I wonder if anyone might have any suggestions regarding Mosquito bites & whether they are more prevalent at different times of the year?
Christian & I are coming over in May - this is the first time we've ever been in Springtime but he's a little concerned about being attacked!
It's true, they absolutely adore him & despite lotions & potions, he really suffered last September - although Stammatis, owner of the Akti Arilla Hotel came to his rescue & showed him by dousing them in vinegar (the bites, not the Mozzies!) it really takes the sting out of them - it definately worked but not always practical!!
Coming from Scotland & knowing how fiendish the little beasts are, I also know that they get more excitable up there at certain times of the year & wondered if this was the case in Corfu?
Any thoughts/suggestions on this would be really helpful!
Becky B.
Beckyb,
See posts under 'Arillas general information',"Mosquito Nets" . Lots of opinions on what's best.
Angie
Thank you. I guess I should have checked there first.
I'll take a look!
Cheers!
Ah Becky
You know those news clips you see on TV with people queued up outside Harrods, in London the night before, waiting for the store to open?
Well, substitute mozzies for people who are queued up all over the place waiting for the "stores" to open in May. We have a long line of various insects outside our door, waiting for May, and we have to tread carefully, when we come home.
We don't want to step on them!
May 1st and the rush will be on. The little blighters become biters!
But.......... I jest. ( Blame the alcohol )
We have never had a problem with mozzies in May and, depending which room you're in at Brouklis, you may find Dimitris has fitted mozzie screens.
So if you get those warm evenings and need some air the screen comes down and the doors can be left open. Spray your room when you go out and when you return.
When going out, eliminate the perfume & after shave and spray on a good repellant.
( Better to smell naturalle without itches than of "Essence of Emmanuelle" and scratch for the next 2 days. )
You'll all be fine and if you're bothered then take their names and refer them to me.
Have a good holiday.
Cheers
Negg
My husband is a walking takeaway for mosquitos and any other biting insect. Before we went to Arillas last September I invested in Jungle Formula tropical strength repellent and a plug in burner. He didn't get bitten once. I did because I don't normally get bitten so didn't bother with the repellent.
I always use Jungle Formula and i never get bit. When i went in October last Year i didn't think i would need it at that time of year, ( i got bit ).
Got a Wardrobe full of the the stuff now waiting to take with me.
riggers...
Like Torchwood's Owen, the aliens take one look at me and think I've "gone off." I have never had a bite in 5 visits. But Jen had 17 serious blisters lanced after only a few days in 2003 and still has the scars. It kept us away for four years.
But she now has a formula - Boots Jungle Strength all over the feet, ankles and up to the knees - it's feet they go for. And it's not night time - it is early evening as the sun sets, sitting with bare feet and legs eating in tavernas when they strike. She wears pop-sox (not recommended for hubby - would certainly not do much for his street cred!) but keeping them away from lower legs during that period has prevented her getting bitten at all in 2007.
Hope this helps.
phil
Hi Becky I to suffer badly they love me but last year I used the jungle formula and it worked well ! Vitamin B 12 is also good need to take 1 a dat at least 2 months prior to going.
Thanks evryone for all the useful top tips - which I have passed on to Christian - as I say, I don't get too badly attacked but boy, they lurve him!!
He was particularly taken with your posting Phil & Jen & the whole ankle thing which made a lot of sense to him, but I'm slightly worried what you've unleashed as he has now announced that he will be wearing long socks in the evenings with his shorts!
He hasn't specified how long they might be - only that they will be 'longer' socks to stop the bites.
Unfortunately my pleas of fashion faux pas etc have fallen on deaf ears & he's convinced this is the way to go.
No amount of convincing him that he'll look like some 'nutty professor' has sufficed & so we'll be the ones - he, a six foot, good looking, dark haired guy (who might have come from the set of ("It Ain't Half Hot Mum") & me the crimson faced blonde walking ten paces behind!!
Still, if it works, then that's all there is to it.
Seriously though, thanks SO much for all the suggestions.
Becky B
Becky...I think I'd be more concerned if he proposes to wear sandals with his socks!!!
Sandy don't - please!!
We're only in our mid thirties, but I know exactly where you're coming from.
I'm worried that this is the slippery slope.
First it stsrts with the socks getting a bit longer (purely for medicinal purposes he tells me) & then the old sandals start creeping in - it'll be cardigans before we know it...aaaahhhhh!!!
I have said it before, and I will say it again... we just need an all in one suit... with clothes painted on, either a bikini to stop the sunburn or long shorts, long socks, long sleeves, therefore no gaps for the mozzies to get in.. do you think it might catch on?
You could always move to Australia Becky - long socks and shorts are all the rage there - bus conductors and even doctors dress like that for work !!!
Cardigans are fashionable this year !!!! I used to get bit but i use Soltan after sun with insect repellent so you know you will moisturize every bit of your body and then i spray with Autan seems to work for me. we also use plug in sprays and candles but we leave those in the room :)
One year I bought 1 metre of this citronella elastic and made up some arm and wrist bands. Mike looked like Rambo! But they worked.
I have just bought from Ebay for a £1 x 4 curly plastic wrist bands with citronella, they are bright yellow but they might work, especially if you are out walking. I will try anything (within reason). Might be good for kids to wear and fun, as long as they dont put them in their mouths they might be ok.
i was recommended to take zinc suppliments to ward off the little blighters! so i take zinc with vitamin c, and cover myself in insect repellant and have plug in things in the room. i might also start taking vitamin b anything to keep the little beggers at bay!!
ger x
I think its hilarious that we are all doing all these things to stop them but its as if they sit there laughing with their SAS jackets on thinking, oh she thinks she's safe this year but have we got news for her....My point being that sometimes I get ravaged, sometimes they leave me alone. I just think its whether you taste nice to them!
I think its a real pain... I dont have this problem getting ready to go out here... takes me twice as long on holiday, what with the intense hair conditioning, sun burn cream, after sun, face moisturisers, insect antiseptic cream, insect repellent, insect zapper, wrist bands, room repellent, tummy tablets, blister cream, talc, and goodness knows what else I cant mention! What a performance! I know that if you need anything just ask me!
How true Jo,(they don't like the taste of yeast). When we first went out they loved me and had a good feast and left the rest of the family alone, last year we got about 3 bites between 5 of us. I think the more you go the more you become less tasty to them. My stepdaughter is dreading going back as she was bitten alot last time and is now working herself up, my other 2 are fine about it and keep trying to force feed her marmite(their only 3 & 5 the little sods). lol xx
Too true Jo - you should see the precautions we take to keep Jen from being eaten alive. Like you BG she ends up smothered in who-knows-what with white powdery deposits half way up her legs, far too much clothing to cover up with, wrist bands etc etc. Still - last 2 times it worked. Touch wood it will again....
They don't like me. So far not one bite in all our time out there. But it can't be the yeast in our case - we both drink the same amount of beer and far too much, and Jen gets slaughtered.
Poor you Jen. I was once told they don't like alcohol in the blood!! but in Jens case not true I see. It could be 1) their so drunk from us they can't fly straight or 2) we've given them such a raging hangover that they take revenge the only way they know how. lol
Last year we packed a citronella spray as per i blathered myself head to foot 1st walk into sidari i had 30 bytes anne had 40ish lol
So it was a quick trip to the supermarket and bought a few bottles of Mosi off with Deet in and that was it no more bites the rest of the fortnight
Tony :-)
LOL Lou.
We loved your post.
QuoteI was once told they don't like alcohol in the blood!! but in Jens case not true I see. It could be 1) their so drunk from us they can't fly straight or 2) we've given them such a raging hangover that they take revenge the only way they know how
Both are probably true in our case....
lol
philandjen