Mosquitoes

[Belladonna]

The problem with having warm wind and rain for a couple of days, then no breeze and sunshine is that when you then leave the windows open at night, the flipping mozzies love it!! If you are coming out soon, please remember the anti mozzie plug ins etc, or whatever you prefer to use to keep them at bay when you sleep ~ or try to!

 

[Sparky]

This is a bit worrying, from the Majorca Daily Bulletin

MAJORCA ON TIGER MOSQUITO ALERT

Palma

.—Santa Maria Council has signed up to the atrapaeltigre.com (catchatiger.com) campaign after the first Tiger mosquito eggs were found in Santa Maria this week.

"This year we are going to be monitoring their breeding patterns and breeding zones very closely in order to improve our measures of prevention," the local councillor for the environment, Guillem Ramis explained.


A week ago, a team of experts from Barcelona visited Santa Maria market to inform the general public about the atrapaeltigre.com campaign.


The idea of the initiative to involve the general public in reporting any sightings of Tiger mosquitoes so the authorities can then respond to the problem.


The Tiger mosquito is native to the tropical and subtropical areas of Southeast Asia; however, in the past couple of decades this species has invaded many countries throughout the world through the transport of goods and increasing international travel.


This mosquito has become a significant pest in many communities because it closely associates with humans (rather than living in wetlands), and typically flies and feeds in the daytime in addition to at dusk and dawn.


The insect is called a Tiger mosquito because its striped appearance is similar to that of a tiger.


They also carry a number of viral diseases.

 

[Sparky]

There are some pictures and info about these nasty creatures here Tiger Mosquito -- Asian Tiger Mosquito Facts, Bite, Florida, Etc | PlanetSave .

 

[El Gordo]

This is a bit worrying, from the Majorca Daily Bulletin

Very worrying, I hate and react badly to the ordinary ones!!

 

[Sparky]

I sympathize with El G. Always got eaten alive by them and had bad reaction but since moving here they don't bother me as much and the bites disappear in a couple of days.
However the "Tiger" is in a different league .

 

[ragdollabbi]

This is a bit worrying, from the Majorca Daily Bulletin

This is a bit worrying The mozzies never used to bother me...always hubby. Now it seems to be the other way around.....I always get bitten and him rarely so

 

[supamac]

Agree prevention is better than cure but if you are affected by the little pests I thoroughly recommend Benadryl 1 a day from Boots/chemists - the stinging and itching literally stops within 10-15 mins of taking a tablet. No itching means no scratching and therefore no inflammation and infection, so well worth taking them at first sign of a bite. Was out in PP a few weeks ago and one of the nasty beggars buzzed my face at night - it met a violent end but not until after it had had supper on me! Then there was the curtain to wash!! Hey ho! Plug-ins a great help and must update mine for next visit in a few weeks!

 

[marilyn]

I wonder if the Avon Dry Oil sprays works with these.

 

[Mark]

Agree prevention is better than cure but if you are affected by the little pests I thoroughly recommend Benadryl 1 a day from Boots/chemists - the stinging and itching literally stops within 10-15 mins of taking a tablet. No itching means no scratching and therefore no inflammation and infection, so well worth taking them at first sign of a bite.

Agreed and it works, my wife takes them as soon as we arrive to prevent the swellings as she always gets bitten and then scratches which risks infections.

The Benadryl is an expensive brand name, the active ingredient is 10mg Cetirizine Dihydrochloride, £6.99 for 14 tablets at Boots, the same can be found for £1.20 or less for 30 tablets without the brand name.

A google search to find some,
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=C...ochloride+10mg&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official
or
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=C...ihydrochloride&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official

or look in supermarkets at own brand products and read the ingredients.

The £6 saving almost pays for coffee and cake for two on pinewalk

 

[Sparky]

This is all very good advice but i am not sure how effective it is against the "TIGER Mosquitos", they are known to carry some very nasty diseases and this is why there is so much concern about them being found on the island.

 

[Sherberts]

Oh no.......not what I want to hear as we are meant to be coming out at the end of June with a 5 year old and 9 month old.......

 

[Sparky]

Oh no.......not what I want to hear as we are meant to be coming out at the end of June with a 5 year old and 9 month old.......

It's ok, they have not been found in PP Sherberts .

 

[Sherberts]

Oh good.........keep us posted please!

 

[scouse mark]

This is all very good advice but i am not sure how effective it is against the "TIGER Mosquitos", they are known to carry some very nasty diseases and this is why there is so much concern about them being found on the island.

Lets hope we dont get elephant mosquitos they only bite you on the trunk.

 

[ragdollabbi]

Only arrived on Saturday but have both been bitten quite a lot since then. Does anyone know if you can buy a plug in device somewhere in the port as although we have kept windows/doors closed we are still being bitten during the night

 

[Belladonna]

Hiya. Supermarkets to various types, eroski definitely do plug ins which is what we use, or you can always check with you know who to see what she recommends at the moment!

 

[CathB]

Eroskis own plug in are ok there is one that comes with an extra bottle too..unfortunately it seems they are everywhere..i never get bitten but this last 2 weeks I have been well and truly had by the little devils . Had spray with us we brought from home but have now been to chemist for a new one ..Goibi xtreme spray which seems ok

 

[Belladonna]

Definitely more out at the moment because of all the rain along with the weather still being warm. Need a cold snap to kill them all off - preferably just cold for a couple of hours whilst in a restaurant though!

 

[Sparky]

Only arrived on Saturday but have both been bitten quite a lot since then. Does anyone know if you can buy a plug in device somewhere in the port as although we have kept windows/doors closed we are still being bitten during the night

As has been said above you can buy the plug-ins at Eroski, i always use one in the bedroom and it works well. As you are not here for a long time it would be cheaper for you to get a big can of spray in the Chinese emporium, give the place a really good spray before you go out at night and keep the doors/windows closed, this works just as well . We have had a few bites in the last week but that has not been at home, we have started using repellent wipes before we go out, not had to do that for a few years now. I think there are more mozzies about because of the recent rain and high temperatures .

I use the "After Bite" pen on bites, they are gone in no time.

 

[Brisbane]

Where do we get the "After Bite" pens Sparky?!