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Hi, I'm due to go to Malaysia in a weeks time. To Penang and Sibu. The mosquitoes in Penang are no problem for me. If I recall correctly, they are about the same as the ones in the UK in the summer, but all year round there obviously.
However, the ones in Sibu are about an inch in length, the size of my thumb. And when I get bit by them I get a ring of redness/itchiness about an inch in diameter and it gets so bad that about half the time I get the swelling of puss where the bite mark was a day after.
So, I had a look in my pharmacy today and saw some "Jungle Formula." On the ingredients it stated "50% DEET."
Anyone know of anything more potent/effective? I will use it at night and when I go out during the day.
At night also I am temped to try the leaving a bowl of animal blood in the room for a kind of sacrifice/don't bite me, take the blood instead tactic. Anyone know if this is effective?
However, the ones in Sibu are about an inch in length, the size of my thumb. And when I get bit by them I get a ring of redness/itchiness about an inch in diameter and it gets so bad that about half the time I get the swelling of puss where the bite mark was a day after.
So, I had a look in my pharmacy today and saw some "Jungle Formula." On the ingredients it stated "50% DEET."
Anyone know of anything more potent/effective? I will use it at night and when I go out during the day.
At night also I am temped to try the leaving a bowl of animal blood in the room for a kind of sacrifice/don't bite me, take the blood instead tactic. Anyone know if this is effective?