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How to Protect From Bug Bites?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 9/17/2019

Bugs are most common in the spring and summer months when the temperatures outside are warmer. Unfortunately, they can also be quite a nuisance if you like to spend a lot of time outside with your family. With the variety of bugs out there, it is important that you protect yourself and keep yourself guarded when you are outdoors. These few tips will help to prepare you for that long hike or barbecue that you plan to do this upcoming weekend. You will find that not being surrounded by bugs makes your entire trip a lot more enjoyable.

The first step to protecting against bugs is to try to avoid attracting them. For example, perfumes and deodorants will both attract bugs to where they are swarming around you. Be sure to avoid wearing perfumes or heavy deodorants when you are going on a hike or attending a barbecue. Also, avoid putting a lot of styling products in your hair as the bugs are attracted to all of these sweet smells. By avoiding these products, you will be able to avoid any and all of the bugs that happen to be attracted to them when you are outside.

The next thing you will want to do would be to use a good quality bug repellent that will get the bugs away from your body. There are a variety of different repellents on the market that will do the job for you. The most popular is your basic bug spray made with deet. If you would rather not smell like bug spray all day, they do sell citronella patches for your skin as well as clip-on citronella fans that can be attached to any belt. Be sure to buy a product that is of high quality so that you know it will work.

Being bitten by bugs while on a hike or at a barbecue can be a recipe for disaster when it comes to enjoying your summer. The most important thing for you to do would be to avoid even allowing bugs near you by using the right products and avoiding other products that could lure insects in.

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