NoSeeUms in Tulum

[miguel]

Should we bring mosquito stuff? We will be staying on the beach in Mayo...

[PhyllisB]

I would.... you won't need it on the beach, but if you visit the ruins, Dos Ojos, the Sian Ka'an, or walk down the beach road, you'll want it.

[beachreader]

Absolutely bring it and use it! I'm trying to use the eco-friendly stuff (which smells great, by the way, I'd like to use it as perfume), and it worked fine this past trip, but I don't think there were many out and about then. I carry the Deet stuff as well, just in case the bio stuff doesn't work when it's really put to the test.

A friend of mine just suffered through a severe bout of Dengue fever that required hospitalization, killing a whole week of his trip (1/3 of his total time in country). He was on the Pacific side, but I know it's around the Caribbean side as well, so we really need to be careful.

[Lynnette]

Bring the spray for mosquitoes...sometime even on the beach, if the breeze dies down, you might need it. Are there actual no-see-ums (not mosquitoes) in Mexico? Have encountered them in Florida...just curious.

[beachreader]

Lynette, yes, I'm pretty sure there are no see'ums, though I don't know if they're the same kind. I just know I find mysterious bites that weren't necessarily from mosquitoes, since I can usually feel mosquitoes. There might also be a couple of different kinds of mosquitoes too; last year at Lamar the things that were biting my face while I was wrapped up in bed (foolishly refusing to use the netting) seemed smaller than regular skeeters.