Insect bites

[Steve and Denise]

So when poor Denise is being attacked, how come you escape Steve?

I always keep my blood alcohol level higher than hers in hope of an easier life.

 

[Steve and Denise]

That is a horrendous amount of bites, did it all happen in the UK?

Yes England where we do not have hot weather HA HA

 

[weekenders]

Bob takes antihistamines every day, he vary really gets bitten by mozzys
They say if you eat garlic they leave you alone

 

[autoswan]

TCP helps with the midges bites I got a few days ago.

 

[Reallyretired]

Skin so soft is brilliant as a repellant, however Hydrocortisone 1% cream is available without prescription (if they ask tell them its for contact dermatitis). I would not suggest Fucibet as not only is it prescription only, but its major ingredient is Fusidic acid (an antibiotic which has no relevance to insect bites) and Betamethasone which is no more effective than Hydrocortisone. The best treatment is always to avoid getting bitten in the first place, so coils and other things all help.

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[Reallyretired]

Bob takes antihistamines every day, he vary really gets bitten by mozzys
They say if you eat garlic they leave you alone

If you eat enough garlic everyone will leave you alone.

 

[Reallyretired]

Onctose is the go to insect bite treatment in France. Can be bought online in the UK.

This is Hydrocortisone cream, just a French brand, so easily bought in the UK.

 

[pappajohn]

I've looked up Fuciderm and it appears to be for dogs and other animals?

Is there a human version?

If it works who cares.

 

[Tony50]

Sorry to see you bitten like that, When I forget to put on a repellant I use Stilex my mate brings it over from Turkey .
I have tried loads of Repellants, the Avon stuff no good for me , I go to Millets and get Deet 100% when I use that I never get bit ,it can stain your clothes sometimes some say never put on skin I do

 

[Foxy1956]

Bob takes antihistamines every day, he vary really gets bitten by mozzys
They say if you eat garlic they leave you alone

I take antihistamines when we go to Scotland it works for me.

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[Reallyretired]

In a really bad area I do use the Skin so Soft and 100% Deet as well, the fairly pleasant smell of the Skin so Soft does slightly mask the unpleasant niff of the Deet. As previously said it should not be applied to skin, but I do too.

 

[Steve and Denise]

@Reallyretired the same as mossies then

 

[Steve and Denise]

In a really bad area I do use the Skin so Soft and 100% Deet as well, the fairly pleasant smell of the Skin so Soft does slightly mask the unpleasant niff of the Deet. As previously said it should not be applied to skin, but I do too.

Well I a, never taking my wife to Eastbourne then.

 

[Deleted member 29692]

I always keep my blood alcohol level higher than hers in hope of an easier life.

Other way round for us.

'er indoors doesn't drink at all and never gets bitten.

I do drink and the little sods and the little shits love me.

 

[Steve and Denise]

Other way round for us.

'er indoors doesn't drink at all and never gets bitten.

I do drink and the little sods and the little shits love me.

You must be drinking the wrong kind of alcohol, as a favour to you I will drink your share and you do not drink and watch,e suffer, all this care for £15 a year.

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[Reallyretired]

Well I a, never taking my wife to Eastbourne then.

Actually I didn't mean Eastbourne, there is a particular area near the Rhone that has a sort of vicious horsefly thing that produces ulcerating wheals, thats more what I meant.

 

[Deleted member 29692]

You must be drinking the wrong kind of alcohol,

I only ever drink the liquid kind

 

[Steve and Denise]

This has just got confusing you both have similar ids photos ,but never mind I ment well.

 

[GWAYGWAY]

A week or so We were in France and ONE GNAT got in and bit me on the back and legs, it was so damned hot I had left all the bedclothes off me and was naked on top, It made mincemeat of me but never went down the other end to Mo and she was untouched. The bites are still there and itchy. I novichocked the whole van to get it in the end and the spray can stinks of Raid. but even witht mesh screens over the insects still get in there.

 

[TinaLes]

A few years back we went to St Lucia, first night there (white skin, Fresh meat for mosies) whilst sat in open air restaurant both my knees were bitten to hell. Next few days I really suffered, called doctor in 30 dollars for some anti histamine tablets, they didnt help much either. One of the waiters a local lad, saw my knees and legs and said he would bring me in some treatment from his garden. Sure enough next day he handed me a plastic carrier bag, inside was a long prickly stem of an Aloe Vera Plant.
He then instructed me on how to use it, break off the end each day and the clear Gueey stuff appears at the newly broken off stem, wipe some onto your finger and apply to the bites. The bites had swollen and become infected, after applying the fresh Aloe Vera jelly, the swelling went down immediately and all was well after a few days of applying the stuff.
So thats what I need for mossie bites, shame Aloe Vera plants are scarce here in The UK, but maybe if we have summers like this one every year, then maybe we will see a few more tropical plants thriving in our gardens.
Les

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[Yorick]

A few years back we went to St Lucia, first night there (white skin, Fresh meat for mosies) whilst sat in open air restaurant both my knees were bitten to hell. Next few days I really suffered, called doctor in 30 dollars for some anti histamine tablets, they didnt help much either. One of the waiters a local lad, saw my knees and legs and said he would bring me in some treatment from his garden. Sure enough next day he handed me a plastic carrier bag, inside was a long prickly stem of an Aloe Vera Plant.
He then instructed me on how to use it, break off the end each day and the clear Gueey stuff appears at the newly broken off stem, wipe some onto your finger and apply to the bites. The bites had swollen and become infected, after applying the fresh Aloe Vera jelly, the swelling went down immediately and all was well after a few days of applying the stuff.
So thats what I need for mossie bites, shame Aloe Vera plants are scarce here in The UK, but maybe if we have summers like this one every year, then maybe we will see a few more tropical plants thriving in our gardens.
Les

We have one in our garden if you want to pop in

 

[Puddleduck]

shame Aloe Vera plants are scarce here in The UK

Lidl have them in from 12th August £3.49

 

[rangi]

A few weeks ago I was bitten just like that. Two were the size of a 50p piece. Tried everything I could get me hands on, TCP, Lemon juice, Zanbuck, Germaline, nothing seemed to stop the itching or reduce the lumps, till I smeared them with "Canesten Cream" (Clotrimazole), NOT the green tube, the red one. I occasionally use it for Jock Itch. The green is used for thrush (itchy Vagina etc)

Anyway! that stopped the itching tout suis. Any Chemist has it, they generally have it behind the counter,

 

[MyrtleGuru]

Looks like harvest mite (also known as berry bugs or chiggers) bites to me. My friends garden is almost a no go area for approx 8 weeks starting end of July but this year they have started a bit earlier. They can be incredibly itchy and annoying. If anyone knows what to spray the garden with to eliminate them then please let me know.

I think you are right: definitely looks like harvest mite bites. Personally, I don't have too much bother with midges/mozzies -- must be the luck of the draw whether they find you attractive or not -- but those harvest mites get me me pretty much every year. And they are definitely early this year: already been nibbled, but only when visiting a certain area. I am told they are particularly bad in areas with large rabbit populations -- don't know if that's true. Some people are also blaming them for some mysterious thing that is causing dogs to die in the autumn. I've never seen the mites: seems they are generally too small to spot. And they get me even when wearing clothes. They have a habit of latching on when walking through undergrowth, then slowly moving to somewhere warm and delicate, like behind the knees or in the groin, where they start to feast. This year I have successfully kept them at bay (after the first couple of attacks) by spraying bare skin with Smidge and clothing with Incognito (can also be used on skin). These are both non-DEET repellents that can even be used safely on small children. The bites itch like crazy. The only thing that seems to help is hydrocortisone cream. Weak ones can be bought over the counter here. In the US we bought much stronger ones over the counter that knocked bites down immediately, but I am suspicious of long-term effects at that strength. Never use hydrocortisone on the face, by the way! There is a cream called Eurax Hc that is supposed to be effective (I haven't tried it). As well as hydrocortisone (0.25% w/w), to take down the inflammation, it also contains crotamiton (10 %w/w) which is an anti-itching drug, so it sounds ideal. Must get some in and give it a try next time they get me.

 

[weekenders]

A friend at work has just returned from Italy and got some really bad Mozzy bites, her chemist advised her to use Eurax, and she says it is very good and would highly recommended.

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[Chris Laing]

We are in France at the moment and both of us have been bitten crazy around the ankles. Unusual for me as I’m normally immune to insect bites. Heading towards the Mosel in the next 2 days to hopefully get away from the little buggers

 

[champers]

We are in France at the moment and both of us have been bitten crazy around the ankles. Unusual for me as I’m normally immune to insect bites. Heading towards the Mosel in the next 2 days to hopefully get away from the little buggers

We are at Reil on the Mosel meet with Dave @Snowbird and now starting our 3rd week here and we can honestly say that we have not had 1 bite ...
Yes there are a few gnats and a occasional wasp but it is glorious to sit out without worrying about being bitten alive ... the midges must all be on the opp bank where there are vines growing lol

Kath

 

[canopus]

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[Steve and Denise]

Denise is on the antibiotics now so she missed the boat this time but we have even more anti bite solutions on board so you may smell us before you see us.

 

[Val 3 dogs]

Fuciderm is the best antiseptic cream I've ever come across. It tackles bites, grazes, cuts and soothes as it heals. The other day I picked up 10 or 12 roof tiles and whilst carrying them felt burning in my inner forearms. There were a couple of hundred ants running all over my arms and also inside my sandals. I got at least 100 bites, but half an hour after putting Fuciderm on there was no sensation of pain or burning. Same with mozzie bites. It stops the itching straight away.

Avon Skin so Soft to keep midges and mozzies off and Fuciderm to treat anything that bites or stings you.

I used to use Fuciderm on a horse I had with a serius skin condition - it worked very well to relieve the inflammation and swelling - but rubber /vinyl gloves were to be worn during application.
It is a strong steroid, I would suggest showing great caution in using it.

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