Mosquitoes and Marmite

I wanted to share something of the stranger side of being in Africa. I knew there would be mossies in Africa and I knew I would get bitten. However what has unfolded in my life has been quite strange. I had several bites in the first couple of weeks - and then I discovered in a supermarket that you can get Marmite. This triggered a memory of someone recommending that Marmite was a natural mosquito repellant. I remembered asking at the time 'You don't mean to spread it on do you?'. They reassured me that they meant that you eat it and the mosquitoes steer clear as they want a victim which doesn't smell of vitamin B. This was all going ok and hardly had any bites until a couple of weeks ago I just got bored and tried cereal instead... BIG MISTAKE!! Here's what I think happened. The marmite-hating variety of mosquito came back with a vengeance and I got bit 4 times on one foot. I took evasive action and immediately started eating my own bodyweight in Marmite in order to combat these little beggars.

You would think that was an end to it - but no....the story gets worse. It seems that the Marmite hating mosquitoes have learned that the rule of 'Marmite - Love it hate it' is relevant to mosquitoes too and they must now love it. I now have no less than 12 - YES 12!!!! bites on both feet. I have also suffered a complication. I now have elephantiasis in both feet - so much so that I couldn't put shoes on attend a special service today.

Any advice would be gratefully received - but please don't say to try repellant - I'm trying to be all natural about it.

Thanks

John