Insects

[chrizzy100]

A reminder to anyone using anything with Deet in it.......read the bottle and follow what it says to the letter....

Something with a large amount of Deet is only for deep woods....and must be washed off every few hours.....its really not needed for every day use in FL........

[Steve and Dawn]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by ellie
Goodness me! We must have missed something on our trips to Florida. Apart from the odd mozzie bite - certainly use insect repellant at the Epcot firworks - we have never seen anything but the odd ant.

As everyone has said, our house, too, has regular pest control measures and as long as you don't leave food on the pool deck you really don't need to worry. It appears to be very effective.

We have a sweet little gekko which appears now and again in our house - good insect catchers, and on the pool deck we often see huge and very beautiful dragonflies hovering over our heads. But never seen a snake.

As far as mozzies go they will always be found near water, so best to be prepared, whether you are in Florida or the UK.

But for the best mozzie bites I can thoroughly recommend Cozumel - visiting the Mayan ruins a couple of years ago we stood with a party of Brits listening intently to the Mexican guide. Then we noticed people leaving rapidly and the group getting smaller - on looking down we noticed huge bites on our legs and elsewhere - and it didn't take long for us to join the exodus. The poor man was left talking to himself!

Seriously, though, do not worry about being eaten alive by insects. Use a deet product and Boots also do a little gadget to 'zap' bites should you get bitten - can't remember its name but its pretty clever - you put it on the bite and click and it gives you a sort of pin-prick shock which if you repeat it takes away the irritation. Am sure someone will know what its called! If you do happen to get bitten then get some anti-histamine pills from the Walmart pharmacy or such like.

Have a great trip!


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We have got to agree with you ellie, in the 14 years we have been going to Florida we have yet to see insects on the scale described. Apart from, as you say the odd mozzie bite (From Kennedy Space Center as it is a Nature Preserve and they don't interfere with the wild life)[msnscared] Seen a few ants nothing major though. The Little Lizards are plentyful and quite cute. We have always gone ranging from September thru to January. So maybe it's a more seasonal thing.

You will have a great time Adam. Enjoy![msnwink]

Steve & Dawn