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Mosquitos!!!!!
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Does anybody know how to stop them from biting me,and what is the best thing to put on the bite to make it go away quickly? I hate the things 
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gigi
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11/05/2008 22:20
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Re: Mosquitos!!!!!
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I use teatree oil to keep them at bay and a little can thing you can buy from Boot's to drop onto the bite, doesn't smell so good but very effective. Whenever I visit my son they zap me as soon as I walk through the door, I try to avoid visits between May and October.
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Re: Mosquitos!!!!!
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I have used , in the past, a spray called Autan ( i think thats what its called )I know it worked but needed re-applying often. My daughter brought back, from the States, a pen like thing that you dabbed on called After Bite. It contains amonia and workes a treat.Don't know if you can get it here.
If it's any consolation, mosies only bite the sweetest meat!
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gigi
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11/05/2008 22:31
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Re: Mosquitos!!!!!
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debenjane, after-bite is the smelly thing I buy from Boot's
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Loo
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11/05/2008 22:57
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Boots do an anti-sting cream which takes the itch out of bites. Very good, used it a lot with the children.
Loo
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They always make a beeline for me. I have a blood disorder so I think they must like the taste of me. I did read somwhere that when a person is lacking in vit.B you are more likely to attract them. The best repellent I`ve tried is "jungle spray" It`s what a lot of the armed forces use in mosquito areas. Also my sister recently picked up a book listing the advantages of cider vinegar. Take 2tbl spoons 1 tsp spoon of local honey, mix with a small amount of hot water. Then drink it down fast. Do this (should be twice dailey, morning and evening) Within a few weeks the mossies will keep away.It is also good for digestion it for some reason helps you lose weight. If you are eating sensibly. It does have many hidden properties. It is also said to help reduce the symptoms of hay fever if it is used with locally grown honey. Maybe it helps acclimatise the sufferer to local pollen used in the manufacture of the honey. Anyway It works for me. Di S.x 
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Mozzies are awfully fond of my blood too. Things that I've found effective are: Autan, Avon Skin So Soft products (in Woodland Fresh) are not marketed as anti-mozzie but they seem to work for some reason, and vitamin b tablets. Oh and eating garlic is supposed to repel them too.
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magwii
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12/05/2008 07:24
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We always had problems when the grandchildren visit. After bite is excellent. We also burn coils and the best is Odomos cream. We had a friend who brought several tubes back from India for us but I guess you can buy it on the internet. It is safe for children as a lot of the other products are very high in deet.
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itus
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12/05/2008 09:00
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Re: Mosquitos!!!!!
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Afterbite is on sale in Boots at £3.79. Have used it many times and it really does work for me. It's available in store and on the web site.
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Am off to Canada and US for holls, can anyone tell me if there is a mossie problem there? I usually get eaten alive when away.
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Thanks for all the good advice, I did hear about the vitamin B thing so thought eating lots of marmite might help,I probably need to eat pots of the stuff though!!
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Was in Canada many moons ago, camping...got eaten alive by mozzies, and OH and daughter not a bite between them....
Was reading only yesterday about garlic, apparently you can take garlic capsules to make yourself unappetising to mozzies....anyone tried it though?
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Thanks Pinkannie, will get some protection before I go.
I would imagine garlic would keep everyone away including the mozzies!! 
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Diane, Have PM'd you about that drink!
Major big time mozzie problem!! Problem being that they ADORE me!!! I eat plenty of garlic - fresh I hasten to add - and they still love me!! Never heard about Vit.B being a mozzie repellant! With there being various Vit.B's - like B.6, and B.12, B.Complex..... Which Vit.B are you supposed to take to make yourself unappetising to the little b*ggers????  
Carrie, don't get me started on the bug population of Canada and the USA..... As a child I used to come back from the Laurentians (which lies North of Montreal) having been eaten alive!! Four or five bites on each leg totally incapacitated me - legs sooooo terrribly swollen, that I couldn't go to school because I could not walk! Maybe where you are going it isn't too bad...??? I hope not for your sake!!
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Someone also told me that eating marmite can help. From the size of the bite on the back of my knee from the weekend it's time I started having marmite on toast for breakfast.
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Roly
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13/05/2008 06:32
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Re: Mosquitos!!!!!
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Tegarone is a natural oil and works brilliantly on bites. I buy it from the pharmacy .The Avon skin so soft does work as a repellant I use it on the horses to keep the flies away. Garlic also works and marmite. You eat the marmite, it's the vitamin B that works. You need to eat it reguarly to build up an immunity though
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Despise, Hate, Loathe Marmite!!! with passion!!! YUCK YUCK YUCK!!!! Besides which thankfully probably cannot get it here anyway! Lucky me!!
Anyway, as I asked in an earlier post, there are varieties to Vit.B...... WHICH Vit.B is supposed to help??? As I said there is Vit.B6, and B12, etc.....
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Re: Mosquitos!!!!!
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If it's a holiday you could take anti histamines for a couple of weeks which are effective in keeping bite reactions down /sweat or sun skin reactions/rashes to a minimum. If you suffer badly and think you are being bitten at night you could invest in a net - worth every penny.
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gyp
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13/05/2008 18:16
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Re: Mosquitos!!!!!
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On the travel websites Americans recommend Skin So Soft and I should imagine it's not got anything like Deet in it. Had to go the doctors when I was away for the bites but he did say that they bite everyone but it's just some who react to it, apparently us and the Canadians! the americans must be covered with skin so soft!
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wispa
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13/05/2008 18:44
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Re: Mosquitos!!!!!
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I'm one of those people that mosquitos love.
I've been so badly bitten on holiday, I've seen doctors in Cuba, Greece and even made it to A&E in Italy.
I take an anti-histamine every day, starting 3 weeks before I go on holiday (doctors advice). I take odour-free garlic capsules daily, again starting 3 weeks before my holiday.
I sleep in cotton pyjamas, and socks. And use one of those bug plugs, and spray the sheets with insect repellent before I go to bed.
And we keep the air-conditioning on all night, as the mosquitos don't like cold air.
And last year, I used a sun-tan lotion called Parasol, which contains an insect repellent. It's like P20, in that you only need to apply it once a day.
And my best tip is I always carry a fan. One of the old fashioned types, not a hand held battery one. Mosquitos don't like air movement, so a gentle and elegant wafting keeps the little blighters away. That's a tip I got from an elderly Italian lady, and it makes sense I thnk.
And last year - I was bite free Even though quite a few others in the hotel were bitten.
..wispa
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Another really good thing to use is the skin so softly (I think that's what it's called ) from Avon!!
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A lot of over the counter anti mozzie sprays contain DEET which is extremely unpleasant stuff.
I use Neem spray , which I find quite effective, and now Waitrose is selling it! It is entirely natural and safe. For some reason mosquitoes go for me like nothing on earth and leave the rest of the family alone. I am highly allergic to them, so live in dread...
I have also heard about vit B supplements. You need to take quite a high dose 100 mg I think of thiamine, for at least 2 weeks before the holiday, as well as during the holiday. It does work.
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Re: Mosquitos!!!!!
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My son , in the forces told me to go to the camping shops and buy a mozie cream/liquid - anything really, but check the amount of DEET it has. The armed forces uses this he informed me. You should go for 100% DEET
I tried it a couple of years ago and I must say they kept away.
I have also used the pen called after bite. You can get it in Boots. Strong amonia smell, but works.
When I went to visit in Cyprus I had quie a few bites. In the supermarket there I was able to buy a plaster that you put on a mozzie bite. It was brilliant. I am still looking for it over here. It is German. Will ask my sone to bring one over when he comes home and will let you all know.
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anon7
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17/05/2008 19:23
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Re: Mosquitos!!!!!
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I take vitamin B1 for 3 weeks before I go on holiday and every day whilst I'm away. Plus, I go for the double whammie and use 80% Deet spray too!
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Go to the camping shops to get mozzie cream. Make sure you get 100% DEET in it. Armed forces use this.
I found a plaster to put on a bite. They are brilliant. Called HANSAPLAST. Unfortunately I bought them in Cyprus. I now ask my family who are there with the army if they can bring some home. May be worth a look on the Internet. I have never had anything that works to sell.
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AUTUMN
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29/07/2008 20:31
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Re: Mosquitos!!!!!
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I'd be interested on a reply to this one as well, I have same problem, O.H not a bite, me I'm eaten alive unless I'm covered in Jungle Formula the one with 50% Deet. O.H says reason for this is that they only go for bad meat. I ask you, and I have to live with that!!!!!!!!!!! 
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Someone I met at a meeting the other day mentioned she used to be in the navy and they all use an Avon body moisturiser to keep mozzies at bay. Unfortunately I didn't write down the name - should have known I wouldn't remember it! But a posting above refers to an Avon body cream and the name rings a bell.
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