Midge bites - help!
Jul 22, 2018, 3:25 pm
#1
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Midge bites - help!
It hasn't rained in the UK for a few weeks now and been sweltering hot. We've had to keep the doors and windows wide open to let out the heat but the midges are out in force and I'm now the proud owner of itchy bite marked arms/legs/neck smothered with broad dabs of sudocrem. Not a good look if you wear skirts or dress to work.
Anyone who's traveled abroad where flying insects like to ambush then bite chunks offer any suggestions how to get rid of them? Thanks.
Anyone who's traveled abroad where flying insects like to ambush then bite chunks offer any suggestions how to get rid of them? Thanks.
Jul 24, 2018, 5:29 am
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Join Date: Jun 2018
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Don't use autan spray. (Or something using similar ingredients) in my experience they like it and you'll get even more of them on you.
Locals in places who have a general problem with that pest - like Scots should know stuff that works
Locals in places who have a general problem with that pest - like Scots should know stuff that works
Jul 24, 2018, 11:08 am
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There are many different kinds of repellants and some work better than others for some people vs. other people. There is no 'one size fits all'.
Avon Skin So Soft has long been known by N. American backpackers as a bug repellant. Avon finally figured out why they were selling so much of it and came out with Avon Bug Guard which sells for more than the original Skin So Soft. LOL
https://www.avon.com/category/bath-b...ect-repellents
You can still just buy the original Skin So Soft for less money.
You can try it but all repellants work better on some people than on others as I said, there is no one size fits all.
I guess trying some repellants is your cheapest way to try and solve your problem but you may have to try several before you find one that works well for you and in the meantime you will continue to get bitten. You could make up some wooden frames with screening if you or someone you know was handy with a hammer and nails and use them in your windows temporarily. You could buy an air conditioner and close your windows, that would be the best long term solution although the most expensive obviously.
I guess the question I might ask myself is do I believe in Global Warming or not and do I believe the scientists who are telling us we better get used to these weather changes as they are going to become the 'new normal'. If you do believe that, then adding air conditioning as a long term investment would be the way to go even though it has not been the norm in the UK.
Avon Skin So Soft has long been known by N. American backpackers as a bug repellant. Avon finally figured out why they were selling so much of it and came out with Avon Bug Guard which sells for more than the original Skin So Soft. LOL
https://www.avon.com/category/bath-b...ect-repellents
You can still just buy the original Skin So Soft for less money.
You can try it but all repellants work better on some people than on others as I said, there is no one size fits all.
I guess trying some repellants is your cheapest way to try and solve your problem but you may have to try several before you find one that works well for you and in the meantime you will continue to get bitten. You could make up some wooden frames with screening if you or someone you know was handy with a hammer and nails and use them in your windows temporarily. You could buy an air conditioner and close your windows, that would be the best long term solution although the most expensive obviously.
I guess the question I might ask myself is do I believe in Global Warming or not and do I believe the scientists who are telling us we better get used to these weather changes as they are going to become the 'new normal'. If you do believe that, then adding air conditioning as a long term investment would be the way to go even though it has not been the norm in the UK.
Jul 29, 2018, 1:31 am
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Jul 29, 2018, 1:47 am
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Try a relatively new repellent Smidge. I’m basically immune to midges but my other half reacts very badly to their bites. We tried smidge on a holiday in the highlands with plenty of midges in attendance and she had very few bites at the end of the trip.
Jul 31, 2018, 11:51 pm
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It hasn't rained in the UK for a few weeks now and been sweltering hot. We've had to keep the doors and windows wide open to let out the heat but the midges are out in force and I'm now the proud owner of itchy bite marked arms/legs/neck smothered with broad dabs of sudocrem. Not a good look if you wear skirts or dress to work.
Anyone who's traveled abroad where flying insects like to ambush then bite chunks offer any suggestions how to get rid of them? Thanks.
Anyone who's traveled abroad where flying insects like to ambush then bite chunks offer any suggestions how to get rid of them? Thanks.