Ontarian1981 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 (edited) Over here, it's mosquitoes.Those little buggers will travel miles to bite me. Yet my wife hardly ever gets bit. Mind you they wouldn't dare. 😉 If you are outdoors a lot use repellent sprays,an ounce of prevention etc. Edited August 29, 2019 by Ontarian1981 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudds1 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 4 hours ago, Ontarian1981 said: Over here, it's mosquitoes.Those little buggers will travel miles to bite me. Yet my wife hardly ever gets bit. Mind you they wouldn't dare. 😉 If you are outdoors a lot use repellent sprays,an ounce of prevention etc. Tried repellent in The Gambia waste ,of time and money over there. Still got bit 100,s of times per day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 13 hours ago, rudds1 said: Tried repellent in The Gambia waste ,of time and money over there. Still got bit 100,s of times per day It"s strange Rudds, I have been to all the hotspots over the years, sat round the pool and seen people covered in bites, yet Iv"e never been bitten.. never had a wasp sting either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 Thank you everyone for all the advice and suggestions. Ended up with some antihistamine cream. Itching has all but gone now, thank goodness, just a little bit of redness left now. Bring on the cooler weather!! 5 hours ago, Padders said: It"s strange Rudds, I have been to all the hotspots over the years, sat round the pool and seen people covered in bites, yet Iv"e never been bitten.. never had a wasp sting either. I haven't verified this tidbit of information myself, but, apparently, midges (not sure if other blood suckers too) prefer blood type O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 31 minutes ago, Waldo said: Thank you everyone for all the advice and suggestions. Ended up with some antihistamine cream. Itching has all but gone now, thank goodness, just a little bit of redness left now. Bring on the cooler weather!! I haven't verified this tidbit of information myself, but, apparently, midges (not sure if other blood suckers too) prefer blood type O. Just googled that info Waldo, and yes Mosquitoes do prefer blood type O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauxwell Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Some information from the NHS webpage about insect bites. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/insect-bites-and-stings/treatment/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauxwell Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 I find a cream called Anthisan is very good for relieving bite stings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 14 hours ago, Padders said: Just googled that info Waldo, and yes Mosquitoes do prefer blood type O. I was almost right, mozzies not midges! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRESLEY Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 On 28/08/2019 at 08:41, spilldig said: I usually find if it itches it's insect bites. Exactly! And if your stung by a wasp, you know about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Bundy Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 Was stung by a bumblebee 2 days ago whilst working on my car, didn't think too much of it for a few hours then it started itching. I scratched it and within minutes my wrist area where the ******* stung me swelled up and even now 48 hrs later it's red raw and swollen. Hate summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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