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Thanks, though the doctor looked quite alarmed at the blistering which looked like multiple bites in a line the first time it happened which suggested something like a bed bug
She is a mosquito magnet though i haven’t been bitten yet...
Mr_Smyth-
Tbh no way to tell, re bite patterns and reaction, bar seeing the bugger that bit you - this comes from watching a lot of people being bitten in a lab setting. Your reaction varies depending on species of insect, how long they feed and how much you scratch (knowingly or inadvertently). Hope she feels better soon though, blistery bites are no fun.
jupiz
Could well just be mosquitos - there are quite a few about (including the London underground mosquito - Culex pipiens molestus) which will bite people, especially just before winter when they're about to go into hibernation. Either way the boots bug spray tends to be ok, and the ones containining icaridin/picaridin or IR3535 tend to be less overpoweringly smelly than DEET/citronella based ones.