JFF: The Worst Mosquito Bite You Have Ever Got?

Last spring I get bit by a deer fly, not just once but like 7 times on my legs. They itched soooooooo much, I would wake up in the middle of the night itching.

Get some tea tree oil that should help the itching stop. Target sells it and health food stores will carry it too.

well, I'm allergic to them, so pretty much all of them are horrible for me. Mine swell up to the size of a base ball and many times I have had to take antibiotics. But last summer I did get 3 on the bottom of my foot (all in the same day) and I they itched so bad I wished I could cut my foot off! It was pure torture!

I'm also super allergic to them... they get 3" to 6" across. Aieeeee!!! Hate those suckers. Their proboscis STINGS! Like a bee sting, and then they itch and swell and ugh! I'd rather be stung by bees. At least those don't itch afterwards.

Thank the powers that be for Avon Skin So Soft Bath Oil (best mosquito repellant on the planet).

Worst ever was a camping trip when I was 11. I stayed in the water as much as possible (hours... my skin sloughed I was in the water so much), so I was the least bitten, but still had to take benedryl every few hours.

Everyone else had hundreds. My mum had over 70 on her tush alone!!!

And one of my cousins??? She's not allergic to them at all! They can bite and bite and bite... and she doesn't even get a flea sized mark!

THAT is the most annoying bite ever. When they bite my cousin.

We went trekking through Costa Rica for a month once. Backpacks and all. I inherited my dad's sweet blood, I guess. Anyway, at any given time I probably had 60-70 mosquito bites on my body. (yes, I literally counted them while there). Anyway, I'm allergic like my dad and they turn a bright red and puff up to an inch in size, each. My legs looked like I'd played paint ball or something. But the worst was I had one on my cheek. This big, one inch bright red itching thing. I was miserable. And they take forever to go away, on me, anyway.

Thats horrible!
I got one on the bottom of my foot one time, I looked like I was dancing trying to itch it on the floor all the time. Ugh so annoying!

Wash the bite area with cold soapy water. Then wash the area with warm soapy water. Then wash it with hot soapy water.

I would put rubbing alcohol on the skin when I went out, to repel the mosquitos.

BTW, its the female mosquito that bites. The male mosquito doesn't have the mouth parts to do it. The mosquito uses the blood in the reproduction process. The higher in sugar your blood is the greater the chance you have of attracting the mosquito.

If you want to get rid of the mosquitos, and don't do this if endangered species depend on the mosquito or the larve for food because it works too well, get a bug wacker. I used to live by a stream with lots of stagnant water and therefore lots of mosquitos. I used the 1/3 acre size. Find a place between your home and the water source and hang the bug wacker about head high. Go to your local butcher and get 8 oz of beef liver on a styrofoam tray. Ask the butcher for extra blood and be prepared to get a funny look from the butcher. When you get home put the tray of liver (throw the plastic covering away) underneath the bug wacker. Attach it with duct tape or rubber bands, just don't use anything metal. When dusk falls, turn the bug wacker on and retreat to the house. The next morning, turn the bug wacker off and get rid of the mosquitos. (When I did this I had so many mosquitos I couldn't see the bug wacker light.) I cleaned out the bug wacker each morning for about two weeks before I was finally able to see the light in the morning. By the end of three weeks I could swim in my pool without mosquito repellant and wasn't bothered by mosquitos.(Don't hang the bug wacker within 20 feet of the house.)

The bug wacker thing was so effective, I didn't even have to turn it on the following year. If you have questions, please e-mail me.

Good luck to you and yours.

I got about 8 on my back once - all where I could not reach them! I am also allergic to "Certain" ones. They swell up like a golf ball under my skin. ICE ICE ICE is my best friend - freeze them to stop them itching. Also keep a tube of oragel in the fridge. It cools and numbs the bite at the same time. I scratch till they bleed, especially on my legs at night, so does 1 of my daughters. Strangely enough European skeeters never bit me. I have travelled all over and my friend always got bit and I never did. But here - forget it I am an all you can eat buffet for skeeters. aarrgghh Summer.
M.

Allergic here, too. Worst ones are ALWAYS on my ankles. Right on the outside, over the bone? I always scratch those bloody, almost immediately.

Can't wait for summer.... :)

When I was little (5? 7?) a mosquito bit my eyelid - bad enough, except I'm very allergic to mosquito bites & my eyelid swelled shut & puffed out! It looked like I was hiding a golf ball under there - awful -