is there mosquitos in qatar ?

kylee
By kylee

my kids show allergic reaction to mosquitoes bites...
Are we so lucky there is no mosquitoes around or it is just the wrong season?

By cebu_philippines• 9 Sep 2010 22:04
Rating: 5/5
cebu_philippines

yes, there are mosquitos here in qatar. also you will find bedbugs sucking your blood while you are sleeping. don't use wooden beds only made of steel. your mattress do not remove the plastic cover so that bedbugs will not be staying there or reproduce. check also your laundry items before using from laundry shops, i suspect you will find bedbugs.

By mageshjohn• 9 Sep 2010 21:37
mageshjohn

Mosquitoes, cockroaches, bed-bugs, house-flies they are everywhere where man is there... this is nothing but Biology...

You cannot eliminate them, but just prevent them...

By starbright• 9 Sep 2010 18:31
Rating: 3/5
starbright

Hi Kylee,

Compared to other parts of the world I've been in, there are very few mosquitoes in Doha. I recall seeing maybe two all this year and don't miss them at all. :-)

In traveling around coastal desert areas here, however, we have at times encountered some rather pesky tiny biting flies.

Overall, if you are not near stagnant water you will not find them...mosquito larvae need still water to develop.

By madurai• 9 Sep 2010 13:06
madurai

how many kilo you want???

By Ana.Ganda• 9 Sep 2010 12:25
Ana.Ganda

i think there is no mosquito in qatar but there are lots of cockroaches and bed bugs....

By gilolaer• 9 Sep 2010 11:53
Rating: 5/5
gilolaer

yes there is ..i killed 2.

By GodFather.• 9 Sep 2010 11:51
Rating: 3/5
GodFather.

Yes there are mosquitos, lizards, snakes and even bats in Qatar plus many other small and big creatures..

By baldrick2dogs• 9 Sep 2010 11:24
baldrick2dogs

Fook me. I've never seen a shop selling iphones - it doesn't mean they don't exist here!!!!

There is dirty water in Qatar

There ARE mozzies in Qatar.

If your child has allergic reaction to them I suggest you bring whatever medication you need and make sure you protect your home with adequate nets and use 24 hour protection such as the plug in Raid Mosquito repellent they sell in most supermarkets.

Strange they should sell it if there are no mosquitoes!?!?!?

If you are unsure about an answer keep quiet rather than giving supposition.

By Charlene• 9 Sep 2010 10:44
Charlene

I have seen tons of mosquitos in Qatar. Some years they are much worse then others though.

By pennie• 9 Sep 2010 10:10
pennie

I don't think there are mozzies here,but there are other biting insects which give me an even worse reaction than a mozzie bite.I don't know what they are as they are very small and seem to be gone by the time the nip is felt!

By baldrick2dogs• 9 Sep 2010 10:08
baldrick2dogs

Faz. You have been lucky. Mosquitos ARE in Qatar - car wash puddles, a/c condensate drains, and TWO frickin big sewage pools down Salwa road all have mozzies in them!

By Hawk10• 9 Sep 2010 10:06
Hawk10

I am here in Qatar since 3 years, but not yet seen mosquito. So don't worry.

By faz91• 9 Sep 2010 09:52
Rating: 2/5
faz91

Never encountered mosquito bite since my birth in qatar.. Mosquitoes survive in an area where the water has logged for a while and/or thrash is openly dumped around.. Luckily we have no such places here.. So dont worry..

By Josefa• 9 Sep 2010 09:44
Josefa

mosquito are around anywhere in the world. to avoid being bitten by mosquitos, try a chemical product named "OFF' by Bygon, its a lotion to be applied to your body and it's effective.

By baldrick2dogs• 9 Sep 2010 09:39
baldrick2dogs

Yes.

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