mosquito bites

They actually bite everyone more or less equally, it's just that some people are more or less allergic to the enzymes in the mosquito's saliva.

And the garlic thing is bullshit.

I am currently getting ginormous very red bites ever night on my legs. And missustoothpick doesn't have a mark on her.

*checking veracity of what I just posted*

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Link?

Don't know about the garlic thing, but if you eat a lot of banana's, they will bite you more.

Maybe if I just douse myself in gasoline and set myself on fire before I go outside.

Why is the garlic thing bullshit? I've heard it works from more than a few people before...

http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mmosquitorepel.html

http://www.snopes.com/oldwives/skeeters.asp

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New England Journal of Medicine

North Carolina State University Department of Entomology

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I've been getting eaten alive lately. It's driving me mad.

bug spray flippin reeks. Bleh. I don't kno what is worse, reeking of death chemicals or itching like death. Hmmmmm. The itching has subsided for the time being. probably because I cut my legs off.

one of my snakes bit me today. twice. but the first was more like a snap. the second was when he grabbed on. at least it doesn't itch. i need to eat more garlic.

The alum in antiperspirent is an effective itch supressent. Most health food stores sell natural bug repelent. It works just as well as DEET, though you do need to reapply it more frequently.

i used to have a terrible time with mosquito bites growing up - both with the itching and ridiculous welts of 2-3"+ across. its not a home remedy but what really helped both for me was taking benadryl. with so many bites the cream was a bit impractical not to mention expensive so i was taking the pills - over the counter or if you happen to be seeing your doctor for some other reason getting a prescription makes them really inexpensive. isnt a perfect solution but made it all so much more tolerable and i didnt spend each summer looking like i had chicken pox.