Mosquitos?

[firsttimer]

Hi, are mosquitos ever a problem? We will be going over Easter and staying in a villa. I don't know where it is (somewhere in Kissimee area) so don't know whether we will be near lakes or ponds.
I have some plug in mosquito vapourisers, so I can easily take these if necessary.

[athurstance]

We go over at Easter and I've never noticed any mosquitos. You get the odd bug but they are kept out by the pool screening and I've never seen anything like that inside the villa.

[Carla]

I've been a regular in Florida since 1995 and have only ever been bitten a couple of times and my home backs onto a lake.

When you are swimming or sunbathing, you'll be under the screening, so the bugs can't get at you. Walking around the Parks etc. during the day has never been a problem for us at all. The main danger time seems to be early evening (that's when I've been bitten, getting from the car into restaurants), so if you are particularly sensitive to mossies then you could either cover up with thin clothing or use a repellent like Veet (I think that's the one!!).

[Angua]

Hi, firsttimer

Have to say that Hubbie and I have never suffered from Mosquitos on our visits to Orlando, whether in lakeside hotels or villas and in different seasons. However, as a precautionary measure, we do use a mild Mossie repellant when enjoying an evening by the pool, when we remember!! Certainly we've never had a problem with Mosquitos indoors.

Hubbie was rather badly bitten on a airboat tour of the Everglades many moons ago so if you taste good to Mosquitos, obviously it's a good idea to slather yourself in cream and cover up if you're visiting swampy areas.

Kind regards
Sarah.[msncool]

[firsttimer]

Thanks, that's a help.
We have some insect repellant. (Do you mean Deet?....isn't Veet the hair remover![msnwink]
I was going to ask someone what the covering of the pools is. I assumed it couldn't be glass otherwise the pools would be classed as indoors.

[kay9jess]

my wife gets badly bitten every time we go away,she has tried all the plug in machines and sprays you can buy in the uk.on our first visit to florida in 95 my brother who live there recommended a spray call `cutter` which my wife swears by and has used ever since .

[blott]

Our home is almost surrounded by water and I've never been bitten once by a mosquito in Florida, either inside or outside the net screen or when travelling around without using any sprays, etc. However, when I've been to other European countries, ie Italy, Spain, etc I've been practically eaten alive by mossies!

The pool covering is made of a very fine mesh net which keeps bugs out but let's the weather in. [msnwink]

[chrisj]

We also had more trouble in Europe with them

[Angua]

Since we're on the subject of Mosquitos (pesky critters), I wondered if anyone else has discovered the joys of "Mosi-Guard Natural" repellant. Marvellous stuff and very effective too.

We have to take loads of it out to our US friends as it's a natural product and can be used on babies over 3 months. They say that it's difficult to find products which aren't too strong to use on the kiddies.

You can even buy it online and have it shipped anywhere in the world. http://www.mosi-guard.com/

.....and no I don't have shares [msnwink]..... just went to buy some today in readiness for our trip and this thread made me think of it.

Kind regards
Sarah.[msncool]

[Carla]

quote:Originally posted by firsttimer

Thanks, that's a help.
We have some insect repellant. (Do you mean Deet?....isn't Veet the hair remover![msnwink]

LOL. So with my version you don't get any unwanted mossies or hairs!!

You're right, I knew that it had an "..eet" in it!!