Could those bugs be what we call Punkies? Some people call them Black Flies. They are bigger than a gnat and look like a tiny fly. They are vicious - and - hungry. They drill holes thru your skin and sometimes they bleed. They like the edges of your face(around your hairline) and the edges of your clothes. They appear before the mosquitoes. They leave when the mosquitoes are in out in force. The first time I got into them I looked like I had the mumps - my neck swelled up so bad it disappeared. My legs were also swollen. Hai Karati (an old men's after shave) works well as a repellant. So does Avon's Skin-So-Soft. My parents had a business near Alex Bay, NY (on a lake) where these bugs were horrible. The aftershave and SSS were in every fisherman's tacklebox. After the bite, use calamine lotion or spray with any cleaning agent like windex, Mr. Clean, etc.(something with alcohol in it). I hope whatever they are, they leave soon. I HATE BITING BUGS - I'm alergic to mosquitoes so I spend the entire summer scratching. |