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Anyone else getting bitten by insects?

Lotus

It's unusual for me to get insect bites in UK, I only used to get them when I went abroad on holiday. It's probably due to such a long hot dry spell. It feels like I'm living in Spain or the Canary islands, rather than the south of England!

I've had to buy bite cream and I've ordered a plug in mosquito killer - hope it works!

  • I don't get insects in the house as I keep the windows closed during the day. But in the garden I'm always being bitten woozy face!  I take piriton to relieve the pain and itching, use jungle-strength insect repellant and bought steroid cream from the pharmacist for topical application. This regime seems to work but doesn't stop insects being attracted to me. With more heat, I'm sure before long there'll be more mozzies, so probably a good idea not to have ponds in the garden. 

  • I wonder if those bites are from insects that have travelled north from Europe mainland?

    I’m in N. Ireland and while we don’t usually get midges here in the scale of Scotland, we have many horseflies that enjoy drinking my blood and mosquitos bite me. The mosquitos are prevalent after there has been rain, especially near rivers. 

    Mosquito repellent is very smelly stuff and I hate the feel of it on my skin. I wash it off at the first opportunity when danger is over.

    I hope your purchases are efffective.

  • I've not had much issue. I don't get bitten much either. But there are definitely more insects around with these hotter summers.

  • Thankfully not, but I tend to spend very little time outside, and we keep the windows closed.

    But I've previously bought this as gifts for two family members who get bitten frequently. They've got on well with it, so  thought I'd share in case it might be helpful:

    Amazon - Beurer BiteX Original Insect Bite Healer BR 60 - (average score of 4.4 out of 5 from 39,000 ratings)