A problem with wild life gardening - multiple strange insect bites

I've been too successful in wildlife gardening as I'm getting bitten in places I can't scratch, and insects I've never experienced before. No one mentions this in the books . Despite wearing cargo trousers, they manage to crawl up the backs of my legs and also in my hat. I'm off to buy jungle-strength insect repellant [recommended by a paramedic] but does anyone else have this problem? It's horrible at night, with the bites itching and hot. I don't know why I'm so attractive to insects - others can walk across a field with no problems but I'll be running in blood!

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B 2 months ago

Why do mosquitoes bite some people more than others?

www.bbc.co.uk/.../20260708-why-do-mosquitoes-bite-some-people-more-than-others
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Marianne72 2 months ago in reply to B

I thought it was something to do with skin chemicals. The pharmacy sold me some jungle-strength insect repellant so I hope, fingers crossed, this works........
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Iain 2 months ago in reply to Marianne72

Marianne72 said:
The pharmacy sold me some jungle-strength insect repellant so I hope, fingers crossed, this works........

It is worth noting that such repellants can be ineffective against some species of insects and even against the same species but in a different region due to local gene pool differences or tolerances.

I certainly experience this where I live as different regions of Brazil use different products to repel mosquitoes for this reason. Some brands use an approach of a harsh chemical which can irritate some delicate skins and also had the effect of stripping the polish off a pair of my shoes and melting my flip-flops where they were caught with overspray.

With this in mind I would recommend locating someone locally who has worked in gardening for a very long time and ask them their opinion - their pool of knowledge is more likely to have various solutions for this issue.
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Marianne72 2 months ago in reply to Iain

Iain said:
I would recommend locating someone locally who has worked in gardening for a very long time and ask them their opinion -

Excellent advice! Yes I entirely see the logic in this. The spray is a start as I was getting in the habit of anxiety, finding excuses not to do gardening, fearing pain and itching. I'll ask at the local garden centre. I would be aghast at melting my new purple crocs !
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Marianne72 2 months ago in reply to Iain

Iain said:
I would recommend locating someone locally who has worked in gardening for a very long time and ask them their opinion -

Excellent advice! Yes I entirely see the logic in this. The spray is a start as I was getting in the habit of anxiety, finding excuses not to do gardening, fearing pain and itching. I'll ask at the local garden centre. I would be aghast at melting my new purple crocs !
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