sylk
3/11/2017 15:40 EST
i've only been here a few years - but it seems like the mosquitoes have become much more oppressive.
In past years they seemed a minor bother - but now, drenched in citronella, inside all day, i've acquired more bites than i can count. and they're THICK outside.
other people's impressions?
thanks
oh - we stopped using mosquito coils because the "repellent" smoke is HIGHLY lethal to honeybees. but we rarely used them before we learned...
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Morell
3/11/2017 15:43 EST
What area? We have seen very few this year in Atlantida. I am not aware of any during the day but see the odd one at night.
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letsmove
3/11/2017 16:44 EST
Living on the coast back in 2011 I was overcome with mosquitos. Never walk in the grass, you kick up clouds of them, pray for dragonflies to eat them. They like to hitch a ride on your back into your house. Shake your shirt and pants in back before going indoors and that will help a little. I finally moved elsewhere in Uruguay and rarely get mosquitos now, but more flies. 6 of 1 and 1/2 dozen of the other, it seems. It's always something.
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sylk
3/11/2017 17:23 EST
we live near La Barra a few blocks from the ocean, in Rincon del Indio. it is wooded, but there's not much fresh water in our hood at all. the closest would be on the other side of the Arroyo Maldonado (brackish, i'd think).
and, sadly, dragonflies are rare here. we do have bats, but apparently not enough.
so i guess this is one of those times when they are (little blood sucking creeps) out to get just me and my family?
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Vortice
3/11/2017 17:30 EST
Yes!!! The mosquitos are off chart thick right now. Whether midday on the chacra in the Sierras de Las Animas or walking near the beach in Sauce Portesuelo in the morning they were numerous and obnoxious. What amazes me is that it is very windy and yet the mosquitos attack in mass, and it is neither dawn nor dusk. There did not seem to be many in Piriapolis this morning though.
We bought handkerchiefs at the Piriapolis Farmers Market this morning to protect our necks. We are realizing that the gaucho dress is partly driven by the need to protect from insects, and we are adopting more of this style though we are not equestrians. There are what I would call horse flies in the campos, that are called Tabanos by the Uruguayans. Thick and/or loose clothing really helps protect one from their bites. I am inclined to adopt the waist sash that I thought was quaint and decorative, as my waist seems to be prone to Tabano bites while working on the chacra (digging). The bites only hurt at the moment and do not itch like mosquito bites.
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papajohn
3/11/2017 17:37 EST
We're 10 minutes from Las Piedras and the last couple of days have been horrendous. They are always around after the sun goes down but now they are attacking at all hours of the day and night but only since yesterday. They are fat and aggressive and will get through light clothing. We have a small 10 acre property in a somewhat rural area so we're prone to bugs of all shapes and sizes.
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