Gnat bites

You remembered correctly, Grannylin. I think the 'bombs' worked reasonably well but they also acquired a spray of some kind. In about 4-5 hours they declared the house a vermin-free area. The two cats, when subjected to thorough examination, appeared to have no fleas on them and the carpets and beds upstairs were the infested areas. Downstairs the floors are, fortunately, solid wood without carpets. Fleas have indeed developed an immunity to Frontline.

I seem to remember Annobel that you recently came back from holiday and you son had a flea problem in his house.The same thing happened to my daughter when she got home last night and she has had to come and stay with me.She spent ages last night on Mumsnet and it seems to be a very common problem at the moment.Did the 'bombs' he used work?Her cat is the problem and it seems that fleas have become immune to Frontline, the usual cat de -fleaer and the warm, damp weather hasn't helped.

It would be interesting to know why some people are more attractive to biting insects than others or is it that these seemingly impervious people the bites don't come up. Anyone know?

At this time of the year, I've always got itchy bites/lumps here and there, and although I can never see the culprits, can feel them creeping on me. We have a lot of bushes and trees in the garden, o that's probably where they're lurking, ready to pounce. I bought some Tiger Balm the other day (Boots had it, thankfully) as suggested by Bags, and I must say, it's really helped! Other 'arf was quite interested when he saw the jar, saying that it was banned from the squaddies when he was doing his National Service, as in those days it used to contain a narcotic, and the boys used to put it on the end of their tongues for a 'hit'.....he didn't, of course....

I think this is a bad year. I'm used to being eaten alive but this year it's happening more often and the bites seem to be bigger and more inflamed. ATM I have 3 on my legs and 2 on my arms.

Midges only bother me by getting in my hair, ears, eyes, nose...you name it. But bites don't show up on me. The worst were in Torridon, rising out of the heather in clouds after rain.

Ah, but the Scottish variety of midgie is a different kettle of fish, which is why we`ll never go back to Loch Lomond between June and September, I was nearly eaten alive! It almost ruined our holiday that year. And yet, during 3 summertime visits to Kintyre, we`ve had no sight of the little beggars. And I still recommend common or garden vinegar to stop the itching, as long as you don`t mind smelling like a chippy, which doesn`t bother me at all.

No worse than usual in Scotland. Only have the usual motley collection of bites on each limb.