Quote Originally Posted by groove16 View Post
Ok janet needs some advice, please...she got eaten alive....bites all over her legs...we had off with high deet, we had skintastic, I think it was more sand fleas vs mosquitos...advice all over the place, white rum, lime juice and salt, fresh aloe...what do you guys do to prevent the bites...i rarely used the repellant and they didn't really bother me...

anyway, I walk to the store to get some itch cream...pictures along the way
Use something with at least 40 percent DEET. You've got to reapply, esp. to your feet and ankles, when walking the beach because you get your feet and ankles wet, mon!

After you get bitten, try ammonia to desiccate the bite(or AfterBite, which is ammonia), then a steroid cream(hydrocortisone works OK, but if you have something stronger...mometasone furoate, for example, use it instead) to relieve the itching and swelling...DON'T SCRATCH. You don't want to get an infection on vacation, do you???