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shazza67
09-10-2010, 13:16
Hi everyone, we are off to Orlando on Thursday, have never been in October before, will we need to take any insect repellent?
Thank you
Shazza :-)
E. Cosgrove
09-10-2010, 16:12
Never been troubled by Mozzies in Orlando period , let alone Oct and we go at the end of Oct every year.
They usually love my hubby[msntongue] and he has not been troubled either[msnsmile]
CarolAnn
09-10-2010, 17:08
Just got back and no mozzies..usually go last 2 weeks of October and can honestly say in 20 years, no to mozzies [8D]
My husband attracts mozzies and we were sat outside Market Cafe in Celebration one evening and he was bitten to death. If we go there now he always uses repellent after dusk which is when they are prevalent. He does not use a repellant anywhere else but the lake at Celebration attracts them.
Sandra
sunseeker
09-10-2010, 20:39
We have been several times in October over the past 10 years and can tell you that there are mozzies about, my wife has the scars to prove it. We usually buy insect repellent when we get there from Walmart, OFF! is the brand we use.
Dave
Also going on Thursday and I'm a mozzie delicacy. We always go in October but have to say we have never been bothered by them or seen any.
eagleydo
09-10-2010, 21:13
I use too be a mozzie magnet but the when we were out in Florida during hurricane Jeanne I was advised to take garlic tablet every day. Start this day before we fly and take every day of our stay. Have not been bitten now for years.
We take garlic tablets every day, still get bitten. I think if you are anywhere near water then there will be mossies whatever time of year you go. We always use Off.
Robert5988
09-10-2010, 22:51
Anywhere there is water - at dawn and dusk/nights you will get bitten if you are on their diet!!
The screens around all the pools are there for a purpose!
Well Shazza, you have conflicting reports. It is upto you whether you take precautionary measures.
Have a great time, the weather is perfect here at the moment.
Sandra
steph_goodrum
10-10-2010, 01:25
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by eagleydo
I use too be a mozzie magnet but the when we were out in Florida during hurricane Jeanne I was advised to take garlic tablet every day. Start this day before we fly and take every day of our stay. Have not been bitten now for years.
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Marmite is another repellant.
Avon skin so soft is supposed to be really good too.
On our very first visit in 87 as we got to checkin we were handed a leaflet by the Virgin checkin staff about the prevalcence at that time and the worry of west nile virus and we were advised to take insect repellant with us (boots were doing a roaring trade). Whenever you have a sub tropical climate there is always the chance there will be some around.
freddiehollie
10-10-2010, 02:10
We have used "Avon Skin So Soft" for a while now with great success[msnsmile2]
CarolAnn
10-10-2010, 03:03
Have to say for our recent trip I did take mozzie spray with us as we were going at a time of year we hadn't been before, didn't use it once or have a problem. It makes sense that if you spend time near a lake that they might be around, guess I am either in the theme parks,in the malls,by the sea on in the pool..[msnwink]
FraserLynn
10-10-2010, 11:36
The presence of mosquitos in Florida is just a myth perpetuated by all of the retail stores who have to sell all the repellant and mosquito killing items that they stock.
Of course they could just stop stocking them (as everyone knows mosquito's hate warm, humid damp environments with plenty of stagnant water around) but instead they have decided that they are best dedicating their valuable retail space to selling products that no one needs. The thing that really amazes me is that despite their sophisticated systems tracking what they do and don't sell, they all stock this stuff. They must be really stupid [stupid2]
Of course I could have this wrong[msnwink]
Katys Grandad
10-10-2010, 12:01
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by FraserLynn Of course I could have this wrong[msnwink] [/quote]:D:D
No, I don't think you do Fraser. It's been widely reported that there has never been a single spotting of a mosquito in the Central Florida area.[msnwink]
I know they do inhabit the Gulf Coast area through because I've been nibbled at a few times but I can honestly (and genuinely) say that they don't seem to be a problem on the Atlantic Coast.
FraserLynn
10-10-2010, 12:18
The plot deepens....
I am in London at the moment and phoned the local corner shop to ask if they stock Mosquito repellent. The guy who answered the phone said "don't be stupid, there are no mosquitos here".
It seems that he has managed to understand a basic retail principle that Walmart, despite it's sales of $410,000,000,000 last year has missed! They should employ him :D<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:I know they do inhabit the Gulf Coast area through because I've been nibbled at a few times[/quote]But Phil, can you be sure that it was a mosquito not a member of staff from Wallmart sent out to nibble you so that they could justify their poor product selection process?
I smell a conspiracy [msnwink]
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by FraserLynn
I smell a conspiracy [msnwink][/quote]What you smell is that the County has to treat all standing water like lakes, etc in populated areas which stops the mozzies biting and also has the added advantage of getting rid of them. [msnwink]
FraserLynn
10-10-2010, 14:35
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by blott
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by FraserLynn
I smell a conspiracy [msnwink][/quote]What you smell is that the County has to treat all standing water like lakes, etc in populated areas which stops the mozzies biting and also has the added advantage of getting rid of them. [msnwink]
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Ahhh, that makes sense, I thought it was Bull S**t I could smell[msnsmile2]
I'd say the summer months are the worst for mossies, and usually shortly after sunset more than in the day. Carolyn tends to get bitten more than me, but rarely gets bitten after the summer months. Now the weather is less humid we are rarely seeing a mossie.
I general, you wont get bitten around the parks as they spray repellant over night.
At night, in Crescent Lakes where we live (and probably also some other villa communities) large trucks go around all the roads and spray tonnes of mosquito repellant in to the air and on to the trees and grass areas which makes a big difference to the number of mossies.
shazza67
10-10-2010, 16:44
Wow that certainly started something! Lol [:I] thank you all for your information, I am a bit of mozzi magnet! I do have a bottle of skin so soft in the bathroom cupboard go I think I will pop it in my bag just in case! :D
Thank you all again [8D]
Shazza
The only time I have been bitten by mozzies was when we watched a shuttle launch, at the Space View Park, near Cape Canaveral. We had arrived very early to stake out a place to sit, and as we got things organised we all began to jump about - the mozzies had decided we were a great breakfast. The park is right by the water and the mozzies must have thought they had died and gone to heaven when we all arrived to see the launch. We nipped over to the CVC pharmacy and bought some insect repellant and that sorted it.
Mind you, a few mozzie bites was well worth the amazing spectacle of seeing the shuttle launch.[msnwink]
PS Steph, I'd rather be bitten by a swarm of mozzies than go anywhere near Marmite! :D
FraserLynn
10-10-2010, 19:22
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by shazza67
Wow that certainly started something! Lol [:I] thank you all for your information, I am a bit of mozzi magnet! I do have a bottle of skin so soft in the bathroom cupboard go I think I will pop it in my bag just in case! :D
Thank you all again [8D]
Shazza
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Shazza, on a serious note, Avon So Soft is the best stuff we have come across. We are plagued with them in Shanghai between May and December and it is the best way of keeping them at bay we have found.
I love Marmite Steph, but I am not sure that I would want to smear it all over myself before I leave the house... might scare the mosquitos off, but I suspect all the local dogs will be following me [msnscared]