mosquitos, sand flies and wetas OH MY

[Lil]

They always have Skin-So-Soft (SSS) in every brochure and have done for years, usually towards the back of the book. There are about four "flavours", a Pink "Fluffy" one, a Yellow "Lush" one, but the one you want is the Green "Woodland" one. They always have offers on and in the last book they were buy one get one free.

Also they do have Avon in NZ - http://www.avon.co.nz/

[Moorf]

I'm another who hates bugs and has a HUGE wasp phobia...

Not seen anything remotely scary yet, just the usual flies.... there are lots of wasps on the camelias in the garden but I would be housebound if I avoided going places there were wasps!

Hmm - roaches - do they make it to the South Island :eek My time in Malaysia introduced me to those monsters... don't want to encounter THAT again - remember turning on the garage light there and seeing a black mass move to each corner of the room.... SHUDDER

I too am a mozzie meal... they love me.. and I found Skin So Soft (Woodland Dry Oil only) worked really really well on previous jaunts...

[Raeven]

Not seen anything remotely scary yet, just the usual flies....

Now, Moorf, when you say the usual flies... what exactly does that mean? Are these flies that land with alarming frequency on your food? Are they flies that land on you (horrors)? Or are they the type of fly that is sometimes seen buzzing around the house but not really bothering anything? Do these flies mind their own business, or are they actively trying to climb into your nose, ears or eyes, like they do in Australia? And are we talking about plural flies or the occasional fly?

I hate flies.

Any and all further clarification most welcome!!! - Rae

[Moorf]

You're okay Rae - they're just small, "minding-their-own-business" house flies that don't bother you in any way... in fact, I bought a can of Raid and haven't bothered to get it out yet - only seen 2 flies in the entire house!!

Was a mozzie in the bathroom this morning but he looked fat, and I'm not scratching, so I think he refuelled on Woz

Believe me, if the flies started crawling up my nose I'd be crawling back on a plane home!!

EEEWWWWWWW...

Having said that, it's cold and early spring so there might be more varieties that I have yet to discover :eek