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A problem with wild life gardening - multiple strange insect bites

Marianne72

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 Angry. 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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  • 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........

  • 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.

  • 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 Unamused!

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  • 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 Unamused!

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