Bugs and advice on how to beat them

[Marki]

Gah! I hate bugs! Just went out to align my finderscope, and I'm getting eaten alive! Arghhh!

Anyone have any fool proof anti-bug/mozzie cream/juice ideas/ Preferable that don't use the kind of chemicals that strip paint (had that happen when I was doing some survey work in Scotland - the anti-bug juice just disolved the red and white paint on my ranging rods from where I was holding them!).

Any advice gratefully received!

[nightfisher]

one that gets good reviews is "jungle formula", some say eating lots of marmite works...........yuk!

[Photosbykev]

Life Systems do some natural bug repellents which work very well. Avon sell a product called 'Skin so soft' moisturising skin cream that is used by a lot of wildlife photographers

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[cantab]

In my experience anything less than strong DEET, the sort that dissolves plastics, doesn't do much good. The good stuff ensures that any bug stupid enough to not be repelled dies upon landing on your skin, and you've nothing to worry about yourself so long as you're not an Auton.

[sologuitarist61]

'Oil of Citronella' always works for me and is easily available from any chemist.

[earth titan]

Having my wife standing next to me is the best decoy! They bloomin love her

For a fee, I could send her up to York!

[paul schofield]

A pet chameleon and a head to toe skin suit and then smother both in Skin So Soft, this should do the trick.

[dtr42]

was told by a wise old walker that the only way to avoid being bit by bugs is not to be where the bugs are . deet is good ,skin so soft is a bit hit and miss [constnt reapplication ]

[MarkMayf]

From my days biking in the woods, skin so soft seemed quite good. A lot better than 'proper' repellents. I'm odd though, the bugs love me!

[Tim]

There is a lot of them about this year, all the wet weather I guess.

[Hitesh]

As a pharmacist I would recommend bens insect repellant it contains 95% DEET, jungle formula max only contains 55%

[Monty]

As a pharmacist I would recommend bens insect repellant it contains 95% DEET, jungle formula max only contains 55%

If this works I will promote you to God like status!

[JamesF]

Citronella seems to work for me. We had some citronella candles sitting about when I was out imaging a few nights ago so I lit one and "hid" it where the light wouldn't cause problems. It did seem to clear most of the insects away pretty quickly (they weren't bitey ones, but they kept trying to congregate on the laptop screen).

James

[Qualia]

Lots of nasty biters here in Spain, even scorpians and snakes when heading out to the desert lands.

As suggested a good quality insect repellant is necessary. After that, it's the female of the species to generally avoid and as such, general recommendations would be to avoid wearing bright clothing, try not to expose skin, stay clean but don't wear sweet smelling perfumes, soaps, shampoos, creams or deodrants, and try not to be out at dusk. I've also heard about folk eating a lot more garlic in the summer. Curiously, like vampires, it seems mosquitoes don't go anywhere near the stuff, but I don't know how true that is.

[Ibbo!]

I've tried this

stop bite from totalyherbal.com

this year has been bad for me I did use SSS but it has not worked so well this year

[x6gas]

I've been eaten alive this year and we've had literally hundreds of VERY large mosquitos - well, large for the UK at ~2cm long.

Been using Boots Repel Once but it only has 25% deet...

[nightfisher]

this might help

[Capricorn]

Bugs, mosquito's etc are all part of the eco-system and have a place in it. :Envy:

And if they are eating you alive then they may be leaving me alone. :grin:

[ObscuredbyClouds]

this might help

if you dressed like that and hang-around in the garden @ daft o'clock,im positive you will get locked up lol :grin:

[Beulah]

this might help

Is that your mod suit Jules? Where can I get one in green?

With regards to the insect repellant, I'd go with Hitesh's recommendation.

[nightvision]

This stuff has a good reputation that goes back many decades: http://www.alternati...epellent.co.uk/

As used by the rich and famous.... http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002W7FO28/ref=asc_df_B002W7FO289006224?smid=A3BGDRB31TAA4L&tag=hydra0b-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22218&creativeASIN=B002W7FO28&hvpos=1o2&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10427855321589688037&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=

[Darkstar_1]

i think eating garlic does help keep the blighters away, i have done a lot of Troutfishing overnighters are bad for bugs, but i didn't seem to be bothered by them so much. Evidentely the garlic gets into your sebacious(sweat) glands and bugs don't like it. Last week my daughter and boyfriend went to Rhodes and got eaten alive, whilst while i was in Egypt by the Nile i didn't get bitten once try garlic.

p.s. for trout fishing read carp, everytime i try to type c*rp fishing the forum changes it to trout :eek:

[Shibby]

I'd be pretty interested to see if there is any consensus is reached on the best spray... I normally resort to a hood and lots of flappy hands!

[Carbon]

I burn a citronella candle in my obs and that seems to be very effective within the confines.

Outdoors, a lot of folks here use Thermacells out in the fields and swear by them.

[SFlowers]

Having my wife standing next to me is the best decoy! They bloomin love her

My husband also uses this method....