I'm ın Olu Denız at the moment - been here for a week now. Had no bıtes whatsoever yet - although other people at our hotel have been bıtten. We took Garlıc and VıtB1 tablets for 2 weeks before we came and we've contınued to take them every day we've been here. I've got one of those plug-ın thıngs wıth lıttle card tablets and I spray the room before we go out every evenıng wıth a cheap can of ınsect spray from Wılkınsons (wıll pass ıt on to someone else at the hotel before we leave). I also spray my arms and legs wıth Avon SSS before we go out ın the evenıng.
Other people takıng sımılar precautıons have been bıtten so I thınk ıt must be somethıng to do wıth dıfferent blood groups or somethıng...
They fumıgated the resort on Monday nıght - just when everybody was havıng a nıce drınk and meal Out hotel ıs set ın beautıful gardens and I have notıced many lavender plants around the accomodatıon - thıs maybe there to deter the mossıes.
We do seem to have a problem wıth wasps though

That was my last night in the resort cyber..a big cloud of smoke wafted through the hotel as we were doing the music quize..some people who were new in that day had a bit of a panic...was a bit scary for a bit as it did smell quite bad but i do think it is neccessary as we would prob get loads more bites if it wernt for this...nicole

Mosi guard - I use it because I have sensitive skin, but it is all natural - no deet so presumably is ok for kids?
http://www.ifsogo.com/acatalog/insect_repellent.html

ALso, a citronella candle in the room is always handy at night!

mosi guard also do one that is specifically made for kids although all their range is suitable. in wilkos and savers it is £3.70 (roughly). boots repel which can also be used for kids is £5.99 although it is on 3 for 2
Can i ask you Lisa- how much do you recommend taking.(2 adults and 2 young kids for 2 weeks) thanks.

is it true that mozzies dont like the cold and if you keep your air-con in the day it keeps them away.(although you'd probably end up with frost bite )

I got back from pegasus palace in turkey on monday. i tried everything from home and over there to stop getting bitten but nothing stopped it. my legs were really bad and had to go see the doctor twice which was not cheap. one of the bites i had on my right heel was not from a mossie but it swelled up like a huge black purple blood blister and the doctor had to cut it open with a scalpel to get the infection out. the only thing i was given that did cool my legs down was called witch doctor and its a witch hazel gel. i am now on antibiotics from my own doctor to get rid of all the other infected bites. i was in a lot of discomfort on the plane home as my feet and ankles swelled up more. i thought they were gonna pop. next time i go away i will look into anything and everything i can take to prevent this. hope anyone out there has a good holiday and take care.

I flew out to Turkey on 11 September, arriving at 20.00 local time. Think the mozzies must have had a welcoming party waiting for me

Despite taking garlic tablets for a week before I went, the little critters still got me. I was itching as soon as I got on the transfer bus to Marmaris.

On waking the following morning I had no less then 15 bites.
A visit to the Eczane (chemist) followed where I bought some OFF! (cost 8YTL, about £3 or so). I had taken anti-histamine cream and tablets with me (which I took for a couple of days to ward off any infection).

From that evening on, after my shower, I sprayed myself from head to toe (not my face though) with OFF! before applying my normal body spray. I also had a plug-in repellent thing in my room.

Result - no more bites the whole week.

One thing I did find useful - I had taken a can of misting spray with me (basically water in a pressurised can) which I kept in the fridge. I used this if I woke during the night when the bites started to itch - instant relief.

I may be wrong but I think that the more inland you are the more likely you are to be spiked by the buzzin' b@5t@rds.

The reason I say this is because, when I first visited Rhodes in 1987, I was feasted upon by the little gits on the first night . The hotel that we stayed in was about a kilometer from the beach and was close to (probably but unconfirmed) some stagnant standing water, which is where the mozzie larvae spend their infancy.

During the welcome meeting at the hotel the following day, the holiday rep gave us some hints on how to keep the pains in the @r5e at bay; usual stuff like the coils that smoulder all night once you've lit 'em (though these may be considered a fire risk these days), sprays and creams and the electric ones that use impregnated cardboard tablets. One of the latter was purchased the same day and no more bother from the blighters was encountered .

Since then I have been to Rhodes five times, Portugal three times and Gran Canaria once. No trouble. All the hotels on these nine occasions were within 100 meters of the sea. I never had to use the Mosquito stoving device once. Splendid.

They are still about though . I remember sitting at the bar at the hotel in Rhodes, where I've stayed on the last five occasions, and I saw one land on my leg (although I had jeans on so I must've been going home that night). The miscreant's efforts to feed on my sugar enriched blood (I'm diabetic) were thwarted by a well aimed beer mat before it's evil proboscis pierced my clothing.

So then, stay thou by the sea's edge if you can and report back to me if it would seem that my theory on the subject of keeping 'em off of you can be likened to genitals. Some people seem to attract mozzers like cow pats attract their cousins! They must be beyond redemption!

Onward!

Stan (the) Man.

Thanks for that Stan, it brightened my otherwise dull morning at work!! Yes, where I stayed in Marmaris is about 800 metres from the beach so maybe your theory is correct, although I don't think I'd want to stay too near the beach in Marmaris because of the night clubs etc., going on til about 5am.

As I said, once I'd bought the 'Off!' and had the plug in 'thing' up and running permanently, I was fine.

Yes Chris, reading your post about mozzie bites has made me think. They may hate the racket coming from the discos as much as I do!

The hotel in Rhodes that I mentioned in my post is in probably one of the noisiest areas of the town. That's the only thing that I don't like about it, apart from it not having its own swimming pool. (Top barman though!)

The apartments in Portugal that I also mentioned are, in comparison, very quiet but the mozzies didn't come a-calling.

Could the sea being so close have something to do with their lack of presence?

The debate continues...

Just returned from Playa del Carmen, Mexico and I can honestly say that Vitamin B1 does work as a mossie repellant. Normally I get bitten as soon as I leave the plane and then for the duration of my holiday. This year I took Vitamin B1 from Holland and Barrett (100mg), 4 weeks before I went (due to a packing error I forgot to pack the Vitamin B1 in my case but none the less I wasn't bitten once).
Jimmy

hi will be going to goa in jan and have read about using skin so soft to keep the mossies at bay my question is which one do i buy the cream or the shower gel can not remember which one was mentioned on here elaine

T

http://holidaytruths.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=813385&highlight=avon#813385

G

It has to be the woodland fresh varierty which i think is now "soft and fresh" and its the dry spray oil you need. not sure if the other products work i.e cream/shower gel. just spray on the oil before you go out in the evening. here it is

http://avonshop.co.uk/avonshop/default.asp?department=shop&level1_id=1&level2_id=485&pdept_id=30&dept_id=&pf_id=&level=3 clickon "more soft and fresh" and its the 6th one down

lyn

thank you for all your help everyone i will order some today elaine

Just ordered some online toe
Its on special offer at £2.50
I just hope I ordered the right one. Its a blue/green spray bottle

yep thats the one

cheers lynwestie

this stuff is fab for keeping the midges away up in scotland too!! By the way!!!