![]() During World War II, people were wondering how the Japanese soldiers bear the leech bites in jungle warfare. Heard this from the villagers in Long Pasia. Pic: To see if tobacco can kill leech, I sprinkled some tobacco leaves on a leech and it died in less than a minute. If you wear the sock, leech may crawl on it but it’ll halt moving after a while due to the poisoning by tobacco. Soak the socks in the tobacco water overnight. Put it in a container and soak it in water (but not too much). Spend a few dollars to buy some grinded tobacco leaves from the tamu or pasar (local market). If a leech crawls on your leech sock, then you can spot it and get rid of it.įYI, you can buy anti-leech socks online:Ĭlick Here to read “How to use and where to buy anti-leech sock?” if you want to get a pair of leech socks Basically it is just an oversized sock that you wear it over your pant as outer layer to cover the opening of your sock and jean. In the beginning, I thought this sock contained special chemical to drive away the leech, so I spent RM15 to buy it (expensive!!!). Anti-Leech SocksĪnti-Leech sock is the MOST effective way of preventing leech bite. Below are some of the tips that I collect so far.Ībove: Tiger leech gets its name from its orange stripesĪbove: a fully-fed happy brown leech 6 Ways to Prevent Leech Bite 1. I still hate leech today, so I never stop asking the experienced trekkers how to avoid leech bite. I was first bitten by the forest leech when I was on the way to Poring waterfall. Leeches don’t kill but they are extremely irritating and disgusting blood suckers. Some of us might get bitten by leeches when we trek in the Malaysia forest.
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