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<blockquote data-quote="Bullwinkle" data-source="post: 599724" data-attributes="member: 9564"><p>They're pretty thick at the moment. In previous years I ended up with pretty significant swelling from their bites, so did a bit of research. </p><p></p><p>Apparently they have sharp piercing mouth parts that they use to actually chew a hole in your skin. Anticoagulants and chemicals in the flys saliva prevent our blood from clotting while they slurp it up. T.</p><p></p><p>March flies are attracted to dark blue, so it is advisable to avoid wearing blue and other dark colours. Light-coloured, loose fitting clothing will provide some protection when March flies are present.</p><p></p><p>Insect repellents containing DEET or picaridin are the most effective. I personally use Bushmans spray. When using a detector, the hands seem to cop a lot of bites, so I always remember to give them a good spray.</p><p></p><p>They can produce an allergic reaction so taking an antihistamine if you get reaction is advisable. </p><p></p><p>They're bastards!</p><p></p><p>Mozzies are worse around the old diggings that hold stagnant water. I try to avoid them by detecting further up in the scrub.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bullwinkle, post: 599724, member: 9564"] They're pretty thick at the moment. In previous years I ended up with pretty significant swelling from their bites, so did a bit of research. Apparently they have sharp piercing mouth parts that they use to actually chew a hole in your skin. Anticoagulants and chemicals in the flys saliva prevent our blood from clotting while they slurp it up. T. March flies are attracted to dark blue, so it is advisable to avoid wearing blue and other dark colours. Light-coloured, loose fitting clothing will provide some protection when March flies are present. Insect repellents containing DEET or picaridin are the most effective. I personally use Bushmans spray. When using a detector, the hands seem to cop a lot of bites, so I always remember to give them a good spray. They can produce an allergic reaction so taking an antihistamine if you get reaction is advisable. They're bastards! Mozzies are worse around the old diggings that hold stagnant water. I try to avoid them by detecting further up in the scrub. [/QUOTE]
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