What can it be that keeps biting me?

[NormanH]

Let's hope it isn't the ' Le moustique-tigre'

which has just colonised the south and is predicted to spread rapidly all over, giving rise to infection with nasty diseases previously thought to be tropical such as Dengue or Chikangunya

http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2010/09/26/01016-20100926ARTFIG00223-un-deuxieme-cas-de-chikungunya-sur-la-cote-d-azur.php

[Théière]

Not too worry Norman, the spiders will keep the mosquitoes at bay

http://www.physorg.com/news7133.html

[cooperlola]

Crikey, this is getting more and more like the old woman who swallowed a fly every minute.[:)]

[mogs]

Well, more bites! A couple of mossie bites (I use the Aspiven on these which seems to help for a while) and more of the other bites!

Why do some of them have "track" marks, like something digging in spikey feet and leaving a mark as it walks across, before getting its feed.

Another problem, also have mice so why can't the mice eat the beasts that are biting me???

BTW with 3 cats who are well fed they're not interested in the mice!

[Théière]

[quote user="mogs"]mice so why can't the mice eat the beasts that are biting me??? [/quote]

The snake will eat the mice, well the 1.5m one that likes to live under the hot water tank does [:-))]

[mogs]

Please could you bring your snake over here to play (and eat) my mice??? It's about the only critter that I haven't got, and I so want one.

LOL

[NormanH]

And Bed bugs are back in Paris:

http://www.lefigaro.fr/environnement/2010/10/04/01029-20101004ARTFIG00430-paris-et-new-york-face-au-fleau-des-punaises-de-lit.php

[Edward Trunk]

You can't see aoûtats - they're too small. Keep your grass down, shower immediately after coming in from the garden (they take a while to climb up and find their target) and wash clothes. I used to put sulphur on my shoes and trouser legs - they hate it. You can buy it in garden centres.

[mogs]

I avoid all areas of the grass outside, only go to the washing line which is on gravel so how come I'm STILL being attacked.

[Edward Trunk]

Have you had problems with processionary caterpillars? Do you have pine trees in your garden, or are there any close by in your neighbours'gardens? Even when the caterpillars have left their nests, the nests are still full of their hairs and these float down and cause irritation, for months afterwards.

[Théière]

Coops, what is the french for borax please?

 

[cooperlola]

Le borax!

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borax

[Jonzjob]

[quote user="Edward Trunk"]Have you had problems with processionary caterpillars? Do you have pine trees in your garden, or are there any close by in your neighbours' gardens? Even when the caterpillars have left their nests, the nests are still full of their hairs and these float down and cause irritation, for months afterwards.[/quote]

This is one of the times of the year when you don't have to worry about the pine processinary. They go through 5 stages of caterpillar and on the first 2 they don't have the hairs, they grow during the third. At the moment are only just hatching. Now is a good time to look for the eggs that coat the pine needles though. Just pick them off and crush them. as you say, you can get hit by the hairs from the old cocoons though. I burned one that had fallen out of one of our trees a couple of days ago.

TP, if you re-read that bit about the spiders it says that they go after mossies after they have had a blood feed, so they have already bitten someone. Normally not me 'cause I have bin told they only go after bad blood [6][8-|] OH gets bitten though [blink] so if there's one in the bedroom then no peace for me till it's dead![:-))]

[Théière]

[quote user="cooperlola"]

Le borax!

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borax

[/quote]

Thanks Coops, wiki in french very helpful.

[Théière]

[quote user="Jonzjob"]
TP, if you re-read that bit about the spiders it says that they go after mossies after they have had a blood feed, [/quote]

Yep, thats justice, bite me and suffer a worse fate of being eaten alive!!!!! but wrapped in sticky silk.

[helen82]

If those red spots aren't caused by mosquito or fleas,  I think that your liver may get hot. You should take some Boganic or drink cool water, eat fresh vegetable to cure these red spots.