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Old 09-10-2009, 05:43 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Bugs?

Just wondering about bugs on the island... You know... the relentless, carniverous kind! I'm used to more plush caribbean destinations and wondered if the desert environment would minimize major bug problems?
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Old 09-10-2009, 06:44 PM   #2 (permalink)
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mosquitos occasionally especially after prolonged rain

common house flies

sometimes those red ants that bite

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Just wondering about bugs on the island... You know... the relentless, carniverous kind! I'm used to more plush caribbean destinations and wondered if the desert environment would minimize major bug problems?
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Old 09-11-2009, 11:57 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Bugs not bad at the moment

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No rain, so no mosquitoes. A few small sand flies. Nothing else. Only get's bad if a hurricane passes close by.
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Old 09-12-2009, 07:23 AM   #4 (permalink)
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No - there are mosquitoes around - don't kid yourself. They find
my husband and a friend very tasty and they are getting bitten.
So if you are "one of those tasty" people - bring some bug spray.

Also depends where you are on the island - near a mangrove?
Bring the spray. Actually - bring something purse sized because
you never know where those little buggers like to hang out!
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Old 09-12-2009, 03:27 PM   #5 (permalink)
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lol... thanks, all! Good to know. Will pack the bug screen, just in case!
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