[bowlingal]

skin so soft by Avon works wonders!

[MandoMan]

Originally Posted by tbrock555

I have read a lot about the bugs there. Most of my life in NYC and the last few in North Jersey I know there is nowhere near the bug situation that is there, yet every summer I get eaten alive, they like something about me, don't know what. My question is what are the things you guys do down there to combat the bugs. Not talking about homes, but on your person. Are there any kind of bug sprays, repellents, lotions, etc. that you would recommend? Any other remedies? Are some areas worse than others with bugs? Thanks for any suggestions.

Come on down, don’t bring any bug spray with you, and if you happen to run into any mosquitoes, deal with them then. I sat on a lawn under some trees at sunset a couple months ago and started feeling something was jumping onto my legs, but those are the only bugs I’ve seen in my time here. The Villages seems to be a blessed bug-free isle.

[SeaCros]

Welcome to Florida and bugs like people from up north for some reason. Deet products work well.

[oemsp1]

Originally Posted by tbrock555

I have read a lot about the bugs there. Most of my life in NYC and the last few in North Jersey I know there is nowhere near the bug situation that is there, yet every summer I get eaten alive, they like something about me, don't know what. My question is what are the things you guys do down there to combat the bugs. Not talking about homes, but on your person. Are there any kind of bug sprays, repellents, lotions, etc. that you would recommend? Any other remedies? Are some areas worse than others with bugs? Thanks for any suggestions.

Bugs will carry you away down here.

[GaryKoca]

Love bugs are annoying and can wreck the finish on your car. Just go to a hardware store and get The Boss Love Bug Eraser from Ace or another hardware store, and use that on the front of your car, and it should be fine.

[kendi]

We live South of the turnpike. Mosquitoes were terrible here this year. Couldn’t go outside at dusk or after without getting bit. Even with Deet repellent they got me under my sleeves. Often had 5 or more bites at one time. Neighbors experienced the same.

[Lindaws]

What bugs? We have no flies or mosquito. The geckos seem to eat them.

[Jerry Leinsing]

Latter part of 2020 we had millipedes all over the driveway and many in the house. Got every kind of spray to kill them. Not a scratch. Spray directly with Wasp Killer and other pretty powerful stuff and then just keep on crawling. Dean’s happened to come and I asked our guy what he can do. NOTHING kills them. He gave me some paper sticky boxes to put here and there. The bugs crawl all over the place, back and forth, and if the box just happens to be in the path, that’s it. They are stuck, curl up, die. Looked up the bug and they do no harm. They eat dead vegetation. Don’t have any dead vegetation that I know of inside. Outside, yes. They stopped being prolific about a month or so ago. Last week saw one, just one, that was 1-1/2” long in hall. Don’t know where they come from. Been here about 5-1/2 years. Never saw these before last year. Interestingly enough, I don’t see the anoles going after them.

[Annie66]

When our kids were small, they'd get eaten alive by mosquitos. When they bathed, my bride would squeeze a few drops of garlic juice in the tub. That kept the critters away and you could not smell the garlic on them. If you're not a bath person, then this doesn't work.

[Villages Kahuna]

We’ve lived here for sixteen years. The “love bugs” are an irritant each May and September, but they seem to be worse in new areas because of new sod. (The sod farms don’t treat for insects.)

But in all the time we’ve lived here I can’t recall getting a mosquito bite.

[coconutmama]

Originally Posted by tbrock555

I have read a lot about the bugs there. Most of my life in NYC and the last few in North Jersey I know there is nowhere near the bug situation that is there, yet every summer I get eaten alive, they like something about me, don't know what. My question is what are the things you guys do down there to combat the bugs. Not talking about homes, but on your person. Are there any kind of bug sprays, repellents, lotions, etc. that you would recommend? Any other remedies? Are some areas worse than others with bugs? Thanks for any suggestions.

We live between 44 & 466A. In winter months no problem. But when it is summer or spring (muggy) dusk & dawn are very active times with mosquitoes. The County sprays, but it doesn’t do much. We wear long pants/sleeves when walking the dog at those times. If you keep moving it isn’t too bad.

We try not to use Deet. Forgot about Avon Skin So Soft. Good idea, fellow posters!

[michaelUK]

Originally Posted by tbrock555

I have read a lot about the bugs there. Most of my life in NYC and the last few in North Jersey I know there is nowhere near the bug situation that is there, yet every summer I get eaten alive, they like something about me, don't know what. My question is what are the things you guys do down there to combat the bugs. Not talking about homes, but on your person. Are there any kind of bug sprays, repellents, lotions, etc. that you would recommend? Any other remedies? Are some areas worse than others with bugs? Thanks for any suggestions.

Living in Marsh Bend and the mozzies were fierce round Christmas time. I fought off three of them within a few minutes of leaving home. Seem to be at their worst under cover of darkness though they’re visible daytime as well. Needed a chair and a whip to keep them at bay - and I’m only partially joking.

[Grill Meister]

Originally Posted by tbrock555

noseeums?

Some people refer to them as "noseeums". Most refer to them as "sand flys" and some as "sand fleas". They are extremely small flying bugs and have a terrible bite. They are most common in the salt water marshes and swarm out of the marshes when the wind dies and at night. They itch like hell and take a while to stop. They ain't fun, but I don't think you will find any around The Villages.

[diamond2005]

Originally Posted by tbrock555

I have read a lot about the bugs there. Most of my life in NYC and the last few in North Jersey I know there is nowhere near the bug situation that is there, yet every summer I get eaten alive, they like something about me, don't know what. My question is what are the things you guys do down there to combat the bugs. Not talking about homes, but on your person. Are there any kind of bug sprays, repellents, lotions, etc. that you would recommend? Any other remedies? Are some areas worse than others with bugs? Thanks for any suggestions.

Stay in NYC!

[wmcgowan]

Originally Posted by tbrock555

I have read a lot about the bugs there. Most of my life in NYC and the last few in North Jersey I know there is nowhere near the bug situation that is there, yet every summer I get eaten alive, they like something about me, don't know what. My question is what are the things you guys do down there to combat the bugs. Not talking about homes, but on your person. Are there any kind of bug sprays, repellents, lotions, etc. that you would recommend? Any other remedies? Are some areas worse than others with bugs? Thanks for any suggestions.

Take extra vitamin b (thiacin I think) everyday - bugs dont like it

Also:

Repellants with DEET (N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide) reduced the attractiveness of the volunteers' hands to mosquitos by the largest margin. Rather than killing them, DEET makes it hard for biting bugs to smell us, says the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It is safe for use on adults and children.

Of the non-DEET repellants tested, one with oil of lemon eucalyptus and p-menthane-3-8-diol (a chemical found in fruit that smells similar to menthol) also worked well to deter hungry mosquitos.

And what about the vitamin B-1 patch? These scientists found that 300 milligrams of vitamin B-1 transferred through the skin from a patch did not repel mosquitos. Other studies with vitamin B-1 supplements taken orally have shown inconsistent results. Perhaps that's because some people have more natural mosquito-repelling odors than others.

Researchers at NMSU did find one surprise, however. A perfume called Victoria Secret Bombshell (ingredients unknown) strongly repelled mosquitos for more than 2 hours.

So, although vitamin B-1 hasn't been shown to be the most effective to repel mosquitos, it's not likely to harm you if you try it. While the usual daily recommendation for thiamin (vitamin B-1) is 1.1 to 1.2 milligrams a day for women and men respectively, the doses given to protect against mosquitos is around 300 milligrams a day. Excess amounts are excreted in the urine and there is currently no evidence that high doses of B-1 taken orally is toxic.