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Originally posted by Mikito:
Time for a screened in porch?

Screens don't mean nothin to noseeums. They fly through the mesh.

These are not flying, they are only getting below the knees really

noseeums are ankle biters at least for me, nasty little sting of a bite, unlike a mosquito bite.

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Originally posted by HRK:
noseeums are ankle biters at least for me, nasty little sting of a bite, unlike a mosquito bite.

that's it

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Originally posted by dewhorse:
These are not flying, they are only getting below the knees really

Does long pants stop the problem? If yes, then it's tiny flying insects. If no, then probably fleas or chiggers. Chiggers would be less likely if you were going straight from the house to the porch and getting bitten, I think. I believe they like to hang out in grass/ground cover/plants, and grab onto passersby, whereas a flea can wait on a hard surface and jump on you.

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Originally posted by dewhorse:
These are not flying, they are only getting below the knees really

Do the bites look like these chigger bites?

we have them sometimes on our back deck
small as in tiny beetle looking things when you can see them,

we have a big umbrella on the deck, and use a fan, as well as one of those OFF type smoke coils (Walmart sells a cheaper version that works as well)