Help with Mosquitos!

Hey Haden,

Ya you'll be into the rainy season but it's not as bad as you may think. I'm from Vancouver and the 'rainy' season here is nothing compared to the rainy season in Vancouver - which is 10 months of the year it seems!

I was in Granada last week and the mosquito's were not bad, just in the hours right before and after sunset. I slept in an room with open windows without mosquito nets and was fine. Could be a whole lot worse in a month tho.

If you have room in your bag, I'd recommend bringing a net and any other special repellent device (other than spray) that you can find at home. Nets are easy enough to find here and they may have other such things but you'll likely be sent on a wild goose chase around town only to find out that no one has it. Best bet for that stuff is Managua, and even then you'd likely go on a frustrating gaunt around the city to get these things.

Long story short, save yourself time and effort and get any specialty / advance bug replant things while you're at home.

Enjoy your trip.

In my experience when you are in upscale hotels and homes the netting does not seem needed but in poorer areas it can be necessary, especially during rainy season. It greatly depends upon the location, in my experience, and how sensitive you are to the bites. In bad areas, one can cover your body with a sheet when sleeping but it seems some can still punch through and your exposed forehead can look like a pin cushion in the morning. If you are staying in a home in Granada, I would be surprised if they do not provide you netting, even if you do not ask, assuming they think it is needed. I have stayed in 3-4 more upscale hotels in the center of Granada and never used netting or felt I needed it. I have over the years tried all the devices you mention, but the netting is still what I prefer when something is needed. Netting or mosquiteros are sold in many stores and by peddlers on the streets, but especially ask for it in clothing stores.

Thanks mattyhos and Bwiley for sharing your observations and experiences.

I've been looking online for the "pellet burning plugin things" - whatever they're called - but for whatever reason they don't seem to be available in the U.S. I'll have bring a net, just in case.

Thanks!

Mozzies depend on elevation, coast, humidity, sunlight, wind and region....

Just bring some repellant and cover up at dusk and dawn, depending where you are...

The plug-in device with tablets (these just warm up and give off mossie repellant) are very effective as long as you change the tablet each day. They are much cleaner than the traditional burning mosquito coil as they give off no smoke or create ash or actual burning. There is also a liquid version where the small bottle just plugs into the wall. These are sold in supermarkets and are worth the few dollars they cost...

In supermarkets in Nicaragua? That's good to hear...I will definitely look around for them.
Thanks!

I really wonder why noone has really posted in the CA forum reg. the current Dengue epidemic in Central America:

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/08/12/dengue-epidemic-looms-for-central-american-region/

If you are travelling during rainy season, be aware that sth is currently "coming" across this region...

Does anyone sleep with them buzzing around our head?