>>317338>>321185>>316576>>316582>>316619Vanilla. I've heard about it and tried it - works. Get some vanilla extract (one you get for a cake), mix with some water (do not dilute it too much), put in a small container with a spray pump and use it.
Deet works magic.
Jungle Formula is a good brand name.
I usually don't mind insects. But there's been a few times in my life when enough was enough...
Outside of malaria infected areas, the Black Fly is the one to be really pissed about:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_flyThese don't suck on blood - they rip the skin to lick it... In scotland I found them in such quantities that valleys and woods looked like covered in fucking fog. Nothing helped!
When in large swarms, they can even lead to death in children and hospitalization for adults - all in our "western" world.