This mostly in response to jerijo's post. I'm posting it for all because it may be some info that others may be able to use. I feel you on all those noseeum bugs that you described. They are also known as biting midges. I'm allergic to them too. Since May I have been getting ate up by these hum hum hum hum things . . . noseeums; but it seem that for me the one that causes a bad allergic reaction are the black ones. They are so small you'd think they were grains of black pepper.
Oh and these fly too. The tan ones and the rice like ones; I believe are sand fleas. They love moisture Like right after a rain; these creeps come out at night. Literally. I have been getting them in my hair; they love to fly up my nose, crawl around my mouth and actually go into my ears. At my job the roof has a leak which is quite obvious to me since there are large water stains on the corner ceiling tiles that were once white. A couple of times when it rained hard I heard and saw water gliding down the wall. But the entertainment and feast that was not for me but it was me came shortly after it stopped raining on those nights.
Those umm umm little tan noseeums and the white rice like noseeums had me going absolutely nuts for a couple of weeks when I worked nights. Now of course there are people that try to make you feel stupid or ignorant. Oh let me see, uh that would be the most extremely all knowing maintenance staff at my job. Because I was the only one that reported being attacked by biting midges. I even specifically described these creatures. The response I'd get was: "there's nothing we can do" in a very patronizing tone.
So I did the Walmart and Home Depot search and buying of pesticides because after less than a month I started getting bit by these midges at home now. Nothing I bought worked. I researched so much on line and in books that I felt like I was back in College. Did I mention that my Bachelor's Degree is in Biology and Chemistry? I guess I should have told maintenance that too. Anyway to protect me from getting bitten and having to go to the doctor only to be prescribed Prednisone; I tried every insect repellent, even 'skin so soft' which did nothing for me. But a lotion base was close to what I needed. I found on a website for the many uses of Eucalytus that Eucalytus oil mixed with Conola oil keeps the pest away from me more than anything. I like what fgleich suggests about squirting the cedarcide oil in the ear.
I've started using Eucalyptus oil in my ear and on my hair as well as continuing to keep it on my skin; it seems to help a lot. And it's been easy for me get the midges out of my ear that had gotten in my ears last week. The only pesticide that I have found that works of which I finally went to a wholesale/retail sale store for professional Exterminators and I purchased Precor 2000 plus premise spray per the owner's suggestion.
It works so long as you don't bring anymore midges home with you when you leave and return home, like I have been doing. Them midges are hoping in my book bags and purse and going home with me as I was informed would happen by the owner of the pesticide store. So I spray at least once a month inside and I purchased an environmentally/animal friendly spray for outside. I hope these suggestions help you or someone here. Let me know. I'm still doing research.
I've included pics of the white rice like milky midges that I have been coming out of my ears because I have been drowning them with my Eucalytus oil mix. ... View related article.
