LaTigresse
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ORIGINAL: Hillwilliam LadyP, I've been in Alaska. Your state and the mangroves in FL have a whole different kinda mosquito. Other states TALK about mosquitos but Alaska mosquitos would tie em to a St Andrews Cross, Flog and assfuck them and then eat them for lunch. There is only one thing I have ever seen that works in places like that and it's 100% DEET. It goes by several trade names but look on the label and get the good stuff. Sad but true. Every single other thing I have ever tried, limited success at best. To limit the DEET on my skin I have an old baggy pair of jeans and an old baggy men's button down, long sleeved shirt, and a baseball cap....that I spray with the DEET very liberally. I spray a mist over my shoes and sometimes on my hair that's not covered by the cap. It doesn't smell good but it really does keep the bites to a minimum. The Benadryl stick I cannot recommend enough. If the mozzies are around, you likely will get bit. I dab the stick on the bite as soon as I discover it and reapply if there is the slightest bit of itch. It keeps me from digging at it and means, no scab, no ugly marks. It's usually completely gone in a day.
< Message edited by LaTigresse -- 7/28/2012 7:02:27 AM >
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My twisted, self deprecating, sense of humour, finds alot to laugh about, in your lack of one! Just because you are well educated, articulate, and can use big, fancy words, properly........does not mean you are right!
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