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Originally Posted by JennyS

Might sound daft but I think your reaction to them (well, midges anyway) might make a difference.

I can be in the garden with a cloud of midges round me and so long as I keep it together I don't seem to get bitten. As soon as I lose it and go 'aarghh' that's the trigger for the feeding frenzy to start.

Change in body chemicals maybe?

Hi JennyS no not so daft i had heard that the dreaded mozzie is attracted to exhaled breath so yes if you start to get a little uncomfortable i can see how that might attract the little tinkers

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Originally Posted by artdemole

With all the threads and posts on bites there ought to be a permanent place on this site for health and safety in the field.I always carry a tube of well known antiseptic analgesic cream/ointment on an amble.

Now thats' food for thought

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Originally Posted by Miss Caretaker

When my husband was working in Djbouti he ws told by the locals to drink tonic water as the quinine in it will put them off. It worked for him and his colleagues (though personally I can't stand tonic water) so if you like a G&T there's no better excuse to have one!
Jo

A nice G&T. a say no more quinine is also good for cramp so i'm led to understand .