Am I the only one getting eaten alive by mosquitoes?

[Anonymous]

Is it mosquito season or something?!? In the past few weeks I cannot go outside without getting eaten alive... and this is in the evening, not even at night. I can't even keep my windows open at night, mosquitoes come through the screen! I like to keep one cracked but I have been getting bitten to death. Just now I walked outside for like five minutes and got four bites. I killed one that was lingering near my head but my legs got bitten.

So annoying. Come on cold snap.

[Anonymous]

ME TOO! I just got 5 bites in less than 5 min while I was outside! It is horrible! And on top of that, I get scars mark from the bites.... UGH!

[Anonymous]

Thank you! I thought I was going crazy. My BF does not seem to be bothered... I had one terrible night recently where I left my window cracked and got bitten all.night.long. I woke up and there were a bunch of dead mosquitoes in my floor lamp.

[aprilmayjune]

hmm haven't had any problems here.. I grew up in Maine, and every summer it's BRUTAL up there... So maybe I just haven't noticed in comparison..

[Anonymous]

OP and second poster here... I live on Capitol Hill and it's kind of low (despite the hill) and marshy... I hadn't had this problem earlier in the summer so it must be the season for it. I just can't wait for the first frost

[Anonymous]

Yes it is really bad. The kids and I get bitten alive in 5 minutes and my husband never gets bitten. I heard that mosquito's bite those that give off more carbon dioxide.
Here is an interesting link:
http://www.webmd.com/allergies/features/are-you-mosquito-magnet

[Anonymous]

OP here. Interesting link! Thanks!

Now I am inside with the windows closed and feeling phantom bites. Great!

[Anonymous]

They haven't been too bad where I live, but there are tons by the home of the boys I nanny for. By the time I walk in the front door I usually have several bites on my legs, and if we try to play in the backyard we get swarmed. They're even bad in full sunlight there - I think they are breeding underneath someone's porch or something.

[Anonymous]

They have been so bad in MD since early June, that I have to wear long sleeves, pants, full socks & sneakers, and a mosquito netting hat in the yard. And I still get bitten. Little bastards bite my wrist if it shows at all between the gloves and sleeves. I feel like I garden in a sauna. However, I was outside in shorts for 5 minutes yesterday and got only 3 bites. A miracle. Maybe they are finally dying off.

[Anonymous]

It is so bad that I almost never even go outside anymore. I have always been a mosquito magnet, but this summer has been insane. I was outside unprotected for maybe ten minutes, and when I came in I counted forty-six bites, basically covering my entire arms and legs--yes, forty-six; I counted them. And these weren't little bites, they were the giant welt-type bites. My husband said it was a miracle I hadn't gone into anaphylactic (sp?) shock.

[Anonymous]

This is the worst time of year for mosquitos. For some reason, the bites linger longer too -- I have four enormous welts (like fist-sized) on my upper thigh right now. they haven't shrunk in three days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is the worst time of year for mosquitos. For some reason, the bites linger longer too -- I have four enormous welts (like fist-sized) on my upper thigh right now. they haven't shrunk in three days.

OP here, mine look like huge welts too, when I put some ointment on them they go down in about 30 minutes and look kind of like zits. I have them on my chest, wrist, and ankles right now... attractive. I made the mistake of leaving my windows open the past few nights because it was so cool out and got bitten all night long. I have taken to wearing repellent at night now and keeping my windows closed until all the ones inside die off.

[Anonymous]

I've been eaten alive all summer. Many times in the morning walking to the car. I've had more bites this year in FFX County than I ever had for 7 years in Gaithersburg. It reminds me of summers growing up in Anne Arundel County where there is a lot more water.

[Anonymous]

what takes away the itch -- not kidding, did not believe it but it works instantly ... get a fresh basil leaf, bend it so it is moist and rub on the bite. Smells decent too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:what takes away the itch -- not kidding, did not believe it but it works instantly ... get a fresh basil leaf, bend it so it is moist and rub on the bite. Smells decent too.

Interesting. I may try that, but ironically, I am bitten most often while tending my tomatoes and basil plants ... the mosquitoes have gotten more food out of my garden than I have!