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JMor99
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Status: offline |  Posted - 18 May 2008 : 21:49:44  
| | Hi: Does anyone know if there is any insect problem with villas near lakes. Would I be better off to find one away from lakes? Looking to rent in June 08. Thanks. | | Report this post to a moderator |
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Carla
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Status: offline | Posted - 18 May 2008 : 22:27:48
| My home backs onto a lake and we never see any more insects than anywhere else. There's a lot of wildlife on a lake that's anxious to eat insects! If you rent a lake home then you're likely to see turtles, bass, egrets, heron, wild turkeys, numerous types of small birds, water snakes, alligators, raccoons and armadillo - all of whom use the lake for one reason or another. |
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blott
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Status: offline | Posted - 19 May 2008 : 02:39:33
| I too have a home on two lakes (front and rear) and there are no bugs inside our pool net screen - I don't do bugs myself and I wouldn't have bought the house otherwise. 
There's great fishing though and lots of other wildlife to spot including, in our case, ducks with ducklings as well as the usual lake life - we even have our own herd of deer! Our neighbor was telling me just yesterday that there's a a particularly huge turtle that's about four feet in length also that he's spotted.  |
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sheenallan
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Status: offline | Posted - 19 May 2008 : 04:02:22
| Not that I am pregudiced (Spelling)? as we have a villa overlooking a small lake but i would go for one everytime,like blott we have a duck with ducklings and i have spent many a hour looking at them and all the other wildlife such as the ananga bird (spelling)? commanly known as the snake bird it dives down for fish and is under for ages when it comes to the surface it looks just like a snake that is about to strike,we have friends with a villa on Southern Dunes who have a privacy wall!! which they paid extra for and when they come to visit they spend most of the time just gazing at the lake.
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Pegasus928
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Status: offline | Posted - 19 May 2008 : 13:40:54
| We always try to get a villa with a lake or conservation view (much nicer than watching other holiday makers swimming in their own pool only a few feet away) and have never had any problems with insects, bugs or otherwise.
We always tend to book a good couple of years out as these are the types of villas that go early - so I'm not sure how successful you will be getting one for June this year 
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sundowner
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Status: offline | Posted - 21 May 2008 : 14:18:29
| I have a terrible allergy to mosi and insect bites so have to be very careful.
The screen around the pools does do a very good job and should be ok. However, if I am near water go out of the screen I get bitten to death (I exagerate there, I have never died yet ). Have found a repellent now that seems to keep them at bay unless I am walking by a lake etc and they always find the bit I have not sprayed.
The wildlife around the lakes are fascinating to watch too, so unless you have a bad allergy for when you go outdoors, I would say it would be a nice place to stay. |
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Robert5988
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Status: offline | Posted - 21 May 2008 : 16:52:49
| A question like the OP's on a Forum full of Villa Owners will get the 'Mandy Rice Davies' response!!
Anywhere near lakes in Florida(indeed most tropical/sub-tropical countries) and you get loads of insects - many that bite!!! In fact you have an insect problem everywhere in Florida - particularly at night - it is just that there are more near open water. So getting a Villa away from a lake will not solve your problem.
You simply have to take precautions, you don't leave windows open, sweep up any crumbs of food or the ants will find it, use insect repellent etc etc. The pool screens as stated above work well. | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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Katys Grandad
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Status: offline | Posted - 21 May 2008 : 17:56:25
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Originally posted by sundowner
The wildlife around the lakes are fascinating to watch too, so unless you have a bad allergy for when you go outdoors, I would say it would be a nice place to stay.
Of course, 1 of the reasons why there is so much wildlife near water is...lots of insects!!
I do find the screens to be a great help but if you're out of doors in the evening in any tropical climate, you're fair game. |
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steph_goodrum
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Wold you believe one of the things recommended to keep the mossies at bay is Marmite (you eat it not put it on your skin) or Vitamin B6 tablets. If you Google it you'll find lots of research that supports it so if you like Marmite it's worth a try.
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I have a terrible allergy to mosi and insect bites so have to be very careful.
The screen around the pools does do a very good job and should be ok. However, if I am near water go out of the screen I get bitten to death (I exagerate there, I have never died yet ). Have found a repellent now that seems to keep them at bay unless I am walking by a lake etc and they always find the bit I have not sprayed.
The wildlife around the lakes are fascinating to watch too, so unless you have a bad allergy for when you go outdoors, I would say it would be a nice place to stay.
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Susan J
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Status: offline | Posted - 21 May 2008 : 23:39:52
| The best thing for keeping mossies away is Avon Skin so soft oil -yep really -and it smells okay too!
As for home near a lake -well my home backs onto one, so I may be prejudiced, but it is so beautiful -the early morning mist as the sun rises, the gentle breeze in the evening -and the open aspect-as well as the ducks and birds. I have stayed in both kinds of homes, and prefer the lake outlook -as for the mossies -well they'll find you in Disney more than by a netted pool cage! |
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blott
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Status: offline | Posted - 22 May 2008 : 01:44:17
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Originally posted by sundowner
The wildlife around the lakes are fascinating to watch too, so unless you have a bad allergy for when you go outdoors, I would say it would be a nice place to stay.
Of course, 1 of the reasons why there is so much wildlife near water is...lots of insects!!
I do find the screens to be a great help but if you're out of doors in the evening in any tropical climate, you're fair game.
That's not strictly so... herons, eagles, etc are there for the great fishing and aren't in the least bit interested in bsects!
I've just returned from our home in Florida and we have an airboat pest service which goes onto our lakes regularly and sprays against mozzies in the breeding season.
Hence we've never been bitten in Florida. But we always are when visiting anywhere else, such as Europe.  |
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Katys Grandad
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Status: offline | Posted - 22 May 2008 : 05:21:32
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Originally posted by Katys Grandad
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Originally posted by sundowner
The wildlife around the lakes are fascinating to watch too, so unless you have a bad allergy for when you go outdoors, I would say it would be a nice place to stay.
Of course, 1 of the reasons why there is so much wildlife near water is...lots of insects!!
I do find the screens to be a great help but if you're out of doors in the evening in any tropical climate, you're fair game.
That's not strictly so... herons, eagles, etc are there for the great fishing and aren't in the least bit interested in bsects!
I've just returned from our home in Florida and we have an airboat pest service which goes onto our lakes regularly and sprays against mozzies in the breeding season.
It's about the food chain. Of course those birds aren't there for the insects but it's 1 of the main reasons the fishing is so great! Just ask any fisherman what the most effective lure is and they'll tell you something that looks most like a flying insect. No doubt you've heard of Fly Fishing?
Interesting that they spray against insects when it isn't a problem. |
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