What did you do in the garden today?

[Rick589]

I just got home so nothing has been done yet

You completed getting home, that’s something.

 

[jxp]

My eyes swell almost shut: my face, arms and hands get itchy and red and swollen.

Must you come in physical contact with them or is it some sort of chemical they give off when they're present in volume or ????

Do antihistamines help?

 

[WthrLady]

My eyes swell almost shut: my face, arms and hands get itchy and red and swollen.

BINGO. I'm ok with the native ones, but not the orange ones. I got sprayed in the face swatting at one crawling on my cheek, thinking it was a fly out in the barn. I smelled ladybug and ARGH! sigh of relief when I saw it fall and was a bright RED one. Phew. But STINKY

 

[pennyJo1960]

I stop breathing over mushrooms,
Hey Gardeners hope all are well.

 

[Sally PB]

Beekeepers outfit? Man, these things bite right through my clothes

TSC sells a small amount of beekeeping equipment, including a jacket that would foil mosquitos. But... it is warm. It's a medium weight canvas with elastic around the waist and cuffs.

Me in my bee jacket, on the right.

 

[CatInTheHenHouse]

I miss the hoverflies; I had aphids covering one of my kale plants. Really not keen on growing it again.

And I think I need to harvest the melons this weekend whether they’re ready or not. The vines are dying off so if they aren’t they never will be, and I’d like to put the frost cloth away.

 

[dirkandlorie]

TSC sells a small amount of beekeeping equipment, including a jacket that would foil mosquitos. But... it is warm. It's a medium weight canvas with elastic around the waist and cuffs.
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Me in my bee jacket, on the right.

My new summer outfit, lol! I'll dress up real pretty in one of those outfits and flip off all those mosquitoes ha ha

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Must you come in physical contact with them or is it some sort of chemical they give off when they're present in volume or ????

Do antihistamines help?

The insect itself or the dust from them when they die.
Many years ago I had a swarm of 15-20 land on me, and I'm not a person that scares easily but I learned real quick that wearing light colored clothes attracts the little jerks.
Tonight, when my husband got home from work he ran out and sprayed bug poison, and vinegar soap water all over the outside of the house. Still, I've killed 6 of them inside today. I also sprayed some peppermint oil I just got today around the window sills, doors, and air conditioner. I know it's overkill but I really really hate them.
My husband mixed a batch of vinegar soap water for me so I can kill some tomorrow and every day as needed.

 

[jxp]

The insect itself or the dust from them when they die.
Many years ago I had a swarm of 15-20 land on me, and I'm not a person that scares easily but I learned real quick that wearing light colored clothes attracts the little jerks.
Tonight, when my husband got home from work he ran out and sprayed bug poison, and vinegar soap water all over the outside of the house. Still, I've killed 6 of them inside today. I also sprayed some peppermint oil I just got today around the window sills, doors, and air conditioner. I know it's overkill but I really really hate them.
My husband mixed a batch of vinegar soap water for me so I can kill some tomorrow and every day as needed.

I'm sorry you're going through this population boom. I hope you, @WthrLady and anyone else affected by them stay safe and protected.

 

[WthrLady]

@BirdsBeesTrees I get a huge welt when the Asian ones bite, you??