mosquitos?

[KarenH]

how come we didnt see any when we stayed in icmeler last summer?

we had no bites between 12 of us, not 1.....

it was a god send as in bodrum, we all got some nasty bites......

karenh

[redrhino12]

They go round and spray everything with some kind of smoke,I think its some sort of parrafin mix.

CLICK HERE

Gene

AND HERE

[honeybee]

i thought it strange i hardly got bit last year as the mozzies love me and i'm fed up with the horrible scars i've been left with

thanks for that Gene, it makes the shortlist for countries to visit again so much shorter

[jivebunnie0]

I have never been bitten by mozzies in Icmeler, but I'm sure the same 3 wait at Dalaman for me each year

[john G]

We didn't get any bites last year in Icmeler. A good few years back we went to Dominican Republic - loads of the little bu_ _ ers and there wasn't any room left on my legs for the mozzi's to bite. It took ages for my wounds to heal.

[Erik The Viking]

not mossies but sand flys...kids raking about in the sand and these little mossie type things got me last year.

[red wine]

touch wood not had any bites in icmeler which is great hate the little lovelies

[KarenH]

thankyou gene, for the link...

i love the lemon spray they use, we used it too, its lovely and fresh.....isnt that supposed to deter them aswell?

Never been bit in icmeler and have been at different times of the year.

[Sue Pryer]

I get bitten sometimes but especially more recently. Think the mozzy lorries have cut back a bit recently.

[KarenH]

i hope we dont get any this year, rich always swells up with them........

fingers crossed....

karen

[blondie]

I am like a virtual magnet for mosquitos - I've still got the scars from where I got badly bitten (and the bites became infected) during holidays in Spain. However, I only got one bite (on my shoulder) while in Icmeler, and the lemon spray stuff did the trick. I think I actually got bitten at the airport while waiting for our transfer to the resort, rather than in Icmeler itself. I was pleasantly surprised, as I normally get bitten to death, even when no-one else does. The little blighters make a beeline for me!

[mazz]

Mozzies normally love me, but the last few years I've not been bitten at all whilst in Icmeler!

Watch out on the beach though, even though I've managed to dodge every mosquito whizzing my way I've been caught at least once each holiday by a dozy wasp.... right in the chest! Pesky things... I always make sure i've got my anti histamine cream in my beach bag now!!!

I don't want to scare anyone, I'm not talking swarms of wasps, just you do see the odd ones!

Mazz

PS - one of the best creams I've found for any kind of insect bite (especially mozzy and wasp vareity) is Anthisan cream - you can get it in any chemist or supermarket here!! Slap it on after being bitten and it calms it down and stops the itch almost immediately.