I currently have 20-30 swollen and itching mosquito bites following a kayak trip I took yesterday. I am using after bite and Claritin but I am still feeling like clawing my skin open as I have countless times in the past.The amusing thing is that other people at the event swore the hippy garlic solution they sprayed around kept all of the bugs away, but my theory is that the bugs were all too busy biting me to think about other people.At one point I swatted at one mosquito and killed three.Is anyone else a gourmet meal for bugs? If so, any suggestions for repelling the little buggers or getting rid of the itch if the repellant fails?They were biting me right through the Deep Woods Off.....Def
Ah, the mosquito. New Jersey's state bird. Well actually, the state bird is an offensive hand gesture , but this is a family-friendly forum so we'll stick with the mosquito. Thomas Edison actually made a short film called Attack of the Jersey Mosquito, with a giant bug attacking a couple. We grow 'em big here. Off! is what I usually use, though believe it or not Avon Skin So Soft works pretty good as well!
Is anyone else a gourmet meal for bugs?
If so, any suggestions for repelling the little buggers or getting rid of the itch if the repellant fails?
Eat a bunch of wild leeks (wild garlic, ramps) and then work up a little sweat. That will help to keep them away.
Quote from: JP on August 18, 2015, 01:10:44 PMEat a bunch of wild leeks (wild garlic, ramps) and then work up a little sweat. That will help to keep them away.That also keeps cheerleaders away
Quote from: Reinier on August 18, 2015, 01:20:04 PMQuote from: JP on August 18, 2015, 01:10:44 PMEat a bunch of wild leeks (wild garlic, ramps) and then work up a little sweat. That will help to keep them away.That also keeps cheerleaders away A swarm of cheerleaders?Where do I sign up?
Quote from: JP on August 18, 2015, 03:03:45 PMQuote from: Reinier on August 18, 2015, 01:20:04 PMQuote from: JP on August 18, 2015, 01:10:44 PMEat a bunch of wild leeks (wild garlic, ramps) and then work up a little sweat. That will help to keep them away.That also keeps cheerleaders away A swarm of cheerleaders?Where do I sign up?Actually the correct word for a group of cheerleaders is "gaggle" and not swarm
I have had great results from smoking cigars in the past, but for the last couple of years or so they really seem to make me nauseated. Don't know why. I love a good cigar but I get dizzy and feel like I'm going to throw up so I have really cut back on them. That's not a good feeling to be having in the hot sun when you are lifting boats onto a trailer. While paddling the bugs aren't a problem. I have a couple of Off clip on things that seem to do a good job of keeping bugs away, but I rarely use them on the water as I usually have a large formation of dragon flies around my boat. It's a neat phenomenon as the same things that attract mosquitos (body heat, breath) also attracts the things that eat mosquitoes and I often feel like an aircraft carrier with a fighter escort as the dragonflies fly beside and around me while occasionally landing on the deck of my boat to rest.Loading and unloading the boats is the big problem, as is walking the dogs and other outdo I r stuff.Def
I currently have 20-30 swollen and itching mosquito bites following a kayak trip I took yesterday. I am using after bite and Claritin but I am still feeling like clawing my skin open as I have countless times in the past...any suggestions for...getting rid of the itch if the repellant fails?Def
Look into one of these http://www.thermacell.com/mosquito-repellent/appliances/mosquito-repellent-appliance-in-oliveI bought one for hammocking and it has worked great so far.
Quote from: NKlamerus on August 18, 2015, 10:51:00 AMLook into one of these http://www.thermacell.com/mosquito-repellent/appliances/mosquito-repellent-appliance-in-oliveI bought one for hammocking and it has worked great so far.vb^^^This has gotten some great reviews and results. I'd also suggest Permethrin, it's a synthetic chemical that you apply to your clothes. Its been used in the military of both US and British troops.
Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on August 17, 2015, 08:45:26 PMIs anyone else a gourmet meal for bugs? That would be me. Mozzies find my ankles particularly tasty, and I also come up in itchy lumps after being bitten. Products with a high concentration of DEET seem to help a bit. Some say vitamin B12 can make you a less attractive feast, but I haven't noticed much difference after eating lots of Vegemite.
Quote from: gregozedobe on August 18, 2015, 04:55:34 PMQuote from: Grant Lamontagne on August 17, 2015, 08:45:26 PMIs anyone else a gourmet meal for bugs? That would be me. Mozzies find my ankles particularly tasty, and I also come up in itchy lumps after being bitten. Products with a high concentration of DEET seem to help a bit. Some say vitamin B12 can make you a less attractive feast, but I haven't noticed much difference after eating lots of Vegemite.Errr.....I just looked and it seems like Vegimite doesn't contain B12. At lest according to Wikipeadia it doesn't. British Marmite on the other hand has 40% of your RDA in one serving. I wonder if that's why I don't get eaten.