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Mosquitos

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  • 16-06-2009 1:17pm
    #1
    Gerbud
    Registered Users Posts: 279 ✭✭


    Sorry if in the wrong thread mods....

    Are there currently mosquitos in Ireland (Dublin) with this humid weather?

    I'm eaten alive :eek:


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    [Deleted User]
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    The short answer is yes.
    I'm not an expert on this but I know from foreign friends that know mosquito's well that they are in Ireland.

    I've been stung by those yokes since I can remember.
    I don't think they are as disease carrying as they would be in more tropical climes.


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    Gerbud
    Registered Users Posts: 279 ✭✭Gerbud


    Deleted User wrote: »
    The short answer is yes.
    I'm not an expert on this but I know from foreign friends that know mosquito's well that they are in Ireland.

    I've been stung by those yokes since I can remember.
    I don't think they are as disease carrying as they would be in more tropical climes.

    Thanks!

    Any quick fix to stop the itching?!


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    Mothman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,498 ✭✭✭Mothman


    I use an antihistamine cream call "Anthisan" to stop the itching. Works well for most people and I think I'd be suicidal without it!!

    IIRC, there are about 20 species of mosquitoes in Ireland.


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    boomerang
    Registered Users Posts: 3,189 ✭✭✭boomerang


    I find "Eurax" cream from the chemist very good to relieve the itching. And I take a Piriton tablet (anti-histamine) to quell the reaction and that helps too.


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