Villas near lakes, or not?

[JMor99]

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.

[caroline]

All the pools have insect screens around them which keep out any 'critters' and although we're not on a lake we have stayed in homes backing onto lakes and have never noticed anymore insects there than anywhere else. If I were you I'd choose a villa based on the facilities and location and wouldn't give the insects another thought[msnsmile2]

[florida4sun]

A lake makes no difference to the amount of insects. All pool homes have a pool screen to keep them out anyway


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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.
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[Carla]

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.[msnsmile2][msnsmile2]

[KarenScott]

I too have a home on a lake and can only confirm what Carla has said. I notice no more insects around our home than other non lake homes that I have visited and stayed in however you will see more wildlife on and around the lake area making it a relaxing base for your Florida holiday.

[mfairhurst]

Most of homes in FLORIDA with pools have screens round them so you can sit out at night and not be bothered with insects of any kind .
It does not make any difference if you are near a lake or not so do not worry .
MAUREEN
www.onlinefloridavillas.com/villas/1683.aspx

[blott]

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. [msnwink]

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.

[sheenallan]

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.

Sheena.

[SteveandJan]

We too have a small lake and don't have problems with insects. We saw lots of turtles this Easter in the small lake to the rear of our villa. We love the view and wildlife. Hope this helps.

[neild292]

I agree with eveything the others have said; the pool screens mean the insects are not a problem and you get to see a lot more wildlife if you have a lake or conservation view

Neil and Sharon