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Offline Mustafa Raki

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Mosquitos!!!
« on: April 18, 2008, 05:26:56 PM »
Does anyone know if the ''Ghostbusters'' have been around spraying the village to kill the mosquito larva recently?? We will be there soon and last year was so good without the pesky mossies!

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Re: Mosquitos!!!
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2008, 05:46:13 PM »
oddly enough I saw them today, for the first time this year

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Re: Mosquitos!!!
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2008, 07:09:12 PM »
Hi

We live in Akbel and have a fairly large Pool we have only been here since January and already have had 2 visits from the Council spraying the pool/outside toilets etc, Apparently they will be round every couple of months which is good.



 

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Re: Mosquitos!!!
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2008, 07:15:03 PM »
Good news indeed. Have had some horrendous experiences with Mozzies but so much better last few years. Combination of Skin So Soft, Zin Kov and spraying  :)

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Re: Mosquitos!!!
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2008, 07:54:24 PM »
A couple of guys were doing the rounds very assiduously the other day in Kalmar - gave them a bottle of cola and a cigarette each - lovely men who said they will be back evey couple of weeks from now
Problems last year were much reduced from previous years so hopefully they are starting as they mean to go on.
But a big problem is villa owners / management companies who let pools collect stagnent water in the winter where the mosquitos breed
So the Belediye are always trying to catch up !!

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Re: Mosquitos!!!
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2008, 08:13:25 PM »
re: Stagnant Pools which cause mosquitoes.  If people had to get a license for their pool each year and the license could only be renewed when proof of treatment of pool had been shown to Belediye then surely this would help solve mossie problem?  Therefore people who leave their pool stagnant would be fined for this which is only fair as it can''t be much fun living next door to a green mosquito infested pool?

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Re: Mosquitos!!!
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2008, 08:45:40 PM »
For loads of information and hints on avoiding these pesky creatures, look at the "Dreaded Mosquito Thread" on page 4 of this section  ;)
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Re: Mosquitos!!!
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2008, 09:06:37 PM »
Hi
They were spraying at Easter!
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Re: Mosquitos!!!
« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2008, 09:58:45 AM »
 Mustafa raki
I lived for several years in Singapore. There, the eradication of mosquitos was taken very seriously as they carried malaria and dengue fever. The mosquito inspection team came into every house and garden every week to spray against mosquitos and there was a very heavy, on the spot fine if they found any standing water. They inspected everywhere, and even if there was a trace of water under a plant pot or in a shower tray, you were fined. All swimming pools had to be licensed and anyone who did not clean their pool was fined $1,000 for the first offence, any subsequent offences resulted in a jail sentence
 As you can imagine, mosquito''s were not a problem.

The Kalkan mosquito sprayers are now out every day but as Kevincat 99 says, irresponsible owners and management companies which leave pools  full of stagnant water all winter are largely responsible for the mosquito problems we have here. I would hope that every Enjoy Kalkan villa owner instructs their management company to empty and clean their pool at the end of each season. We all share responsibility for the environment and shouldn''t expect the Belediye to clean up for us if we don''t make an effort as well.

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Re: Mosquitos!!!
« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2008, 07:38:29 PM »
Interesting points about not emptying pools. 

We were advised to only partly empty the pool.  I think the reason was that it reduces the stress on the pool walls/tiles - being effectively supported by the water all high season and then relaxed during the off season. 

Would be interested in whether others have had different advice.

Mark
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Re: Mosquitos!!!
« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2008, 06:27:28 AM »
There seem to be various schools of thought on emptying / not emptying pools
Some poolmen advise that if you do leave water in the pool to give it a light spray of diesel which breaks down the surface tension on the water and does not allow mosquitoes and their eggs to float

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Re: Mosquitos!!!
« Reply #11 on: April 20, 2008, 08:49:56 AM »
a light spray of diesel!! well what a beneficial effect that will have on the environment when the water is drained prior to refilling.  Goodbye plant life in the vicinity of the diesel coated water.
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Re: Mosquitos!!!
« Reply #12 on: April 20, 2008, 10:53:43 AM »
Lantana,

This is quite normal it only takes a couple of teaspoons of oil to cover the surface of a pool, so it has no effect on plants/wildlife.

In fact the Kalkan council already does this, we were there at the end of the season last year and the day after building work had restarted I was in our pool when a couple of council workmen turned up who were spraying all the unemptied villa pools with diesel.

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Re: Mosquitos!!!
« Reply #13 on: April 20, 2008, 01:00:50 PM »
But what about the animals and birds which drink from all the unemptied pools, isn''t it harmful to them?
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Re: Mosquitos!!!
« Reply #14 on: April 20, 2008, 01:12:58 PM »
no..it makes them run and fly faster  ;) ;D
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Re: Mosquitos!!!
« Reply #15 on: April 20, 2008, 01:48:16 PM »
and they do more miles to the gallon....!!   ;D ;) ;D
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Re: Mosquitos!!!
« Reply #16 on: April 20, 2008, 03:35:53 PM »
You really only need to put in a tiny amount, I suppose if you slosh in half a gallon it wouldn''t do animals  any good but I doubt they would want to drink it anyway.

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Re: Mosquitos!!!
« Reply #17 on: July 20, 2008, 08:58:35 AM »
Travelling to Kalkan shortly and worried about the mosquitos as they really like me !! Can I buy the mosquito nets that you hang over the bed out there and if so who sells them? 
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Re: Mosquitos!!!
« Reply #18 on: July 20, 2008, 09:25:15 AM »
Unless you are in a tent you wont need one, they go around in a truck spraying of an evening so at most you will need a bit of spray for your body and maybe a plug in. For the last 2 years we havent needed anything.

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Re: Mosquitos!!!
« Reply #19 on: July 20, 2008, 09:38:43 AM »
You may not need nets, but like kalkankiwi mossies love me, so a repellent is essential. I use Deet (available from www.nomadtravel.com) or sinkov which you can buy locally. I also reccomend spraying your room / apartment with Raid before you go out in the evening.


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