Dealing with foreign insect bites?

If you’re heading to tropical countries, these insect travel tips have saved me a lot of pain and itchy frustration.

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I have a background in pest control and I travel frequently to tropical destinations and encounter insects or creatures that leave itchy bites on a regular basis. I picked up a lot of tips while working in the industry and stumbled across a major trick that helped me handle the horrible side effects of losing a round to biting insects.

• Where possible, don’t leave your suitcases on the floor. They’re called ‘creepy crawlies’ for a reason. If you place your suitcase on the suitcase stand, you’re far less likely to take home or carry hitchhikers of the insect kind. Make those horrid creatures walk. This won’t work 100% of the time but you’re trying to mitigate the risk.
• Purchase local insect spray. You’ll find that the insect spray will be formulated to tackle the local insects. We tend to buy a can of insect spray in whatever country we’re in and use it liberally in the room and on the outside of our baggage. Different products work better on certain insects and your home-purchased product may not be designed or formulated to tackle *all* the local insects.
• Understand the difference between a knockdown and a barrier…