What do you do if you get bitten on the back of the neck then?
I'd imagine you'd have to ask a fellow birder to do the honors
Mark Rigby said
Thu Jul 9 11:55 PM, 2009
What do you do if you get bitten on the back of the neck then?
Dave Thacker said
Thu Jul 9 9:27 PM, 2009
If you do get bitten , buy a Bite stick from the chemist . Its a pen-like roll-on full of liquid ammonia which will relive the pain from the bite if applied straight away.
But if you get bitten miles from a chemist, try this , its an old army trick for insect bites.
Urine contains ammonia so if your really suffering from a painful bite try peeing on it but just make sure that you don't get bitten again on what you are peeing with.
Ian Woosey said
Thu Jul 9 8:12 PM, 2009
Somebody told me once to cover oneself in Napalm and when you see midges nearby, strike a match (or lighter) and it scares them away before they get chance to bite you. Can this be right ?..........it sounds a bit drastic !?
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Jul 9 4:52 PM, 2009
From a purely professional point of view, I can't find a reason or occasion where I could advocate covering yourself in methylated spirit but baby oil on the other hand...
Rob Thorpe said
Thu Jul 9 2:24 PM, 2009
Steve Suttill wrote:
Judith Smith wrote:
mix equal quantities of Dettol, meths and baby oil and shake well, put it into an atomizer
... and then you drink it?
Steve
You probably wouldn't notice a shark biting you if you drank some of that! So it should do the trick for horse flies.
Steve Suttill said
Thu Jul 9 1:52 PM, 2009
Judith Smith wrote:
mix equal quantities of Dettol, meths and baby oil and shake well, put it into an atomizer
... and then you drink it?
Steve
JOHN TYMON said
Thu Jul 9 1:20 PM, 2009
I always carry a few sterile wipes,you can get em pre packed in sachets,for a £1 for 10 and if you get bitten,immediately wipe with a sterile wipe and the affect is that the bite doasnt swell as much and sometimes doasnt appear at all, and it doasnt help not wearing shorts has they bite yer arms then.and it does help if your carrying a massive camera bag to keep all the first aid stuff in
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Thursday 9th of July 2009 01:21:34 PM
Judith Smith said
Thu Jul 9 11:56 AM, 2009
2 possible remedies: Avon's Skin So Soft or mix equal quantities of Dettol, meths and baby oil and shake well, put it into an atomizer. A mossland resident gave me this recipe and he should know!
Rob Thorpe said
Thu Jul 9 11:22 AM, 2009
paul brady wrote:
Eating lots of garlic and citris fruits - works for me!
Together? Sounds delicious!
paul brady said
Thu Jul 9 11:10 AM, 2009
Eating lots of garlic and citris fruits - works for me!
JOHN TYMON said
Tue Jul 7 7:03 AM, 2009
Ian McKerchar wrote:
And all along I thought it was just the good company you liked...
wish id have picked you up,when i went to barrow bridge the other daycould have done with a distraction for the horse flies
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Jul 6 9:03 PM, 2009
And all along I thought it was just the good company you liked...
pete berry said
Mon Jul 6 7:44 PM, 2009
Rob Thorpe wrote:
Maybe if I take a horse birding with me they'll bite that instead...
Or maybe I could train a swarm of Horse Guard Wasps to fly around with me, anyone know where I can purchase some?
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Sunday 5th of July 2009 10:04:17 PM
I usually go on the Moss with Ian,the flies seem to prefer him to me!!It works for me.
Rob Thorpe said
Sun Jul 5 9:59 PM, 2009
Maybe if I take a horse birding with me they'll bite that instead...
Or maybe I could train a swarm of Horse Guard Wasps to fly around with me, anyone know where I can purchase some?
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Sunday 5th of July 2009 10:04:17 PM
Craig Higson said
Sun Jul 5 9:24 PM, 2009
See my post on Virridor Wood for the unexpected side effects.... Your dead right though. Hate em.
-- Edited by Craig Higson on Sunday 5th of July 2009 09:25:03 PM
Dave Thacker said
Sun Jul 5 7:25 PM, 2009
Try using Boots the chemist own brand insect repellent, it works for me while out on Astley moss most nights and the horse flies there are bigger than the horses
JOHN TYMON said
Sun Jul 5 6:34 PM, 2009
Rob Thorpe wrote:
I hate 'em!!!!!
not half i had a trip up rivvy yesterday,bitten to death with em,why do they attack people in shorts!!,and usually menits deffo a worse year for them than any in the last 10
I'd imagine you'd have to ask a fellow birder to do the honors
But if you get bitten miles from a chemist, try this , its an old army trick for insect bites.
Urine contains ammonia so if your really suffering from a painful bite try peeing on it but just make sure that you don't get bitten again on what you are peeing with.
You probably wouldn't notice a shark biting you if you drank some of that! So it should do the trick for horse flies.
... and then you drink it?
Steve
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Thursday 9th of July 2009 01:21:34 PM
Avon's Skin So Soft
or
mix equal quantities of Dettol, meths and baby oil and shake well, put it into an atomizer. A mossland resident gave me this recipe and he should know!
Together? Sounds delicious!
wish id have picked you up,when i went to barrow bridge the other day
I usually go on the Moss with Ian,the flies seem to prefer him to me!!It works for me.
Or maybe I could train a swarm of Horse Guard Wasps to fly around with me, anyone know where I can purchase some?
-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Sunday 5th of July 2009 10:04:17 PM
-- Edited by Craig Higson on Sunday 5th of July 2009 09:25:03 PM
not half i had a trip up rivvy yesterday,bitten to death with em,why do they attack people in shorts!!,and usually men