09-28-2003, 07:27 PM

Just came back from Venice with 40-50 Mosquito bites

One variety bites by day, another by night

The guide books I read did not mention this threat, so I was
totally unprepared.

BE WARNED!

09-28-2003, 07:29 PM

<> wrote in message
news:...
    > Just came back from Venice with 40-50 Mosquito bites
    > One variety bites by day, another by night
    > The guide books I read did not mention this threat, so I was
    > totally unprepared.
News to me. However, Venice is in pretty swampy region (actually built on
one) which is what mosquitos like.

09-28-2003, 10:17 PM

Actually, we were surprised in April to find the mosquitoes terrible in
Florence but not in Venice. I have no idea whether that is usual or just a
quirk at that particular time.

Incidentally, does anyone know what kind of shop one would go to in Italy to
find mosquito repellent, insecticide, etc.?

<> wrote in message
news:...
    > Just came back from Venice with 40-50 Mosquito bites
    > One variety bites by day, another by night
    > The guide books I read did not mention this threat, so I was
    > totally unprepared.
    > BE WARNED!

09-28-2003, 11:15 PM

"Ron Audet" <> wrote in message
news:EdIdb.492$...
    > Actually, we were surprised in April to find the mosquitoes terrible
in
    > Florence but not in Venice. I have no idea whether that is usual or
just a
    > quirk at that particular time.
    > Incidentally, does anyone know what kind of shop one would go to in
Italy to
    > find mosquito repellent, insecticide, etc.?

A Pharmacy?

JohnT

09-28-2003, 11:23 PM

At the pharmacy or supermarket I supouse

Ron Audet escreveu na mensagem ...
    >Actually, we were surprised in April to find the mosquitoes terrible in
    >Florence but not in Venice. I have no idea whether that is usual or just a
    >quirk at that particular time.
    >Incidentally, does anyone know what kind of shop one would go to in Italy
to
    >find mosquito repellent, insecticide, etc.?
    ><> wrote in message
    >news:...
    >> Just came back from Venice with 40-50 Mosquito bites
    >> One variety bites by day, another by night
    >> The guide books I read did not mention this threat, so I was
    >> totally unprepared.
    >> BE WARNED!

09-29-2003, 02:18 AM

On 28 Sep 2003 11:27:00 -0700,
() wrote:

    >Just came back from Venice with 40-50 Mosquito bites
    >One variety bites by day, another by night
    >The guide books I read did not mention this threat, so I was
    >totally unprepared.

I'm surprised too. I was in Venice for 4 days in June and there was
not a single mosquito in sight. And I'm very susceptible to mosquitos.

karen
http://karen.webvis.net

09-29-2003, 04:45 AM

() wrote in message news:<>...
    > Just came back from Venice with 40-50 Mosquito bites
    >
    > One variety bites by day, another by night
    >
    > The guide books I read did not mention this threat, so I was
    > totally unprepared.
    >
    > BE WARNED!

FEAR!!! FEAR!!! FEAR!!! MOSQUITO HELL THREAT WARNING PANIC TERROR SHIT
THE BED ALERTALERTALERTALERTALERTALERT THE END IS NOW NIGH....

Jeezus, spot the American who lives in fear...

Nothing quite like stating something as inconsequential as mosquitos
as a "threat". Why did you not do something about it after the first
half a dozen bites?
---
DFM

09-29-2003, 05:05 AM

On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 21:17:24 GMT, "Ron Audet" <>
wrote:
    >Actually, we were surprised in April to find the mosquitoes terrible in
    >Florence but not in Venice. I have no idea whether that is usual or just a
    >quirk at that particular time.
    >Incidentally, does anyone know what kind of shop one would go to in Italy to
    >find mosquito repellent, insecticide, etc.?
The farmacia...I found Calm-o-Gel to be magic....I've never had
mosquito issues in Italy (I have previously gone Sept-Oct) , but have
been eaten alive on the Croatian coast.

09-29-2003, 05:24 AM

In article <>,
(Lost For Life) wrote:

    > () wrote in message
    > news:<>...
    > > Just came back from Venice with 40-50 Mosquito bites
    > >
    > > One variety bites by day, another by night
    > >
    > > The guide books I read did not mention this threat, so I was
    > > totally unprepared.
    > >
    > > BE WARNED!
    >
    > FEAR!!! FEAR!!! FEAR!!! MOSQUITO HELL THREAT WARNING PANIC TERROR SHIT
    > THE BED ALERTALERTALERTALERTALERTALERT THE END IS NOW NIGH....
    >
    > Jeezus, spot the American who lives in fear...

Do you know which country in the EU is the only country to have reported
a local malaria contamination case (1997) in the last 10 years ?

2 million people will die from malaria this year, 500 million are
infected.

jay
Sun, Sep 28, 2003
mailto:

    >
    > Nothing quite like stating something as inconsequential as mosquitos
    > as a "threat". Why did you not do something about it after the first
    > half a dozen bites?
    > ---
    > DFM

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Galileo muttered under his breath: "Nevertheless, it does move."

09-29-2003, 06:44 AM

you will find repellent both in supermarkets and in
pharmacy shops

the most common is Autan of the company bayer
<> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:...
    > Just came back from Venice with 40-50 Mosquito bites
    > One variety bites by day, another by night
    > The guide books I read did not mention this threat, so I was
    > totally unprepared.
    > BE WARNED!