Who else is ‘loved’ by mosquitoes and other biting flies?

[Whothefuck]

Because they fecking LOVE me.

Out for a lovely walk in the country today and one landed on my hand. I have prominent veins and he latched on for a good long drink. I’m now sorting a huge bruised hand.

Don’t know if it comes through in a photo but it’s SORE!!

Me, I come up in great lumps. Only thing that works for me now is Incognito spray

Yep! They love me but I'm allergic to them. Every bite comes up the size of a football.

On honeymoon I was beaten 14 times on one leg... that was fun! Not!

Me too

Bloody hate then ( and summer because of it!)

I must be sweet meat because they love me, I've 2 huge ones on my leg now

Avon skin so soft dry oil and vitamin B1 seems to keep the bastards away from eating me. I once had over 70 bites on my foot, was agony!

I'm getting constantly bitten... Probably about 30 times since June. They come up in massive welts and have occasionally swollen up quite badly.

The hint is in the name

I found that taking a 1 a day antihistamines for a month prior to going away, not only helped to prevent being bitten, but stopped the swelling and itching if I was.
You could try that next time you go away? Aldi ones are very good. 😊

I'm a snack magnet for mozzies on holiday - I use some kids (no DEET) mozzie spray from Boots/Tesco or Sainsbury's. Brand doesn't really matter but it really helps if I spray it before going outside on hols especially round my ankles/arms.
Antihistamines help as well - if any bite gets infected get it seen asap.

Like a pp I now take antihistamines before I travel, I take them for a week and then spray a lot with deet.
Dd is the same.

Me. My in-laws call me "bait" when I stay at their place in France. I always get munched and they leave everyone else alone. 😡

Yep they love me got eaten alive in Turkey left my DH alone not one bite 😡

Me! Just got back from 2 nights camping in east anglia and been bitten to shreds! Out of interest, if you are prone to bites what blood type are you? I'm O- and have heard the mozzies love us!

The only thing that works for me is DEET. I hate it but needs must. If I do get bitten, then a steroid cream helps a bit but the bites swell and itch like stink.

DH was bitten about 50 times in Turkey last year. He itched a bit but if that had been me I would have been in hospital.

Mozzies love me, and we have them where i live. They lurk in the lawn and wait for me.

DH is a horsefly magnet. He got chased down the beach by one a couple of years ago. And one got in his t-shirt last week and bit him 8 times!

This is quite interesting reading

www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/06/30/623865454/a-guide-to-mosquito-repellents-from-deet-to-gin-and-tonic?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180630

After trying everything I reckon the best repellent is the dreaded Deet. I buy the cream rather than spraying it about and inhaling it, and shower after I've used it.

I honestly don't know why anyone rates that Avon stuff, it had no effect for me and it smells vile, like cheap furniture polish.
Taking vitamin E and eating loads of Marmite didn't seem to make a difference and a I have a photo of a massive bite right next to one of those repellent wrist bands.
*sigh

Me and DS2 are very attractive to biting insects, although despite the humidity we actually haven't been bitten yet this summer . DS gets very itchy and I normally get huge red lumps that last for months.

Dh. I don't think I even get bitten. I had barely seen a mosquito before I lived with him. They hurl themselves at the windows trying to get in when he is home! He also reacts badly to the bites.

I think the blood group thing is right. Sister is O and got eaten alive when we were on holiday. I'm A+, and I'm not sure I've actually ever been bitten by a mozzie?

(Fleas however, love me 🤨)

Although I am O neg, bait-dh is A positive I think. Something positive anyway.

I’m A+ and they love me! Last summer overnight I was bitten by something 5 times on the same foot 😡 Itched like hell for days! DH on the other hand didn’t get bitten once... 😤

Me! I've tried EVERYTHING, vit b, skin so soft, deet, non deet, bands, patches, sprays, roll ons, plug ins....my most successful is mossie milk (doesn't stop but they are less but I have to smother myself in it) apparently they don't like red wine-that is my next thing to try!!

No idea why they love me so much, DH and I can be in the same room all night, he gets one or two and I get covered.....

Oohhh interesting about blood type - I have no idea what I am but might find out

Yes I'm clearly very tasty. I'm also allergic to the little buggers so that's an interesting mix. My right leg is still swollen after they got me last weekend. A+ blood group.

I am lucky in that DP and DD are the ones the bugs want, I have been largely ignored since living with them. I used to get bitten quite a lot, but clearly there is better blood available in the immediate vicinity.