Hi Chad and Ana! I’m so glad to hear that you guys are doing well, haven’t had a chance to read or view the new postings as we just got back from our trip and are in VA with Dave and Amber right now. Can’t wait to read and look at what you’ve been up to when we get back to Seattle. You guys stay safe and Talk to you soon!! love you both. PS everyone says Hi!!!!! love, Netters! miss you!!!

I got bit by a no seeum on my foot & it itched so bad i HAD to scratch it && now its swelled up i cant even walk : (

OMG. You can’t even imagine how great your idea was good when you decided to put this picture on the internet. I don’t know you and I am a Quebequer( that’s why my english is that bad…) And just as I came back from cuba, I noticed scratchs like yours on my legs and everybody else on the internet was talking about (larves) which are littles bugs that live UNDER(!) the human skin… so .. anyhow thank you now I know that you’re still alive and what is on my legs is nothing really bad ( compare to what I had though.

OMG! Finally someone else who had been subjected to the horrific itchiness of this nasty microscopic pest! I have enjoyed thoroughly the early warming temperatures of this spring UNTIL I decided to read a delicious novel on my deck after an exasperating week. WhaT may I ask was delicious? Apparently I was a complete feast to these evil-posessed creatures from H–L! I have been scratching non-stop since yesterday and am almost praying I would rather see a mosquito (heaven strictly forbid!), those are absolutely insane in this swamp as well. So I have to say that these miniscule little suckers are sent straight from hell and now occupy what was left of our sane lives and I’m sure the miserable saga will continue…from just outside Winnipeg, Manitoba

Heyy
I took a summer camp job working in Northern Ontario, and while shovelling up a terribly old campfire, I was completely surrounded by these bugs. Do theylive in ash or something? Ah! The next day, driving to the other base, I scratched my forearms with straight paper and felt good but later more appeared above my elbows and ankles uhhh I looked dieased. Ive been trying to sauna-it but iwish had worn spray! Ana, those look like INTENSE bites though. hope you got better soon!

Ana says: Snejana,sorry to hear you got bit also. The bugs were probably living on the ground around the campfire and got stirred up when you were working. I was wearing OFF bugspray when I was eaten up, I think the only way to avoid the bites is to be totally covered with clothes. I didn’t find too much that made the bites go away more quickly other than not scratching them and waiting about a week. It was a painful week! Good luck!

Just counted 300 noseeum bites from NM! Yuck!

Ana says: Yikes! That sounds like hell! Good luck and try not to scratch too much.

A friend advised me to use Preperation H with Vitamin E and Aloe and said that it would help alleviate the itching. It worked wonders! And is the only thing I found that would take the itch away from noseeum bites.

I just went on my second camping trip to a beach in Connecticut. Last year while camping I received over 130 bites from these horrible creatures. This year I thought I protected myself, but managed to get bitten 71 times. I can’t wait to spend another couple of weeks this year walking around looking like I have some kind of disease.

As I stand here in florida w/over a 100 bites on one foot, I have to agree w/u – all noseeums should die

Just this summer, I have experienced noseeums for the first time,( new resident of North carolina). All my life, ( 56 years), I have been a mosquito magnet, and I thought that they were bad enough, but these noseeums are equally brutal!!! And for those who suggest that wearing clothes helps to deter them, my legs and torso were bitten from under my clothing. Don’t know how those little buggers got under the clothes, but they did!!!! I have tried Preperation H and Witch Hazel, both to no avail.

Hey guys I was charging an a/c outside unit and before I knew it I had been bitten about 18 times around my stomach, back and chest, and I had on clothes. I had on a short sleeve shirt and they never bit me on my arms. I have been able to relieve the itching some with anti itch creams used for poison ivy.

Just returned from a trip to my dads in Florida – 160 noseeum bites on my legs alone…not counting the ones on my arms…I have scratched myself raw…this is the second time it has happened to me…both times same place in Florida…

I have found a spray that works much better than anything else I’ve tried for stopping the itch. It is called “Ivy-Dry” Super a zinc complex with benzyl alcohol, camphor and menthol. Too bad that I have to be bitten at all.

I am 75 years old and had never heard of noseeums. In the past two weeks, I have been bitten on my ankles and back by these little vampires. Never have I had such an itch that went all the way to the bone. I made the mistake of scratching before I knew better and now I have two sores that won’t heal. It has been two weeks and still have little scabs on my ankles and back. Yuck! My only relief was a little stick called “after bite” and it has ammonia in its contents. later, I used benadryl ointment, and stay indoors.

I went down to st.pete Fl this weekend and did a huge camp out with some friends… so being that we were in a tent i thought id be ok…2 days later im literally covered from head to toe in bites …i just counted 30 bites on my wrist alone…. I HATE NOSEEUMS -__-

I have been to Fantasy Isle x2 and both times had both arms, mid to upper back and both legs covered with bites. It took over 2 weeks for them to start healing. In fact, they seemed to spread the first week. Horrid. Just now returned from Cozumel, Mexico and have many on my body. Bugs love me!

I have to say I have lived in FL my entire life, and never been bitten by these things until recently. It gets remotely cool we open the house for a few hours to get some fresh air and I end up with 10 to 20 bites! Nothing is as bad as these things! At least you can see mosquito’s. These buggers go through the screens!

I have tried Tea Tree oil on my noseeum bites with great success. It stops the itch and heals them fast. Im in a marina in Panama and have run out of my oil, needless to say I have hundreds of bites on my body right now. I have not been able to find more tea tree, and if I did, would there be enough in the world to help all the bites I have?

Thank you for starting this! I have searched and found very little that told me what it was that was causing the red welts on my arms and legs. Even the doctor wasn’t sure! As a fair-skinned blonde, they really show up on my skin!

A friend sent me the link to this page and I’m happy to see several suggestions of remedies because I have tried everything I can think of (Benadryl, Gold Bond Cream, Cortisone cream) none of which was any help.

Doc gave me steroids which are a short term relief anyway, but only for a week. I will have to stock up on some of those items mentioned here.

Again, thanks!

Yikes. returned from So America. The bugs got me without even seeing one. I am itching from
the back down my legs. Bugs -n0seeum love me. Should say any bug. My husband did not get even one bite. Life is not fair to we fair skinned people. I saw many natives with jeans in 100 plus weather. Guess they know what to do do or wear after living amongst these creatures.

I just returned from a trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and in the years to come, one of the major things I will remember about this vacation (along with the many wonderful memories) are the many, MANY noseeum bites I suffered. I have never experienced itching as bad as this. Once I start scratching, I can’t stop!! I’m glad to know that the bites go away eventually without lasting damage.
I’m sorry for everyone else who’s had to experience this torture!

Got back from the British Virgin Islands on Feb 26th and was eaten alive by these pesky little creatures. I was the only one who was tortured by these noseeums. My husband stopped counting after 75 bites on me. And boy do they itch and still itch. Many have scabbed up which is gross- I hope that I don’t scar. It was terrible!!

Was in fi (ft meyers+key larg) can’t speak of noseeums as they ate my scandivavian skin w no indication. BUT 4 days later like “flea or msq bites” thay itched so bad I bled 4 days “now 1 month later I’ve aquired impetigo on my face from all the scratch. Warn everyone u know! Horrible:(!

We just got back from Riviera Nayarit and the worst thing about our trip was these bug bites! My sister-in-law encountered these bugs in the Dominican a couple of years ago and I do remember reading about them and they were referred to as “sand flies” but, I had never heard of them being this prelevant in Mexico!!! I was bitten one morning playing mini golf probably 30 times in a 30 minute period and again about another 50 times while on the beach snapping pics of my hubby and son, again in the morning. These were both in the last day and second last day of our trip. I happened to be on a steroid/allergy medication for a localized allergic reaction to a first time bee sting but that was only for three days. My last day for the meds was Monday morning…it’s Wednesday and my legs are on FIRE…I’m glad they bit me rather than my son though. The Benadryl cream is not working and I have scratched a few of them raw in my sleep. I am going to try the tea tree oil as I have that on hand. How can something so small cause so much pain and discomfort. Sorry to hear I am not the only one who has suffered so much.

My daughter recently went to camp in jupitor florida and got these noseeum bites t on her face and hands . and i have tried everything benadryl,aloe,hydrocortisone cream,cal dryl gel. neosporin rubbing alcolhol . how long do these things take to heal she has had them for a week and they don’t seem to be going away

It’s so nice to hear of other people who have the same thing as me. No one ever believes me when I say I’m allergic to noseeum bites. I’m just making it up they say. Well I’m covered in at least 200 bites right now, most of them on my arms. I’ve tried everything over the years – B1 vitamins, antihistamines, rubbing alcohol, vinegar – you name it I’ve tried it. The only thing that works is steroids and I’m not about to deal with the side effects of those long term. I’m tired of covering myself in bug spray (which doesn’t work most of the time) and even when I cover my body in clothes I’m sweating like crazy because I live in Florida!

Marjory – They take about 2 weeks to go away completely. But scars will be left if your daughter rubs or scratches them too much.

I moved to Florida 6 years ago and have had a MAJOR problem with noseeum bites. Unless it’s your private parts, I use a small spray bottle of rubbing alcohol. Sometimes it takes several times of spraying, but it’s the only thing I’ve found to help.

I was in Costa Rica in Jan. & still have dark “scars” from my bites-it is now May! I’M JUST WONDERING IF EVERYONE HAD THE SAME INITIAL SYMPTOMS: Stings that bled, itching, BUT W/MY BITES I HAD BLISTERS/PUSTULES after a few days to a week. I actually broke open some of them & the tissue underneath looked like a burn…angry red & like whatever bit me had a snack -ME! Derm said all bites look pretty much the same & cldn’t diagnose. I’VE NEVER HAD BITES LIKE THIS BEFORE! DID ANY OF YOU EVER HAVE THESE SAME SYMPTOMS & EVER FIND OUT WHAT ACTUALLY BIT/CAUSED THEM?

I discovered this morning that Aloe after sun lotion helped my itching considerably. It don’t make it go away completely but does make it more tolerable.

I am in Iraq and we have these as well. The bite, to me, is worse than a mosquito bite and my bites itch for 5 days. I spray on bug spray before I go to work and about 6 hours in, I reapply my spray (anything with DEET). I have also bought my night shift crew citronella bracelets which work when they wear them. My first bite was 24 April and I still have a scar from it. I have learned that if I scratch them, they will blister and leak so I use my finger instead of my fingernail. I see them flying around my office and they are very easy to kill once they land. It’s just a matter of seeing them land. I’ve gotten to where I use the “afterbite” to ward off the itching.

Laid down in bed and I’m absolutely covered in no-see-um bites, I think they are coming in through our window screen. My wife is being left alone, she thought I was crazy till she seen the large welts I was getting. I sat in bed with the lights on and witnessed a few of them biting me over a few minutes time, they are so small and squished easily leaving what looks like a few microscopic flecks of black. It burns so bad, I’ve never complained about bites in my life, I’d rather be bit by a dozen mosquitoes, they have never bothered me, their mild itch is tolerable… These no-see-ums SUCK.
I’m in Northern Ontario where I’ve only ever gotten bitten by them a couple times over my 30 years of life, they must be spreading!!! Never had like 20 bites in 15 minutes while trying to fall asleep before.

We were in our friend’s orchard up in Sacramento yesterday when all of a sudden I felt at least 20-30 insects bitting me all over my butt and legs at one time. I was wearing long thin cotton pants at the time. These noseeums bit me through my pants! In the rays of sunIight coming through the trees I could see there were hundreds of tiny little flies in the air. It was not until that night and the next morning when these bites began to swell up and get itchy, Lucky I had my presciption of clobetasol ointment with me. It really helped the itching and swelling.
The first time we experienced these noseeums were in St. Thomas. We were in our bathing suits and were bitten everyday all over our body. Bug repellent with deet wasn’t totally effective. I toke my son to they emergency room to get an antibiotic shot because his leg got so swollen. My husband’s bites had blister/pustules which left a couple of craters in his skin because he scratched so much. We all look like we went through a battle by the time our vacation was over. It toke over a couple of weeks before they started to heal. Topical calamine, hydrocortisone and vodka or soaking in ebsom salt helped little.

I have several hundred no see um bites all over my legs, ankles, feet and wrists. I sprayed Off all over, but I was the only one in my group to get bitten, what’s the deal with that? Anna Maria Island, FL

Avon’s skin so soft is good to PREVENT bug bites. Tea tree oil STOPS itching. I use both cause skeeters and noseeums LOVE me. Does anyone know why they love some and shun others? Is it our smell? Even when I don’t wear any perfume, they head straight for me. Try and hope they work for you.

I just learned about these while working in an office in Cincinnati. They are attracted to local bushes and shrubs. I have deep woods OFF with DEET 25% and some still bite my wrists, by elbows and hands. Inside the medical office.
So, to prevent them?
1. Hot Shots hanging FLying insect repellents.
2. Exterminator spraying natural pyrethins outside office as perimeter

3. I spray flying insect RAID in each patient room before office hours.

Treat the bite:
1. Ammonia works
2. Prescription steroid cream OK
3. Oral prednisone pills for severe bites/itching.
4. Benadryl and Calamyn lotion worthless.
5*** The best relief of pain was by Voltaren Gel 1% Its a prescription non-steroidal anti-inflamatory topical gel. Used for severe arthritis of joints, once applied to the bites; best and longest release of pain.
(I even injected steroid and Marcaine into the bite but to no avail.

I just ordered the Avon Skin So Soft cream. Everybody swears buy this.

TOmorrow I am going to buy the propane gas driven outdoor mosquito/fly zapper It uses proprane and costs $20 or so at Walmart.

Hope this helped.

i have 10 on one leg and 12 on another, and a few on my upper body. They range from tiny to mosquito bite size. The bugs focused on my thighs. I am not sure they are noseeums as they do not itch as much as described, but they are more itchy than mosquito bites. and i noticed them all at once, and cannot recalled a time mosquito could have gotten to my legs. i thought they were spider bites but i hope not, as i would hate to have had spider crawling in my underpants.

Slapping them seems to override the itch with pain.

anyone know if noseemus come out in July in the San Ramon valley?

Last weekend I was a flagger @ a demolishin derby, I wore shorts cuz it was really humid and hot. I was so preoccupied with not being ran over I didnt feel the bites. One or two,the track was mud and water, hot and moist and undisturbed til we got there. By the end of the night when I was walking back my legs hurt, thought oh I was just standing all day they swelled abit. Well, by the time i got home they were real swollen. The next day I got up, legs were a little swollen didnt think anything of it. Didnt see any bites because they were still swollen, That night had to come home early from work I hurt so bad took two benadryll, and ib profen. The next morning I woke up and you could see the bites. I have at least 700 on each leg, I look horrible like a disease freak. I must be alleric to them, because they dont itch that bad, after 5 days they r starting to alittle. Better yet the benadryll made my heart race in a sitting position to 125, I was light headed, hazey, couldnt concentrate, even 3 days after I quit taking benadryll, I dont feel good legs are still swelling at night, which is why I think they r not itching so bad they are still a bit swollen. So, DIE noseeums.

Devil flies, what a great title to give to what is so small, but which also leave itchy welts for weeks after they bite. In the past, I was a camper who knew that early in the Summer one could expect in any altitute, noseeums along with mosquitos. I would add to them deer flies which bite and which itch but are can be killed once they sit down and eat on you. This past month I went on a week vacation to a lake just over the Cascade Mts in eastern Washington. I saw mosquitos which were late possibly to the cool summer in both sides of Washington state. No bites, until two weeks ago at home when one (I thought a mosquito) bit me beneath my chin. It has itched and itched. I thought it a mossie which made sense until yesterday when today I noticed three small red welts which now are large red and very itchy. I looked up what a midge was which I had read about in a book. I found their other name; noseeums! Never have I seen nor heard about them in a marine cool climate as in the Seattle area I live in. I now know they do bite in the day time– in the open– even with a slight breeze blowing, unlike a mosquito. The only thing worse is a sand flea as I had a few bites while living in SC. It is either them or me..As screens seem not to work, I will try other things non toxic to me and itch itch itch!!

I have had two co-workers come in with these bites this summer, I had not heard of them in this area until this year, had to look on the net to verify that is what they had. I have some Red Desert clay at my desk, it is a calcium montmorillonite type clay. I mixed it with a little water to make a paste, and in both cases, they got almost instant relief. I just sent some home with the latest victim. I figured it might help someone else out, if you get desperate! I got mine at a site called i-amperfectlyhealthy.com, I see that they have some varieties on Amazon too.

I think, like other insects they are attracted to our breath. I just came home from a gig where I was singing and I got hit way harder than anyone else. I am in noseeum hell right now. But getting in the shower and running real hot water over the bites gives some immediate relief also applied tea tree shampoo on them and let it sit for a few minutes before I rinsed it off. Both of those things helped a lot. Thanks for all the advice.

I have been getting eaten alive by these bugs IN my house. We have bombed and sprayed. They are so small they come in through the screens. I have yet to see one actually bite me, but I have huge welts that itch like crazy for over a week. Then they leave dark circles which have not gone away. I have new ones every day. When I scratch them, they get small oozing blisters which then scab, but they still itch horribly. No one else in my house has them but me, and they really like me. I am miserable, and have never suffered from these bites before. Starting to worry about cellulitis on my left arm, I have so many there. My husband thinks I’m crazy, lol!

From IL visiting st.james city FL. Bug bites were driving me crazy. Going to the pool each day seems to draw out the itch of noseeum bites. Going to buy a thermacell @ walmart tomorrow. As i searched the internet i found that the active ingredient these cells burn protects against noseeums. I figured i would try seems they rid us of all bugs in the timber during deer season in IL.

WOW!!!! Unbelievable how bad these bites are itching. My hubby and I went to the west coast of Florida. Spent about 2 or 3 hours at Green Key Park near New Port Richey. There was no escape. Thank goodness my children were in the water. Only because they did not get bitten as bad as my sweetie and I. These no see um bugs are truly devil flies! I went and purchased some calamine lotion (did not work) I took ONE Benadryl (did not work) I used the Ivy-Dry Super (did not work). All of these gave a little relief but not completely. Skin so soft (did not work…as we know this only works to prevent getting bitten, after bitten you’re outta luck) I was very upset not having any with me on this day. By the way, our friend was with us. He immediately went to the pharmacist and the benadryl worked right away for him. He still has the bite marks but no itchiness. I spoke to the pharmacist and explained about the uncontrollable desire to scratch and the attack yes I mean ATTACK from the devil flies. She said to up the dose and take TWO Benadryl. I purchased the store brand of benadryl the dye-free allergy relief for the runny nose; sneezing’ itchy nose & throat; itchy, watery eyes…etc. same as our friend and OMG!!! Hallelujah, It’s working, in as little as 30-45 minutes. Relief finally Thank you Jesus. Now off to an itch/scratch free nights sleep. I learned a lot from this site. I usually don’t post things but I just had to share in my enjoyment of an itch free moment. LOL. Hope it lasts, and this helps someone.

Chad says: Chanda, glad to hear that you found some relief! Thanks for posting and for sharing your experiences and trials with the various medications. I hope you find lasting relief from these pesky devil flies!

I just got back from a trip to Indianapolis and while I was there, I went to my nephews soccer game. At the game, we all noticed a swarm of bugs starting to surround us as the sun started to set. I could see everyone around me scratching, shooing and slapping just like my self. I was getting bitten so badly that I had to bail on the game early. Of course! When I woke up the net morning, I had red bites all over my neck and shoulders. No one else that was with me had a single bite. I don’t understand this at all. It must be a bug that I am allergic to that no one else is. I’ve only had the bites for a little longer than 24 hours. I really hope these things don’t get worse.

I’m from minnesota and find that I am bothered the worst during warm fall days before a really killing frost. When you would like to sit out for awhile and enjoy the last warm days, I get eaten alive. Have tried several things, but living on benedryl does help. mine often continue to act like something is biting from the inside into mid winter.

I’m from Minnesota. Just moved to gasparilla island in Florida. Mosquitos hated me back home. And these little bastards, really love me. Last 2 days I bet I have a few hundred. Almost all below my knees. Literally could scratch all the skin
Hydrocortisone does not work
Benadryl this morning did. I’m going to bed now and just popped 2 more. I am going to town tomm to get tree oil. That stuff does wonder for poison ivy

Seriously these bugs bother me!

From Northern Wisconsin. I also thought mosquitoes were my worst enemy. No longer the case. My husband & I were on the east coast of Florida. While eating at a restaurant, got a few bites, thought they were the dreaded mosquito. We went out on the dock to see the two manatees that were there and all of a sudden everyone watching the manatees started slapping their legs arms and loudly complaining about these bugs biting. We got back to our Condo & legs & arms my back because of course it was hot , I had a mesh shirt on were covered with bites. We stopped counting the bites. At first they did not itch to bad. The next morning, got up the itching was the worst I have every had and there seemed to be more bites than the night before. Can the bites seriously continue to appear. There can not be any reason on the chain of life for these no-see-ums.

I have been plagued by these creatures ever since moving to Florida. I’ve discovered they are usually found near the coastal (saltwater) areas, and at their very worst in the Spring months during mating season. But you can for sure get bit all year around. Luckily we don’t live near the coast, but when we visit there I an forced to wear: long pants, shoes with socks, long-sleeve shirts and also spray all uncovered skin except my face with Off’s Deep Woods formula (25% DEET) or an even higher DEET solution. I still get bitten but only a few bites instead of many bites. For some reason they seem to prefer legs to arms…and I’ve never been bitten on my face even though I don’t spray DEET on my face (nor should you!) Once you’re bit, taking Benadryl or Zyrtec every night for the first week’s time, they will last for only 1 week instead of 2 weeks though. FYI I asked my allergy doctor if there was a series of some immunization shots I could take? He said no because it’s not a venom but actually these critter’s SALIVA that causes the allergic reaction. My husband must not be allergic at all, he never sprays himself and wears shorts and flip-flops everyplace…yet never has he had any type of a reaction! He sometimes feels a bite but they’re gone within a day for him. SO…I believe that not only do you need to get bitten but you also have to be allergic to these devil-bugs. I used to use the Skin-So-Soft oil spray but have discovered that the Off Deep Woods with 25% DEET is much more effective. Good luck and best wishes to all my fellow sufferers out there

On our first trip back to Florida 1-1/2 years ago (after many years) I went to Sanibel Island to get some sunset photos. Within seconds of starting to photograph, I was attacked by swarms of little bugs. I’d heard of no-see-ums (we get them in spring in Ontario) but I’d never had much of a reaction from them. I moved to another area near the beach and was out there for about 45 minutes. The next morning my legs looked like they had chicken pox, with over 200 bites. The itch was almost unbearable, and continued for a week !

I eventually found Benadryl Extra Strength Gel (contains Diphenhydramine and Hydrochloride). I found it would provide relief for several hours at a time. I also found it very important to apply it just before going to bed so I wouldn’t scratch myself raw in my sleep. After 10-14 days the spots finally disappeared.

Now we winter in southwest Florida, and at dusk the no-see-ums always seem to find me, especially near the water. Run-of-the-mill insect repellent with 25-30% Deet doesn’t deter the little buggers. I went to a sporting goods store and found Repel 100 which has 98.11% Deet – it is very effective, but you need to apply it to all exposed skin. I shower when I get home, and only occasionally get a couple of bites, usually in areas that I missed spraying.

Amazing that something so small can have such a powerful effect. Strangely, they have no effect on my wife.

Well Well Well I must tell you 30 days after returing from Eleurthra I was covered –yes-covered with No-See-Umm Damn took my beautiful tan and totally destroyed my skin. CPR29 cream (Canada) Product kind of helps.HATE –I which I knew a spray that really works..Party of four I was the only one that they suffered 30 days and counting.

Returned from Eleuthera and eaten alive from no-see-ums. I have been back for 4 days and still itching. Blisters even forming still. Counted 28 bites on one foot and ankle alone. Itching
myself to sleep every night. Cortisone creme not helping much…. I hate this!!!!!

We were in Panama at the Sheraton Playa Bonita and I was eaten alive early one morning while exploring the beach. I never felt them biting. A sunburn relief product called Ocean Potion ICE with Aloe Vera, Lidocaine, and Tea Tree extracts relieves the itching quickly.

I visited Cayo Costa, FL in early December with my bro and his wife. I left the island with hundreds of bites on both arms and legs. It is not Jan 12 and I still have very noticeable bites and itching. These are the worst for itching… I live with psoriasis anyway so am used to itching… I will take psoriasis any day. I am using my steroid cream which if applied 2x a day has started to help. Also, sensitive Sarna helps some. Aveeno baths helped some too. DTN – death to noseeums :0

My husband and I went to St Croix. I got over 100 noseeum bites. I’ve been back home in San Diego for over 3 months now. I still have about 20 bites that take their turns driving me nuts. They just wont stop. Some look dried up but still itch of and on. Others still get a small bump that seems to have a little of the poison. I don’t understand how they just wont go away.

My parents live in St. Thomas in the winter and the first thing I pack is some bug spray….until my recent visit in January! I am the only one in the family who is attacked by these monsters and the day I got there they gave me a nice welcome. Spent the next 4 sleepless nights itching away until I read a suggestion to dip a q-tip in boiling water and dab on each bite. Not only did it kinda feel good but it was the only thing that brought long relief. I ended up putting a wet rag in the microwave for a bit and laying it on my leg to cover more bites and I finally got a good night’s sleep!! Avon’s Bug spray with picaridin worked well the last time I was there.