Gibbs River Road Mosquitoes

Hi Bat. We are going up there in Aug/Sept 06 for our first run. All the reading Ive done so far suggets "YES!!!!!" Everybody has some remedy but long looose fitting shirts and slacks seems the best if worn at dawn and dusk. Most sprays (Bushman etc) should do the trick. Some people suggest start taking Multi Vitamins a month before you go - Vitamin D is especially mentioned. Have agoo d trip and take care.

I stopped at a real lovely little rest area in Dec 2004 called March Fly Creek rest area and the flying type was not the issue but the crawling type.....biting GREEN ANTS, could not even sit at the tables, Freshies in the stream there too

Doug

Did it June/July 2004. No problems on the Gibb River Road but up near Derby the Mossies were as big as Galahs. You could have filleted em for brekky.

Had a problem with sand fly bites in Papua New Guinea last year. Had same problem at Wingan Inlet. They love me. Met a chap on the plane back from PNG who said he had trouble with sand flies when fishing in north Queensland. He took vitamin B1 on someone's suggestion the next time and had no problems. I spoke to a local chemist and did internet search. B1 works for some people. Some people also say garlic.

Yes. Take this seriously.

I and many others in Broome contracted the Ross River number the year before last. It's not fun.
Collyn Rivers

For keeping sand flies away we have had success with a 50/50 mix of detol and baby oil.