Comments on: Yellow flies are back!

By: tln

tln — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:57:49 +0000

We’re in Belize and they call them doctor flies here. I don’t really like asking for hemorrhoid cream at the local drug store☺ (they keep it behind the counter), but it WORKS. We’ve learned to keep a tube handy so that it can be applied immediately.

By: Candice

Candice — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:05:24 +0000

I have been in St Joe Fl for the past 2 weeks. The bites I have are severe and at times drive me crazy – dime if not nickel sized welts! Especially at night. My feet,ankles and calves are so hot and itchy I have to soak them in the epsom salts in the middle of the night.When I ingested Benadryl and have soak them in Epsom salts and blot with calamine lotion – The relief lasts about two hours – then it returns! They seem to multiply! Going to the store to try Listerine. I love the Gulf Coast but this sucks! I could be on the beach w/ my husband – he gets nothing – I am covered with itchy welts! There has to be some chemical reaction going on. Anyone? Anyone?

By: Peggy

Peggy — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:26:17 +0000

I think I was bitten by those same yellow flies in the Guatemalan jungle. I got the blisters and my foot swelled quite badly. Four days later, after coming home, I landed in the ER with chest pains. Has anyone ever experienced a similar type of reaction? I’m trying to figure out if it is related, since the poison from the flies may travel through the body.

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 02:34:45 +0000

yea i have them all over my legs,arms, and back. but i have had mine for almost two and a half months and they wont go away. i went to the doctor and they told me to get this creme that cost $247.00 and i looked a him like he was crazy so i would rather find a different way to get rid of them then pay that price. and i have scratched them until they bleed and then put alcohol on them and it doesnt even burn or do anything. Things that i tried that didnt work; aloe vera, alcohol. peroxide, benedryl,anti-itch, the pink lotion calamone or something like that.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:39:11 +0000

Fresh cut onion rubbed within first few hours will stop it from blistering and itching. The sooner applied the more effective. I am severly allergic and this works like magic!!! I had five bites and within 30 minutes all bites were relieved.

By: Derek

Derek — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:24:26 +0000

I Was at my uncles house at Sana Rosa beach just outside of San Destin and got bit several times on my ankles ,calf and elbow.You never see or feel them when they bite,but the next day I just iched like hell.The little basterds are worse then even poison ivy.The beach was no problem,but go a little ways inland and watch out!They are vary prosistant to.And Off repelant doesn’t seem to help much either.I hope they never make it up here to Birmingham AL.

By: A.D.

A.D. — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 04:42:57 +0000

I never heard of yellow flies until I got bitten twice yesterday at a relative’s house. The bites aren’t swollen but they are red and a little itchy. I have some Benadryl and lidocaine jelly — they are working fine. However I’m not sensitive/allergic to such things; if my children or husband were bitten it would be another story. All I can say is, I’m glad it was me.

By: cynthia

cynthia — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 12:37:17 +0000

Where can I find a mosquito Magnite, we have yellow flies here in Va., also, they are horrindous, can’t go outside without getting bit, the Listerine helps some but they still get me & my daughter.

By: lynn

lynn — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:34:28 +0000

You do not have to spray paint anything black. Use a 3 gallon black nursery pot. Run string through the bottom holes, hang in tree so it’s upside down, and then apply your tangle-foot. Also, call your local Ag. Center, for the tangle-foot, the last few years I have been able to get this for free.

By: Ronnie

Ronnie — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:44:06 +0000

I tried everything until I read the post about the Listerine…..it worked….I ran out of Listerine and had a bottle of Scope…I used that on the Yellow Fly bites and it worked also…didn’t swell up or itch any more……I did the good hot shower with Dial Bath Soap first then put the Scope/Listerine on the bites, and no more of anything….I have also used the Listerine and Scope without that bath and it worked really great….now I keep a bottle of both in the car and the truck…never know when you will need it….breath or bites….lol.

By: Walton Outdoors

Walton Outdoors — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 01:15:32 +0000

Marie,
We are not a medical reference and certainly cannot offer recommendations. These comments are simply that, comments on various remedies that have worked for folks. This is the first we have heard of yellow flies in CA. Yellow flies are typically found in wetland areas in the southern U.S. and never found in swarms. I would suggest you seek a professional opinion. Good luck to you.

By: Marie

Marie — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:19:08 +0000

I am a photographer, and yesterday, while doing a shoot at a mountain lake, I got bitten by a small fly/flies at least six times on my right leg and thigh area. I was wearing long pants and knee socks, and hiking boots. I didn’t realize anything until my husband showed me his bite, which looked like a scab, surrounded by a raised read bump. When I got home, and took off my gear, I realized that I, too, had been bitten. From reading the other posts, it seems that we might have been bitten by a yellow fly. In my photos, the lake, where I was taking photos, shows almost a swarm over the water. This area with these nasty flies is Grey Eagle, CA. I had already tried ammonia, and it worked for about 2 minutes. I kept putting it on, but the relief did not last. After reading the posts, I tried Watkins Liniment. That was about 10 minutes ago and I am still itch free. Should I see a doctor? Do these flies spread diseases? I am highly allergic to a variety of things, so I am a bit worried. I may wait and see if the liniment works.

By: mike

mike — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:45:09 +0000

Yeah them bastards hurt I got stung about 50 times they are bad in coden Alabama

By: bennie

bennie — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:30:42 +0000

I used somethine call cura chrome on my bites, i got bit sunday june 5 and didn’t itch again until tuesday then the swelling started the cura chrome was given to me by and older woman, it came in a little brown bottle, the cure chrome i purchased from my pharmacy was different and had to be reapplied after a few hours, but i used and preparation h and cure chrome and today is june 8 my bites are only red with hardly any irretation.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 20:41:20 +0000

I have been bitten on both of my eye lids so a lot of these remedies will not work for me as I don’t want to put rubbing alcohol, ammonia or onions on or around my eyes. Does anyone have a suggestion? After reading a few post I am trying the aloe, from my plant, I have been taking benadryl and put beandryl cream very carefully on the bites but it has been a week and the itching is terrible, my lids are red and the skin is getting dry and flaky and last night they started swelling. I am a site to be seen! I guess I will go to the doctor tomorrow??? I guess it is an infection?

By: ann

ann — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 04:33:29 +0000

I found something new this year for those painful bites. One drop organic oregano oil… Apply only on the center of bite area. This oil is very strong do not rub over entire area or you can dilute with a little almond oil. Works great.

By: Debra

Debra — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:59:37 +0000

I found that Comet spray gel bathroom cleaner will take away the sting and reduce the swelling in about 15-20 minutes after it is applied. I was bitten so many times on my legs one afternoon and reached for whatever was the strongest in my cleaning cabinet and have been using it ever since that day. I hope it works for others as well as it does for me.

By: Yellow Fly Bites are Nasty

Yellow Fly Bites are Nasty — Sat, 28 May 2011 00:02:28 +0000

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