frigging mossies!!!

[piggynose]

i´ve tried marmite, garlic, and now a special spray, to no effect, got bitten 20 times last night and the 2 previous nights. it not so much the pain of the bites, but the constant loud buzzzing noise i have to put up with all night.
i´m now going to look for something with deet in it, and see if this helps. :(

[Wrongn3mber]

I'll be watching this thread with interest as I'm going abroad and may have the same problem, I've heard that The Jungle Formula may be worth looking into but am still researching reviews.

http://www.jungleformula.co.uk/

What did you do with the marmite and garlic eat it or smear it on your skin?

[steg]

i've never frigged a mossy before, is it fun?

[redcrx]

try some arny wear fabric or the Avon skin so soft dry spray.

[micmak]

Can you not buy one of those plug in machines?

[mccfluff]

you pound the garlic and marmite together then smear it all over yourself :-)

if you can stand the smell, tiger balm works but no-one comes near you and you can't put it on any sensitive bits!

[heathfield]

The main diet of mosquitos is nectar! Only male mosquitos make the buzzing noise, and they don't bite! Female mosquitoes bite to obtain blood, which results in more eggs and stronger offspring. The flight of females is silent. Avon Skin-So-Soft Bath Oil is an effective repellent, used by those in the know. Deet is nasty stuff - it'll melt the plastic on your sunglasses and camera.

[237SJ]

All effective repellents have the same thing in them whether it`s Jungle Formula, Avon etc. DEET is the most effective. Check out different concentrations in different products. Then there`s Picaridin - doesn`t melt your tights like DEET and you can put it on your face. Then theres Merck`s IR3535. That`s in Avon and Boots. I like R3535. It`s whatever works for you and where you want to spray it really.

[bednobs]

i dont think skin so soft has deet in it

[angepj1]

If it's just the noise they make, spray the room with fly spray. Close windows, put lights on, spray the room/s. Go out for a short time and when you get back, no more mozzies. It always works for me! Hope this helps.

[Nibble]

Have you tried the Avon skin so soft dry oil spray? My OH uses it and swears by it for keeping the mozzies away.

[Bambiagain]

As micmac says - try one of those plug-in things. I've been plagued by mosquitos for four years, since I moved, and this summer I found the plug-in thing. You put a tablet in it every day or two (I find one lasts two nights) and lo and behold, no bites. Wonderful! And better than spraying yourself with stuff every night, which smells horrible and doesn't stop them getting at the bits you missed. However, my tablets warn me that they're poisonous for fish, so don't use them in the vicinity if you have a fishtank.

[boxtops]

The ones who make a noise don't bite? Try telling that to the Mozzie who was eeoowing and zooming in my bedroom the other night like a fighter pilot - if he didn't bite me, who did?

[ladybirder]

Like ange says, I kill them before I get into bed and shut the window. I don't care if its warm, anything rather than be bitten by a mozzie as I react so badly to them.

[rsvp]

If it's mostly when you sleep and you don't like chemical sprays or lotions etc - why not get a mozzie net?

[elgreco]

I live in an area which has many mossies. The biting thing all depends on the individual. Everyone gets bitten but some don't react. Friends of mine use the Avon product. It works for some but not for others. As I say, they all get bit but some don't react. Be careful with deet. Keep it away from pregnant people.
If they are in your room, then shut all doors and windows and any fly spray will do the trick. You really need to do this at least 3 hours before sleeping in the room.

[piggynose]

thanx 4 all your suggestions. it seems to be trial &error. will have to search for that avon stuff, but not sure it will work.wouldnt have normally thought about using the fly spray, but will give it a go tonight. used a fly repellent lotion last night, it had to be applied to all my exposed skin areas, it said on the bottle that it lasts for 8 hrs, but to wash your hands after using it, it seems to have worked. and it didnt contain deet.

[piggynose]

angepj1, tried the flyspray idea of yours, useless i´m afraid to say. the mossies must´ve laughed at me.

[Noraq]

Nothing works for me...but I know what stops the pain of the bites...instantly...
...Sudocreme......yes the Babies bum stuff!! Lump gone....itch gone..infection none.

It's magic!!

Your welcome...................=)

[piggynose]

hi noraq, dont think this sudocreme is available in Spain. hopefully theres something similar.
thanx anyway