Midges on Cape York

Very interesting info-thanks. I bought lots of Bushman for the recent trip to the Kimberley because I expected anything and everything that bites (they love my blood). We never used it, either for flies or mozzies or sandflies. Don't pack it for next year's Cape trip, eh?
Ironically, Rid makes me itch for about a week. Itch for a week with Rid or for itch for 7 days from the sandflies...what a choice!
It's sort of like treating a cold...it'll last 7 days if you take something or a week if you don't...!

:)

Might have to research those home made ones that I saw on a thread ages ago...

Robyn
I thought the home made ones were for treating the bites (once you were bitten), primarily to stop subsequent infection rather than a deterrent/protectant per se. Equal parts of Tea tree oil, Dettol and rid from memory.

Mark

Oh!
I certainly do have to do my research then, don't I?!

:)

Probably a million recipes that all work, Robyn? :-)

We had a recipe that we used on our girls when we lived on the Diamantina for a number of years. Sand flies would be pretty bad after a flood, for up to a month, and sometimes more.

Just asked the Boss, and for once she can't remember, but think it was equal parts of Baby Oil, Dettol, and metho. It was used to keep the sand flies off, as well as soothe any previous bites. The youngest daughter was particularly susceptible, and the bites would often became inflamed.

Funny thing, like some of other blokes on this thread, they didn't worry me too much.

2 commercial products we used, with a lot of success, for flies and probably sandies, were "OFF Skintastic" and Nature's Botannical "Cedarwood & Rosemary". The latter product is the ONLY thing for bush flies, though if you apply on the face regularly, it needs a foundation cream of some sort.

Loved your "7 days........1 week" comment, Robyn. :-)))

Bob