First of all, there are many insects in New Zealand. Among of all insects, I focus on “Sandfly”. Anyway, people generally call the insect “Sandfly”. To tell the truth, the name is officially “Blackfly”. There are 13 species in New Zealand, two of which bite humans. The others prefer biting such as penguins, bats, and seals. They locate their prey through sight and smell and it is only female “Sandfly” bites. They need blood to produce their eggs. So, they use their jaws to stab the skin a pool of blood is created, this is lapped up with their tongue. Their saliva contain an anticoagulant that causes the irritation to our skin. So, it sounds like mosquitoes.
Now, I’ll introduce some simple things we can do to avoid the tiny itchy bites.
1.Cover your skin 2.Always wear a hat 3.Cover yourself in “Botanica”, “Botanica” means this is the best “Sandfly” repellent as it has natural ingredients and does not contain the Deet chemical. 4.Put “Botanica” on your hat 5.Take your “vitamin B” 6.Eat Marmite or Vegemite 7.Avoid wearing dark colors Lastly, what was worse, there are “Sandfly” in Japan too. The insect’s name is “Buyu” in Japanese. So, please take care.
Now, I’ll introduce some simple things we can do to avoid the tiny itchy bites.
1.Cover your skin 2.Always wear a hat 3.Cover yourself in “Botanica”, “Botanica” means this is the best “Sandfly” repellent as it has natural ingredients and does not contain the Deet chemical. 4.Put “Botanica” on your hat 5.Take your “vitamin B” 6.Eat Marmite or Vegemite 7.Avoid wearing dark colors Lastly, what was worse, there are “Sandfly” in Japan too. The insect’s name is “Buyu” in Japanese. So, please take care.
