What's your preferred prevention techniques and post bite remedies for mosquito bites? The itching is driving me bananas
What's your preferred prevention techniques and post bite remedies for mosquito bites?
What's your preferred prevention techniques and post bite remedies for mosquito bites? The itching is driving me bananas
Htfu is the only thing that works long term
Wear long sleeves and
You rip your skin off and suffer. See:
100% deet
light up lighter, heat up metal thing around flame, hold hot metall on bite. warmth destroys the enzymes responsible for itching. i'm allergic to some mosquito bites and that works perfectly fine for me
This, but I instead just boil some water and put it in a mug, then once the mug is nice and hot from the water I'll press it to the bites, near instant relief.
huh
I used to pour candle wax on them as a kid
hurts a bit but stops the itching
https://www.bite-away.com
Same, but less destructive.
just let them eat you for few weeks and they wont bother you anymore
They don't go for me, I smoke cheap Nicaraguan cigars when I stop for the day. Ticks love me though. Try doot.
I use picaridin for prevention, then put lidocaine on bites.
I haven’t been bit with picaridin yet, though.
Lidocaine is in most burn creams. It’s a topical anesthetic.
Just don't itch.
Simple as.
This is one of the funniest pictures I've ever seen.
thank you, Mr Grape
You'll look back on your field camp pictures fondly after you find a great job in literally any other field than geology.
What makes you say that? Im currently trying to get into geology by doing GIS work. My goal is to become a mineralogist or some sort of environmental scientist.
Stay in GIS. Geology is completely oversaturated. You'll be "lucky" to land a job in environmental consulting or mud logging. Forced overtime 60-72 hours a week is not unheard of.
I know plenty of people I went to school with that have jobs in geo fields. I'll give it my best shot first before giving up. If it's as bad as you say there is always GIS.
>whistle
>spray
>knock off cargo pants
>whistle
Lmao. That's a hand magnifier. Its for taking a close look at rocks and more specifically their grain and matrix composition. Anon here is a geologist on field camp. Hence the rock hammer, cargos, and magnifier.
I wouldn't know; I have good eyes.
I guess those are done dangerous hills
lmfao
long sleaves work and then there are certain mosquito-repellent-body-lotions you could use. they dont last long but are pretty effective while they last
I heard B vitamins help
Spend more time outside and you’ll build a tolerance that lets for years. They won’t stop itching, but the itch will only last for like 20 minutes.
First bites of the year are the worst for me, they swell up and itch for hours. By the end of the summer they barely bother me. I guess my tolerance drops over the winter.
Garlic. I put garlic on nearly everything I eat. If it's not raw garlic, then I'm using garlic powder or garlic salt. Haven't had a single bite. Last week I watched a mosquito land on my leg and go "nah frick that" then flew off.
I wonder if this is helping me. Garlic is in pretty much everything I eat in some amount. I also vape at 18mg strength and rarely am I out without some beer.
Garlic, nicotine and alcohol coursing through my veins. Also take potassium, zinc, B6 and asprin regularly.
I either don't get bit or I don't notice.
Garlic and body odor help a bit. Sunscreen and deodorant attract them. If the bugs are really bad, a netting suit is a bit cooler than a cloth they can't bite through. Some meshes are easier to breathe and see through than others.
If you're in camp, mosquito coils work a bit better than a small smoky fire.
I have small coton that girls use for their make up, I put a little.bit of gas on it then rub it on the exposed part of my body
We have mosquitoes, but sandflies are the real bastards here.
It hasn’t been explained why, but it has been proven that eating a couple of slices of vegemite on toast (or whatever) massively reduces their ferocity.
I eat heaps of this. Have had like 2 -3 sandflies on me, while foreign friends that won’t eat it, look like they’ve just dipped their arm in an an nest and are standing in a dark cloud.
Maybe there’s a mosquito food too?
>prevent
Ridiculous amounts of nicotine flowing through my veins
Pipe smoke, Lane 1Q + Solani 131 blend
Permethrin and deet
>post bite
The ol “Hot Spoon” is the only thing that works for me
Not even Benadryl gets rid of fricking Virginia Tiger Mosquito bites. Frickers have been biting through my jeans lately
Every have Five Brothers? Just saying, if it's nicotine you're after, that stuff is so strong you can literally use it as chewing tobacco if you desire.
>Permethrin
what if i have cats
Your kitties will be fine Anon. Just keep them separated from whatever you treat, and only treat your gear outside with the cats inside. Permethrin poisoning in cats is usually from them being treated with OTC flea medication made for dogs. That is, it’s applied directly to the cats fur and skin.
Then invasive little critter dies. Hundreds of song birds saved from genocides from that one small action. Call it the butterfly effect.
Treat your stuff outside and let it dry properly.
button up, long sleeved work shirts are light enough to be cool, but woven tight enough to stop bites
wear a mesh bug head cover if it gets real bad
deet, leather gloves
washing up and putting on clean clothes helps with itching, and bugs will be less attracted to you if you are clean and dry
no scratching
Citronella oil, or maybe lemongrass too, maybe peppermint. Definitely citronella though. It’s like a switch and doesn’t have that nasty deet feel.
HWD (hot weather deodorant) it keeps the mosquitos away
Kys
Nootkatone is going to change the world of insect repellent. It recently got cleared by fda, but I can't find any commercial products yet. I'm very interested in the idea of garlic or onion as an internal repellant. I might try taking mega doses with capsules to see if that works for me.
Harden your mind. Itching is a sign of weakness. An addiction. A habit. Just stop itching. You will become hardened and the urge will fade.
Staying in your basement.
For after-bite itching I use wd-40. Just a small amount, rub it into the location. Works wonders.
just keep going out eventually you get rugged enough that the bites dont even bother you. Also.
Long sleeves, and Tabaco pipe.
I'm covered in fleas right now and am only slightly bothered. Fricking dirty dogs.
I wear long sleeves and long pants. It's way better to be slightly warmer in the moment than to scratch yourself for days.
heat up a spoon with a lighter until it is hot but not quite painful to the touch. press the convex side against the bite for ~5 seconds. apparently the heat breaks down the itchy chemical
Rub garlic on it. Stops itching no joke
Never been bitten by a mosquito despite being around them plenty of times. Don't know why it is.
All pussy answers itt
Just will it not to itch and you will lose the desire to scratch it. It might still hurt for a while, but it will not itch.
This method works better and faster than anything recommended in the thread. Too many are just too weak willed to do it though.
Hot spoon will make them stop itching for at least half a day. Test the spoon on the underside of your elbow, it should be a little painful but tolerable, that's the perfect temperature.
Never scratch. Only rub, and only when if absolutely necessary.
>preferred prevention techniques
living in Europe
>living in Europe
Spoken like someone not living in Europe. I fricking hate burgers who think of Europe as a single country where everything is the same
That guy clearly means he lives in Europe you fricking idiot
But he isn't living in Europe.
Source?
Proofs?
No shit fricktard. He sounded like lives in Europe, but when he said that living in Europe is a good way to prevent mosquito bites he showed his burger origins. There absolutely are mosquitos in most European countries so moving there to escape mosquitos is something only a burger would think of.
gear
Avon Skin So Soft. It has a strong smell that does a good job keeping mosquitos away.
I ignore them till I shower then use a corase soapy scrubber to frick the itch right out of the area
ive noticed that cough syrup with DXM in it will keep the mosquitoes from biting.
but then you have to hike while tripping balls so theres that.
Mosquitos are satanists so use a thurible
??? Just bring a mosquito spray with you
this shit, or deet though i find i gotta put deet based stuff on more regularly
fire, just get covered in smoke.
i get eaten by mosquitos so fricking much but this is what i use and seems to work.
You don't spend a lot of time outdoors, do you? Worst thing you can do is itch/scratch. If you're in heavy bug season, cover up, helps with sun exposure as s well. You'll find a bug net over your head becomes a must in some areas/seasons. You can spray some shit on your clothes if you want, if it's really buggy then it won't matter. If it's just a few bites, then let them bite you, you need to get used to it. Active ingredient in after bite is sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) dissolve some in water and wet the bite, don't rub it, just dab lightly to wet it.
I prefer Afterbite for calming the irritation of bug bites.
Not going outside.
Being drunk every day you are out is the best way to remedy the bites.
not really anything to do about them once you've got them. something that makes me comfortable is pushing an "X" into them with a fingernail. dunno why, just makes the itching not so bad. putting a bandaid over them keeps me from tearing the skin up from itching in my sleep.
for some reason mosquitos are really attracted to me. if i'm out with a group of people and it's dark, i'll get bit multiple times before anyone else does. even if it's hot, i just have to wear long sleeves and pants if i'm going to be outside in the dark.
i've been wanting to get a dedicated set of "outdoor clothes" and treat them with permethrin, because apparently that's really effective.
>just wear slong sleeves when its 90 degrees outside
Get sunburned.
Mosquitoes aren't even that bad
>prevention techniques
DEET is the only effective product.
>bite remedies for mosquito bites?
lanacane cream or equiv
Hydrogen peroxide, apply with q-tips
Also good for scratches, scrapes, etc