Mosquito's in Kos?

LJW_2 · 8 March 2008 at 5:59PM

Hi going to Kos in Greece for the first time in July. Bit worried about mosquito's! are there many and any advice on making ourselves and the room less attractive to them??

Hope you can help

TBeckett100 · 8 March 2008 at 8:05PM

we went to Kalymnos which is a 10 min ferry ride so I know what i am talking about

There were hundreds of them!

First time I went i wasnt bitten but last time, paranoia kicked in and i splashed the anti repellant like bathwater to stop it

you cant avoid them outdoors, they nip you when you arent looking, but i cannot recommend enough paying for air conditioning (if you do have it as standard) and keeping your doors and windows closed all the time to stop them getting in during the day. otherwise you will be too hot and will want to open the window. enjoy greece its beautiful. kalymnos is nice as well if you are around the Mastihari area (where the boats leave)

Get a can of mossie spray from the local supermarket and give the room a thorough spray before beddy byes.

Janeyjaz · 8 March 2008 at 8:24PM

you can order it from your Boot's pharmacy - it's a roll on and you just put a stripe of it down your arms and legs and across your forehead - used it in Corfu where the mossies were in swarms and never got bitten, you can also use it on the children.

TBeckett100 · 8 March 2008 at 8:50PM

Janeyjaz wrote: »

you can order it from your Boot's pharmacy - it's a roll on and you just put a stripe of it down your arms and legs and across your forehead - used it in Corfu where the mossies were in swarms and never got bitten, you can also use it on the children.

thanks, we are off to zante this May - will try it and report back. no more jeans in the heat now

dangers · 8 March 2008 at 9:28PM

We didn't experience mossies in Corfu or Zante in May/early June

Crabman · 8 March 2008 at 9:33PM

Have a look at these threads on the Old Style Board for natural ways of repelling mosquitoes:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=51135

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2038

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elastic_trickery · 8 March 2008 at 9:35PM

The stuff you want is called DEET. The best I found was a product in a small bottle called (not surprisingly) NEET DEET. Trick is to soak the tops of your socks in the stuff. Don't know where to get the stuff from try a google on it.

Get one of those things you plug in the wall with the small blue tablets in them. They do work.

Mozzies only come out at night. Dusk is the worst time. Avoid still water ponds they are where they hang out.

Keeping the doors and windows on the apartment shut is one option however there always seesm to be one little S o d that gets in. If you are suseptible to getting bitten then I would not rule out a mozzie net over the bed.

froogle_la · 8 March 2008 at 9:41PM

OMG we stayed in Tignaki in September last year....... there were millions of the little critters! I've got to say I'm not normally bothered by mosquitos but I was eaten alive (and dead also!) Please, please take a couple of plug ins for your room as well as some DEET - Boots do a extra strength spray. I've stayed all over the Greek Islands and have never encountered anything like this but maybe it was just the time of year? Best to be safe than sorry though so you can enjoy this beautiful island.

La x