mosquitoe bites

Chickus

Hi, Ive been using 100% deet in Brazil and Argentina and im still ggettin eaten alive, particularly on my face.. has anyone got any tips and tricks on how to reduce their attractedness to me, am heading to Ecuador and everywhere below that so im thinking they are going to be worse, as for sandflies, are they repelled by anything?

Neamhshuntasach

100%? You'll destroy your skin. Anything over 50% is pretty much the same. Doesn't make a difference. Anyways most mosquitoes are tolerant of Deet sprays these days. So if you are someone who attracts them i'm afraid there isn't really much you can do other than cover up. If you sweat much putting spray on you is also useless as it rolls off you and mosquitoes are attracted to sweat. They also tend to go for pale skin.

I thought Brazil and Argentina was grand for Mosquitoes. I don't get bit by them (supposedly because i've been taking garlic and vitamin B1 pills since a kid & have dark skin) but i don't really remember seeing much. So maybe try taking them. Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia should have less because of the altitudes. But if you go anywhere near the amazon basin you'll be ate alive. Sand flies are a bítch. I found that mixing baby oil, citronella and dettol and then applying it keeps them away. I only used it for one week in Iquitos and didn't get one bite. You can add zinc to it as well so i was told. It's a fisherman trick. That formula and deer píss aparently.

Chickus

Thanks for that...yeah I was in Pantanal so got eaten alive... will try gettin B1 and garlic to see if it helps a bit...dreading the amazon and sand flies..will also try citronella formula..

Gonzales

Chickus wrote: »

Hi, Ive been using 100% deet in Brazil and Argentina and im still ggettin eaten alive, particularly on my face.. has anyone got any tips and tricks on how to reduce their attractedness to me, am heading to Ecuador and everywhere below that so im thinking they are going to be worse, as for sandflies, are they repelled by anything?

sandflies are deterred by tea tree oil.

Doop

defo try the garlic, in your diet, and the tablets, had no problem when i was there myself but others i was travelling with found them very good.... if all else fails.... cover yourself up.... although i dont know how hot it is there at the mo!

paulieeye

Neamhshuntasach wrote: »

100%? You'll destroy your skin.

ur not worng there, I had 50% lotion leak in my bag and it striped the top layer of leather off this penknife pouch thing i got, as well as taking the paint of a deodorant can...tis powerful stuff

darrenh

I was in Singapore Zoo the other day and got destroyed. Little bastards. Time for some grade a deet me thinks. 80% Australian bushmans.