| Native New Zealand Sandfly
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| | 1. Cover your skin; Cover your arms and
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| Maori name: Namu
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| | legs with long sleeve garments
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| Family name: Simuliidae blackfly
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| | 2. Wear a hat; Always wear a hat
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| There are 13 species in New Zealand, two
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| | (sandflies don't really go for your face)
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| of which bite humans: the others
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| | 3. Cover yourself in Botanica; this is
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| preferring penguins, bats, and seals.
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| | the best Sandfly repellent as it has
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| They locate their prey through sight and
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| | natural ingredients and does not contain
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| small and it is only the female sandfly
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| | the Deet chemical.
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| bites. She needs blood to produce her
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| | 4. Put Botanica on your hat; Cover your
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| eggs so using her saw-like jaws to stab
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| | hat in Botanica
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| the skin a pool of blood is created, this
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| | 5. Take your vitamin B; Sandflies don't
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| is lapped up with her tongue. Her saliva
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| | like vitamin B
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| contains an anticoagulant that causes the
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| | 6. Eat Marmite or Vegemite; Marmite and
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| irritation to your skin. Eggs are laid in
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| | Vegemite the table spreads contain
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| fast flowing water. The males congregate
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| | vitamin B. Some of this on your morning
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| in shady humid bushy areas and live off
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| | toast might also help. You would have to
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| sap and nectar.
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| | eat a lot of this to make it your only
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| Sandflies are located in wetter areas of
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| | form of defence
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| New Zealand and can be pests, but are
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| | 7. Avoid wearing dark colours; Sandflies
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| effectively controlled by use of an
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| | go for dark colours
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| insect repellent.
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| | Botaniac has natural products and is
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| The West Coast of the South Island and
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| | available at health food stores and some
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| the Fiordland area has sandflies that
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| | Pharmacies (drug stores). Botanic is
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| will "eat you alive". These New Zealand
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| | available in a spray on or roll on and
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| tiny sandflies are not generally lethal
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| | with sunscreen. It is a white bottle with
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| but they are very annoying.
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| | a blue lid. Botaniac smells nice.
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| You must be prepared with protection or
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| | I hope this prepares you for your sandfly
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| the little flies will drive you mad.
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| | defence. If you keep these little
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| There are some simple things you can do
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| | creatures away you will enjoy some of the
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| to avoid the tiny itchy bites.
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| | most beautiful spots in the world.
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