Mosquitoes love me

@nela13 (58669)
Portugal
June 24, 2018 2:24am CST
It is getting hot here and I like to take some walks in the evening when the weather is not so hot. Yesterday I took a walk with my husband, my kids and my mother. Guess who came back home with dozens of mosquitoes bites? I don't know why they choose me, probably they love my blood but once in a while they could choose another one. As I live in a rural area mosquitoes are millions but this year there are three times more than in other years. I hate this little insects so much Do you use to get bitten by mosquitoes? What kind of remedies do you use? Any natural ones?
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@LadyDuck (471506)
• Switzerland
24 Jun 18
We should walk together, at least the mosquitoes would split, half will bite you, the other half will bite me. We can be in a group of 20 people, I am the one they choose all the time. The doctor told me it's my blood group, they love it. I use Autan Spray, it helps, but I get some bites.
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@LadyDuck (471506)
• Switzerland
25 Jun 18
@nela13 I bought the "tropical" kind, it's not perfect, but it helps.
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
25 Jun 18
@LadyDuck yes, sometimes repellent doesn't work
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
25 Jun 18
Yes, I also read that it has to do with our blood type. Sometimes I use repellent but they bite me anyway. I never tried the one you mentioned, is it good?
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@pitsipeahie (5015)
24 Jun 18
I hate mosquitoes. They love me too, that is why I make sure I'm always covered and have a mosquito/bug repellent with me. I try to avoid places where I know there may be lots of mosquitoes and certain times of day when mosquitoes are very active. The diseases we may not know this little blood sucking creatures carry..... I hate mosquitoes! and flies, cockroaches, mice. They seem to exists to torment humanity or better yet why do they have to exist at all!
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
25 Jun 18
Now I am trying to avoid walking at evening, it is when they are more active. I agree with you, we don't need them and they only exist to annoy us.
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
25 Jun 18
@pitsipeahie There aren't Malaria in my country but where my sister lives (Mozambique) there are and she had already had it.
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25 Jun 18
@nela13 Yes They may little but deadly if we catch diseases from them.
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@Shavkat (139933)
• Philippines
24 Jun 18
I will use a swatter to kill them. They are my number one enemy.
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@Shavkat (139933)
• Philippines
25 Jun 18
@nela13 Uhm I am not sure if you have an electric swatter. I have like this. Image Credit:easypestsupplies.com
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
25 Jun 18
@Shavkat We don't have that kind here, that one seems good
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
25 Jun 18
A swatter is good but sometimes they are so small that it is difficult to catch them.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
24 Jun 18
I hate mosquitoes, too, dear friend. Mosquitoes also love to suck my blood, because I am type o blood.
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
25 Jun 18
Yes, I read it has to do with our blood type, mine is O too.
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@id_peace (14005)
• Singapore
24 Jun 18
Use those anti mosquito repellent to ward them off.
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
25 Jun 18
Sometimes I use repellent but I still get some bites.
@sw8sincere (5204)
• Philippines
24 Jun 18
I am often got bitten by mosquitoes too., i just apply some liniment on my legs and they'll get rid of it. . any liniment with a menthol scent.
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
25 Jun 18
Menthol helps?
@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
26 Jun 18
@sw8sincere I know citronella will keep the mosquitoes away.
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• Philippines
26 Jun 18
@nela13 i doubt.. and chamomile scents too..
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@marguicha (223020)
• Chile
24 Jun 18
We donĀ“t have mosquitoes where I live. But when I have gone to places where there are mosquitoes, I buy a repellent.
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
25 Jun 18
I apply repellent too but even with it I still get some bites
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
24 Jun 18
you should fight then and apply mosquito repellents before going out
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
2 Jul 18
@nela13 that is not an effective repellent then Maybe you can also try some incense repellents?
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
25 Jun 18
Even with repellent I still get some bites
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
2 Jul 18
@lady1993 I heard citronella candles are good to repelle them.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
30 Jun 18
We rarely see them over here at the moment but I believe there are more now than in the past.. Thankfully I rarely get bitten.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
3 Jul 18
@nela13 Yes I heard they don't like that fragrance. Your English is very good, did you learn it at school? Does your husband speak English?
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
2 Jul 18
I get bitten quite often, I am considering buying a citronella perfume
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
3 Jul 18
@sprite1950 Yes I learnt it at school, me and my husband we both have a university degree to teach english to children.
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@moffittjc (121582)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Jun 18
I have citronella plants, as well as citronella candles, around my patio in my back yard. It is a natural mosquito repellant. It works pretty good at keeping them away. The other nice thing is that we have a lot of bats here, and those bats love to eat mosquitoes!
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@moffittjc (121582)
• Gainesville, Florida
7 Jul 18
@nela13 I don't know if you can get them in your country, but we also have tiki torches that burn citronella oil. Do they have citronella plants in your country that you could buy and plant in your garden?
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
2 Jul 18
I need to buy more citronella, I have some candles but it is not enough. I didn't know bats eats mosquitoes.
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
7 Jul 18
@moffittjc tiki torches with citronella would be nice. It is easy to find citronella candles here but torches I haven't seen yet.
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Jun 18
I'm sorry you're getting bit by mosquitoes. I don't know any natural remedies. I hope someone here can help you.
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
25 Jun 18
Thank you Valerie
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
25 Jun 18
our house has screened windows and doors but somehow a few manage to enter. we light up a mosquito coil or spray around so these blood-suckers don't get us bitten.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
26 Jun 18
@nela13 summer makes the mosquitoes swarm. so the vases with stagnant water should be cleaned and water changed to new. surely the maggots are there.
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
26 Jun 18
@ridingbet mosquitos are dangerous as they carry a lot of diseases.
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
25 Jun 18
I was bitten in the street but sometimes I also have some in my house.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
24 Jun 18
Oh yes, most of the time. And I hate the itchy part of it.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
25 Jun 18
@nela13 Did you use insect repellant?
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
25 Jun 18
@JustBhem not this time
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
25 Jun 18
I have some really big bites this time.
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
24 Jun 18
Yes, I do and I hate mosquitoes too. I used off lotion ..
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
25 Jun 18
I think everybody hates them.
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
25 Jun 18
@nela13 Yes that's right
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
22 Jul 18
@kepweng I use different lotions, I use Avon lotion , Cetaphil, Slimming lotion and for mosquito protection, I use off lotion
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
24 Jun 18
We are also living in rural area and I am staying on the farm where we have lot of mosquitoes, we use insecticide sprays to tackle them! Some people use mosquito nets too! Thanks!
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
25 Jun 18
@nela13 , They are like an army! How can you kill them all? Good that you are using Nets against them!
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
25 Jun 18
I also use mosquitoes nets but it is difficult tto kill them all.
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
26 Jun 18
@AKRao24 I saw a new type of nets that electrocute them
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@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
5 Jul 18
Mosquitoes also like me. Fortunately there is no mosquito at my home since I live in very high floor. The mosquitoes need to take the life so that they will reach here. Furthermore, I think our government has made some methods to get rid of the mosquitoes and therefore they are not as many as before.
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@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
6 Jul 18
@nela13 Spray the insecticide and clean the pond water.
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
5 Jul 18
do you know what kind of methods did the government use?
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
6 Jul 18
@youless those were good methods, especially clean the pond water, usually mosquitoes love it.
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@May2k8 (18359)
• Indonesia
4 Jul 18
when the mosquitoes suck my blood then I let it sit until the stomach of mosquito is bloated then I pat.
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@May2k8 (18359)
• Indonesia
6 Jul 18
@nela13 yeah, the mosquitoes very wild around here if we don't do that way the mosquitoes will go without suffer.
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
5 Jul 18
ahahah, is it your strategy?
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
6 Jul 18
@May2k8 yeah make them suffer
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• Calgary, Alberta
30 Aug 18
That is why I always have citronella, peppermint and lemon grass essential oil sprayed on my skin.
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• Calgary, Alberta
31 Aug 18
@nela13 Mint and lemongrass are good alternatives.
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
4 Sep 18
@CaptAlbertWhisker I have never used mint or lemongrass but I will try, it probably smells better than repelents.
@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
31 Aug 18
I have some citronella candles but I hate the repelent's smell
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
27 Jun 18
I feel for you. I, too, have a nasty mosquito bite on the side of my neck. I got bitten yesterday while walking Doodles. From now on I will have to use repellant. Itch. Itch!!! You must be very sweet to get so many bites.
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
29 Jun 18
@DianneN now it is better but I am avoiding walking in the evening, it is when they are more active.
@aureliah (24316)
• Kenya
24 Jun 18
Sorry about the bites. I hate that itchy feeling
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
2 Jul 18
@aureliah yes, we have several places to scratch and only 2 hands
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
25 Jun 18
The itchy feeling is awful and I always end up scratching
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@aureliah (24316)
• Kenya
2 Jul 18
@nela13 I know and especially when it is in multiple places
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