When gnats start biting you what do you do please help appreciate all answers?

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When gnats start biting you what do you do please help appreciate all answers?

Answer 1

The adult stage is the one which people find to beso annoying and persistent. Eye gnats will regularly land on or around ones eye and nose; black flies or buffalo gnats will land anywhere they can find skin on which to suck blood. Essentially that is all the females want; blood. They will seek this from any mammal they can find and people will often times be their prime target. Though not particularly a fast

flyer, gnats are hard to kill. They are elusive and yet persistent. Swatting at them will rarely get them to leave. In most cases you will have to leave the immediate area if you wish to get relief. The use of a HAND HELD ZAPPER can help; since these pests tend to stay in territories, once you kill off the ones which are active around you, others won't come too quickly.

If you are going where gnats are active, consider some type of preventive application for either your skin or your clothes. A combination of several products will prove to be most effective but results will vary from region to region. For the

skin, use some CITRONELLA LOTION or DEET. Both of these materials will repel gnats and other flying insects and keep them off your skin. The Deet will prove to be longer lasting of the two. Additionally, treating your clothes with some PERMETHRIN will help. This product is repellent to most insects and is a great help at keeping ticks, chiggers, mosquitoes, gnats and most any biting insect away. If you prefer "non-chemical" protection, or if you don't want to treat your skin or clothing directly, the use of either BUG BANDS or BITE SHIELDS will prove helpful. The Bands fit around your wrist and release a light Citronella odor; the Bite Shields are usually attached to your belt and offer better protection overall. If you plan on being at one location most of the time, then some Linalool Candles can really help. Made with essential plant oils, these candles will effectively "block" you from biting pests like gnats. The burning process will release a nice odor to people which is citrus smelling. In the process the Linalool will permeate the area making biting pests like mosquitoes and gnats not able to locate targets. BITE OINTMENT will both take away the itch and help the wound to heal.

You can learn all you would ever need to know about gnats by going to http://www.bugspray.com/article/gnats.ht... .

Answer 2

Try holding up your arm in the air.  Gnats tend to head to the highest point and will at least not be in your face.  I used this technique when I worked outside.  An old timer told me about this - he may have been pulling my leg, but it seemed to work.

Answer 3

Take fabric softener sheets and put them around your neck , around your cuffs of pants and sleeves, I know this sounds strange but it really works! We have hundreds of the little buggers up at our cabin , and the old timers told us about it, for some reason they don't like the scent or something.