I've been bitten!

[Alice]

Marmite eaten daily reduces the incidence of bug attacks..(seriously.. based on research)

? 'cos you are too busy being sick to go outside?

Yuk! Who can eat Marmite. Double Yuk !

[MrsC]

i always react really bad to bites, i look deformed at the moment, not much meat on my bones which makes it worse! and its soooo itchy!!!!!!

[HeyWayne]

Marmite eaten daily reduces the incidence of bug attacks..(seriously.. based on research)

I go through about a jar every week and a half. A good helping of Marmite on 4 slices of toast every morning (except weekends), so I'm not sure that works...

Heywayne
It wouldn't be red ants would it? I got bitten a while ago, felt it and looked down, unfortunately hadn't got my glasses but it didn't seem winged and it was reddish, whatever it was.
Didn't react as badly as you, but my calf swelled up, horrible hard area behind the bite and the itching was terrible for at least a week.
Sue

It could well have been red ants, whilst I was on the plot I turned over some earth only to discover the ground turned red with white specs in it. I'd uncovered a red ants nest...

I've posted some photos of my feet (you luck lot!) on my blog. I pretty cheesed off - forgive the pun, because I'm pretty much house-bound for the weekend at least - on nurses (and wife's) orders!

Whatever it was, I wish I'd squished it now!!

[Nicos]

Ouch!!

[mandyballantyne]

HeyWayne,

That looks realy painful, hope it gets better soon.

I am just going over to the plot now and yes have changed from flip flops to boots! I am covered in midge bites now which are driving me mad but no where like you foot.

Take it easy and keep taking the AB's

Mandy

[JennieAtkinson]

That looks really painful Heywayne. Hope it heals soon. A lesson for all of us.

[Geo]

Looking at the image on your blog

It could be horse fly bite...



Geo..

[Alice]

Commiserations HeyWayne. Hope that gets better for you soon.

[kernowyon]

Malaria used to be common in britain, read your history, it was referred to as "ague".

there are two types of mossie native to britain that are capable of transmitting malaria, and as peter said, it used to be quite common esp in the south east. if it was to come back it would probably be this area again that would be affected first.

[Sue]

Oh great
Foot and mouth and now malaria to worry about.
And thankyou Geo for that picture, will have nightmares tonight
Sue

[SimonCole]

there are two types of mossie native to britain that are capable of transmitting malaria, and as peter said, it used to be quite common esp in the south east. if it was to come back it would probably be this area again that would be affected first.

I thought it was just the female Anopheles... What are the British ones?

[kernowyon]

should have made it a bit clearer, both british mossies are Anopheline mosquitoes (An. plumbeus and An. atroparvus) and are quite capable of carrying both Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum. there are over 60 species of Anopheles mosquitoes that can transmit malarial parasites worldwide. you are quite right that it is only the female of the species that transmits the disease.

[MrsC]

HeyWayne just looked at ur pics, think it it a horse fly, i had one last year on my hand and it was just the same, took about 3 to 4 weeks to go, sorry to share that with you, it was badly infected and left quite a scar on my hand. hope it gets better soon! take care, sue x

[HeyWayne]

Thanks for all the well-wishes, appreciate it.

Danmed annoying more than anything, it's started to go down a bit, but it's all starting to bruise now (see attached piccie). Just miffed that I had to stay away from the plot all weekend (and for a fews days yet I'd wager!). Anyhoo, my first ever tomato showed it's face, so there is some good that has come of this weekend!

Quite a few people have suggested it's a horse fly, but I thought they were huge blummin things. Whatever it was that bit me was no bigger than a large ant.

[Sunbeam]

I react badly to most insect bites and so does my son...something has a munch at him the other night, and he came up with large angry looking welts on his back and we were called into the office at his nursery to explain them!