The incognito Blog
Arriving at our hotel in Ay, in France, I asked the ubiquitous question, “do you have mosquitoes here?” To which the receptionist replied, “no, there es no water for them to breed.” However in my experience this sort of reply usually means diddly sqat or not a lot –in India nearly all hotel staff will tell you there’s not a mosquito problem- its bad for business. So, l was unsurprised to find a specimen bloodsucker in our room the next day, which was promptly caught under a glass & left on the table as we were going out. Unfortunately the maid released the critter and I got a bite during the night. Its not worth sleeping under a net if there’s only one or two mosquitoes unless there is disease present like in India and Africa OR you suffer from a bad reaction –many people have died from secondary infections from insect bites.
C L O A K E D C = Camouflage – always use when insects are around to cloak yourself from being detected! L = Long-sleeved clothing – wear light-coloured long sleeved shirts and trousers. Then spray on top with camouflage. O = Odour – Wash thoroughly, to minimise your body odour. A = Avoid … Continue reading "Top Tips on Avoiding Bites"
I thought you would be interested that the founder of incognito, Howard Carter, is being interviewed on UK radio stations tomorrow morning to help people avoid getting bitten and talk about a new scientific report. Here’s a short taste, a summary of the report is here. According to the long range forecast the temperature will … Continue reading "Radio Gaga"
The active ingredient in many insect repellents, N,N-Diethyl-3-methylbenzamide, known as DEET, may harm the central nervous system, French researchers said.
Vincent Corbel from the Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement in Montpellier and Bruno Lapied of the University of Angers, both in France, led a team of researchers that investigated the toxicity of DEET.