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Message: <blockquote data-quote="miahara" data-source="post: 1463271" data-attributes="member: 256148">From personal experience a high %DEET repellent does work against mosquitos and midges. Most folk do get bitten but some react more than others and reaction to bites can be reduced by taking antihisthamine tablets. We spend quite a bit of time in the Scottish Highlands where midges can be a major problem and also on  a Greek island where mozziies can be a pest. I don't react much to bites but my wife does and she takes the pills which help a lot.And if you do get bitten by a mozzie or midge, you can console yourself with the thought that you are feeding a hungry pregnant female as the males don't feed on blood <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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