a joke btw but its how I feel) and to use all 4 cans of spray cream and lotion that I bought a half hour ago at regular intervals.
Joking aside these things are awful - do come prepared!!!!!
Oh no
My entire body is covered in so many bumps that if a blind person got hold of me they could braille read the entire works of Shakespear, War and Peace and a couple of volumes of the encyclopedia Brittanica to boot.
To all those not yet here - do not underestimate the power of the mosquito. There are also biting bugs called no-see-ums - wtf can't even swat something you don't know is there. They itch and weep something cronic and I will be glad for the fall!
So my resolve is the next mossie that lands on me I am going to bite to see how he likes it (thats a joke btw but its how I feel) and to use all 4 cans of spray cream and lotion that I bought a half hour ago at regular intervals.
Joking aside these things are awful - do come prepared!!!!!
http://www.drgreene.com/21_38.html
...sbout taking vitamin b1 to see if that will help but we want to do a bit more research on that first to make sure we are not curing one problem and causing another. The same site talks about the use of cool compresses and certainly, Janet was finding that quite helpful in reducing the need to scratch.
Me?...I get a couple of bites here and there and generally speaking, they do not flare up anything like Janet's, so it is proving bearable for me.
Eamonn
Jun 30th 2008, 9:51 pm
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Re: Things that go bite in the night
Nice one Iaink - luckily I dont usually get many bites - they go for my mum or daughter - so wehn we shift over shall stock up on the stuff you have recommended!
I think the avon stuff happens to work a bit over in uk where the mossies dont have the killer instinct!!
I think the avon stuff happens to work a bit over in uk where the mossies dont have the killer instinct!!
Last edited by The4BellsLondon; Jun 30th 2008 at 9:52 pm. Reason: spelt name wrong - soz
Jun 30th 2008, 9:52 pm
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Re: Things that go bite in the night
Janet is so with you on this. She is getting bitten to death. And every single one of them flares up. She was reading here...
http://www.drgreene.com/21_38.html
...sbout taking vitamin b1 to see if that will help but we want to do a bit more research on that first to make sure we are not curing one problem and causing another. The same site talks about the use of cool compresses and certainly, Janet was finding that quite helpful in reducing the need to scratch.
Me?...I get a couple of bites here and there and generally speaking, they do not flare up anything like Janet's, so it is proving bearable for me.
Eamonn
http://www.drgreene.com/21_38.html
...sbout taking vitamin b1 to see if that will help but we want to do a bit more research on that first to make sure we are not curing one problem and causing another. The same site talks about the use of cool compresses and certainly, Janet was finding that quite helpful in reducing the need to scratch.
Me?...I get a couple of bites here and there and generally speaking, they do not flare up anything like Janet's, so it is proving bearable for me.
Eamonn
OFF! Deep Woods
23.8% DEET
5 hours
Eamonn & Janet
Jun 30th 2008, 11:04 pm
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Re: Things that go bite in the night
Janet is so with you on this. She is getting bitten to death. And every single one of them flares up. She was reading here...
http://www.drgreene.com/21_38.html
...sbout taking vitamin b1 to see if that will help
http://www.drgreene.com/21_38.html
...sbout taking vitamin b1 to see if that will help
Can I buy Marmite in Canada?
Jun 30th 2008, 11:09 pm
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Re: Things that go bite in the night
yep some of the ones i've bought today are the deet ones - didn't go for the deep woods one, wished i'd have known. But the Off brands that I bought, one has 15% deet and the other 10%.
Woohoo by my reckoning if I put em both on that adds up to 25% (again thats a joke).
Poor Mr MMC suggested a walk last night as it was so hot, we got to the end of the road and had to run home, he got bitten over 25 times in 5 mins - they just love him.
I know what you mean about spraying yourself with poison but there comes a time where you would spray yourself with neat diesel fuel if it did the trick.
And Carrie - the English mossies may not love you, but these guys out here show no mercy - to coin a Daft Batty phrase
"The little bastards"
Woohoo by my reckoning if I put em both on that adds up to 25% (again thats a joke).
Poor Mr MMC suggested a walk last night as it was so hot, we got to the end of the road and had to run home, he got bitten over 25 times in 5 mins - they just love him.
I know what you mean about spraying yourself with poison but there comes a time where you would spray yourself with neat diesel fuel if it did the trick.
And Carrie - the English mossies may not love you, but these guys out here show no mercy - to coin a Daft Batty phrase
"The little bastards"
Last edited by mandymoochops; Jun 30th 2008 at 11:11 pm. Reason: because I added 10 and 15 and got 22 - help they're eating my brain