Horseflies are here - and this is what to do if you get bitten

[Northerner]

While summer may have hit the region it appears it could well have brought along a new batch of bitey insects to plaque us when we're outside.

Wasps, bees, and midges might seem bad enough but it seems the horsefly, known as clegs, are the latest trying to leave us with nasty bite marks.

And it is even more important to make sure you know what to do if you're bitten as experts warn you have to avoid the bites becoming infected.

According to the Manchester Evening News some people can suffer extreme allergic reactions to horsefly bites.

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/horseflies-here-what-you-bitten-1728898

 

[mikeyB]

I was once bitten by a horsefly in a private hospital waiting room back in the 90s. The lesson I learned from that is not to wear shorts in a private hospital waiting room.

Never been bitten since.🙄

But then, I’ve never been in a private hospital since.🙂

 

[Robin]

Horrible things! Daughter and I smother all exposed parts with skin so soft, and the horses get a citronella spray, which helps, but last week one of the pesky blighters ( the fly, not the horse) bit daughter's leg through her thin jodhpurs. Itched for a week, she said, and I don't even think it got a proper mouthful. We stole a march on them this week, went out early while it was still coolish and breezy, before they were awake.