Published: 7 Aug 12 14:52 CET | Print version
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While house-hunting up north, ex-Londoner Paul Connolly comes face to face with the scourge of the northern Swedish summer; the bloodthirsty and dreaded mygga, or mosquito.
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The same thing goes with flies (horse or otherwise). If I had the resources I would build such a system and rid the world of harmful elements (or only certain regions if some parts liked their mosquitoes for some reason) if I had the resources but perhaps I am meant to build better things.
The trick is to drink beer and taint your blood/skin chemistry for the buggers,so I'm told.
Ja,det funker,lite.
Fact is,our blood/chemistry it tasty to them buggers!
The mozzies hate the smell ,so steer clear and go on to someone else. Luckily for us humans, it actually smells nice because it's a skin moisturiser. Even the army use this product in mosquito-laden countries! I use it, and have never had a single bite. Recommended with a mozzie head net though if you can't stand the incessant buzzing around your ear! FAR safer than Deet, and it's also inexpensive and long-lasting compared to other products.
Another tip - take daily Vitamin B tablets 3 weeks before travel and eat Marmite - it's the yeast that mosquitoes also don't like (hence a previous poster recommending beer... but Vit B and Marmite cheaper!)
I must take exception with Gwella, though. Skin So Soft does not work with everyone. Not me for instance! We have bad myggs here in Arvidsjaur this year. They're everywhere. A terrible year after many good ones.
I hope for you next year that up in Arvidsjaur you get a bit of respite from the dreaded myggs, it sounds pretty horrendous for everyone, not forgetting the animals too. Less rain during next Spring might prevent them multiplying too..
Drinking lots of wine usually helps....it's a pain to do, I know.