Sandfly netting and repellent.

**Disco300Tdi** · 8th April 2007, 01:20 PM

Originally Posted by MT

When I lived in Darwin I found that Bundy worked - have a few and you did not feel the little buggers biting

Wonderful stuff that,, cures most things but its one side effect is that it has known to cause pregnancy.........

**Disco300Tdi** · 8th April 2007, 01:24 PM

Christine makes up a potion of equal parts of..

Dettol
Eucalyptus Oil
Calamine Lotion
Baby Oil

Mix it together, put it in a cheap spray bottle, works fine

**Disco300Tdi** · 9th April 2007, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

Seeing as it has Calamine in it, does it leave a powdery residue on your skin?

No NM, residue free, it also takes the inflamation out after a bite

**landrovermick** · 9th April 2007, 03:29 PM

before i found out i was diabetic nothing bit me - now its under control and blood sugar is "normal" everything bites the heck out of me.....

**DEFENDERZOOK** · 11th April 2007, 12:50 AM

i recently heard that tiger balm takes the sting out of mossie bites........

havent tested it yet.......i think prevention is better........

**Chenz** · 11th April 2007, 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by ladas

We have a few plants in the garden, and I mix the sap with some basic glycerine to make it more spreadable.

...........however when I lived in asia - we use to buy the bottled stuff ...that worked as well

I do a lot of luderick (******) fishing from the banks of various creeks and rivers up and down the coast which entails standing in water ranging from ankle deep to knee deep. All of the aforementioned repellents work until they wash off.

Does your aloe vera stay on when it gets wet? I just came back from the south coast for Easter and my legs look like a Chokito bar.

**1103.9TDI** · 9th May 2007, 04:21 PM

Rid for campfire stuff, for more extreme fun Bushmans Tropical is the go, but not 24/7, wouldn't be surprised if it causes birth defects. Those Mortein candles with the cards do work well.......I'd also be interested in a Midge/sandfly filter that allows you to breathe, somewhere mum can escape to so she'll be keen to go bush more often.......

**disco_thrasher** · 24th May 2007, 11:06 AM

I use 1part baby oil 1part dettol 1/2 part metho
works a treat even them fighter pilots on fraser stayed away
you can lesser the metho to your liking but i find it waters the oils down a bit so you dont become a sand stik

**Outlaw** · 24th May 2007, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by disco_thrasher

I use 1part baby oil 1part dettol 1/2 part metho
works a treat even them fighter pilots on fraser stayed away
you can lesser the metho to your liking but i find it waters the oils down a bit so you dont become a sand stik

Man i bet the ladies love you with that fragrance

**chunk** · 24th May 2007, 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by crump

just had 3 days up at Agnes and the Sandflys/Biting Midges were unbelievable, I usually take a mossie net to string up over my swag but this time it was useless as the little beestards just crawled thru and gave me hell all night, I look like a giant Elmo.I know you can get Midge mesh, anyone know of a supplier in Brissy that could make me up a net or is their an off the shelf product??
While where on the topic what repellent works, I had Tropical strength Aeroguard and they just bit thru it immediately after applying it??

Well mossies don't bother me but sand flies do, I got badly bitten at Noosa a few years ago. I broke out in blisters from head to toe and had to go see a doctor.

Anyway he prescribed:
Bushman's or Rid to repel the little biters.
Tea Tree oil for the infection
And vitamin B tablets to be taken for 2 weeks before you go away, and continue taking them until you get home. Vitamin B apparently oozes out of your pores in you skin and acts as a repellent.
Works well for me.

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