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Old June 4th, 2015, 01:40 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
Surreyman[_3_]
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Default Mosquitoes in Italy

On Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 10:47:42 AM UTC+1, Martin wrote:
On Tue, 2 Jun 2015 02:10:16 -0700 (PDT), Surreyman
wrote:

On Monday, June 1, 2015 at 10:34:13 PM UTC+1, poldy wrote:
Back years ago, one of the regular posters to a.t.e complained several
times about mosquitoes in Milan. I believe he was an Aussie who lived
there several years?

Been to different parts of Italy several times, though mostly in May and
early June.

Never encountered any problems with mosquitoes. Maybe a bite here or
there. Once in Venice, the place I stayed had those plug-in bug zappers
of some kind in the rooms.

But it was never the scourge that he made it sound like.

Is it worse in July and August?

Anyways, a place I booked in Pisa for an upcoming trip lists under
"Services" mosquito nets in all rooms.

It's kind of close to the Arno but really more the city center, chosen
for a one-night stay because of proximity to the train station than
anything else.

This would be the first time I encounter mosquito nets in ... well
anywhere. Made me think of those posts.


Same here, never a problem in Italy, and we've often visited the outlying marshy Venetian islands, too.
Was surprised some years ago when we had to have malaria tablets for Turkey (Side)!


We never had to use malaria tablets in Side. Who told you that you needed them?

There's the remains of a Roman port north east of Antalya, which the Romans
abandoned, because of the problem of mosquitoes. The Romans have long gone but
the mosquitoes were still there.

But never a bite.
And malaria tablets were obviously a must for my trips to Nigeria - but never a bite there either!
We did suffer badly years back in Rafina, near Athens, so it's not as if I have any particular immunity!


It's safer to use 55% DEET based insect repellant than malaria tablets.
--

Martin in Zuid Holland


This was some 15+ years back, apparently the whole coast is mosquito marsh. Maybe the regulations have now changed? Took us by surprise! The rest of Turkey was OK.