Sunbathers warned over 'Dracula' horseflies that can 'bite through clothes' and 'rip and tear flesh apart'
A warning has been issued over 'Dracula' horseflies that can 'bite right through clothes' and 'rip and tear flesh apart'.
Alice Duvall, from Amesbury, Wilts, said: "Was in my mum’s garden yesterday and this horrible thing landed on my arm and the bite was excruciating. Left a huge red blotch which began swelling straight away. If bite victims who go into anaphylactic shock find their throat swelling they could choke and die if they don’t get emergency medical treatment. The British Pest Control Association has put the horsefly on its top 'Bites to Avoid' list – along with those from the black widow spider and mosquitoes.
The BPCA advises removing standing water close to homes and paddling pools and hot tubs to help fend off horseflies. Pest management company Sentomol warned: "Its bite is considered more immediately painful than that of a mosquito."
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