Post by: dleafy on April 23, 2016, 18:47.
Actually, bugs in general?
I'm ok, but the wife hates creepy crawlies. I understand that it's a hot country and that you can put all the signs you want saying 'No Bugs allowed' but how bad is it?....she especially hates cockroaches & now refuses to go to the canary isles!
Would we need to periodically have the house fumigated?
Cheers
Davy !!!
Post by: BeachLife on April 23, 2016, 18:52.
Lets be honest if you have a huge aversion to "bugs" you might not like Spain. I have seen the odd cockroach when walking down the street but nothing major around our areas. If your house is clean, you leave no food out, you empty your bin daily you should be OK.
I have never heard of a house having to "fumigated" - but there are plenty of mozzies about at certain times of the year and if you are in "lower" GA and close to the Clot (Park) there is more chance of a nip !
Post by: Maricia on April 23, 2016, 18:53.
Just been reading a thread about mosquitoes. are these a big problem in GA?
Actually, bugs in general?
I'm ok, but the wife hates creepy crawlies. I understand that it's a hot country and that you can put all the signs you want saying 'No Bugs allowed' but how bad is it?....she especially hates cockroaches & now refuses to go to the canary isles!
Would we need to periodically have the house fumigated?
Cheers
Davy !!!
With respect :) I would suggest that you, your wife and family rent a place in GA for one year to experience the bugs (Mosquitoes, Cockroaches etc) and rent a place without gas to see if you can cope in the winter. You haven't asked about the intense heat/crowds in August and for information many people leave GA at this time of year.
BW
Maricia
Post by: dleafy on April 23, 2016, 18:58.
Was just concerned if it was anything major....but doesn't sound like it is.
We're hiring a house there for a week next month to have a look around and plan to do so a few times before buying.
As for the heat?...chance would be a fine thing...lol
We love the heat...but hate the cold.
We go to Vegas in the summer and have been there the last two times that the record was broken, so no...heat won't be a problem! :)
Post by: puddy-woo on April 23, 2016, 19:08.
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Post by: jdr on April 23, 2016, 19:15.
Sunlund till I die
Jim
Post by: dleafy on April 23, 2016, 19:19.
Squeeky bum time BTW
Post by: jdr on April 23, 2016, 19:27.
Jim
Post by: Ash on April 23, 2016, 19:56.
Are there cockroaches here
Yes
Are there mozzie here
Yes
Is is very hot in August
Yes
Are there Spanish People here
Yes
You now have all the info you need
Personally I wouldn't swap it for the world
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Post by: Ash on April 23, 2016, 22:02.
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Post by: Corporal Jones on April 23, 2016, 23:23.
Post by: bertdove on April 23, 2016, 23:47.
Bert
Post by: Maricia on April 24, 2016, 10:41.
- Charity collections at your door
- One eyed beggers in the market
- Dog dirt
- Gossip going around like 'wild fire'
BW
Maricia
Post by: John H on April 24, 2016, 10:56.
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Post by: dleafy on April 25, 2016, 12:46.
Hahaha
Post by: Ash on April 25, 2016, 13:03.
Sodom and Gomorrah is the better option but they have no forum x
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Post by: John H on April 25, 2016, 22:45.
The community spray twice a year and the drains get done about four times a year.
As others have said we are scrupulously clean and all foodstuffs are in clickn'clack containers.
When we leave the place empty I have a good spray round with Cucal, I have to wear a mask it smells that bad, all the sinks have plugs in and overflows are blocked
I've put U bends on all the sinks, not sure if it's an old wives tale but they all get a squirt of washing up liquid, ditto the loos which are sealed with commercial shrink wrap, stops the water evaporating
OTT maybe, but as I said we've never had a problem, if we had the Mrs would be on a flight home straight away!!
Biggest pest is flies in late Summer when you are dining alfresco
We get more insects and spiders in our house in the Uk than we ever do in Spain
Regards all
John
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Post by: dleafy on April 25, 2016, 22:54.
I'm not too concerned about when we move there, it's just that it'll be a holiday home for about ten years and leaving it for so long between visits could be a concern
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Post by: DaveG on April 25, 2016, 23:51.
It showed itself about two months later at about 3am when my daughter woke the urb when it appeared on her pillow but it got away again.
To cut a long story short it bred lots of others and it took about 3 years to eradicate completely, most were sorted with an initial spray of cucal but others turned up at random for ages despite fitting mossi screens and employing the precautions you have listed . The final nail in their coffin was a five month absence by us where the diehards died of thirst
The moral of the story is dont let them in in the first place because they are around to some extent or other and it's crucial to maintain good housekeeping.
Dave