Chezaban Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Can anyone help us please? We love France and really enjoyed our time living in Charente Maritime BUT we were bitten mercilessly by mozzies. This made our lives such hell we sold up and back back to the UK but we hate it here.We have a theory that maybe we were bitten so much because we lived in a hamlet set amongst vines. Does anyone know if mozzies love vines? Is that what the problem was? We've been to the Midi 3 times (where they also have vines) and never been bitten.Please help. We can't afford a house in the Midi and desperately want a little place in France again.Chezaban Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Chris Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Have you thought about the Limousin? Some properties are still comparatively inexpensive. We've been in the Correze a year now, and I don't think we've seen a mosquito. We get the occasional Taon, though, and they bite when you're not looking, but really not troublesome at all.Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Try to find a place on a hill with frequent breezes. Less likely to find mosquitoes there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinabee Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Have you tried taking vitamin B during the season. I used to live in Hong Kong and was eaten alive until I started taking vitamin B. It is actually the B1 that is the ingredient that seems to work, but it is recommended that you take a B-complex if you are taking it over a long period. I generally start taking them around April and continue until October. It works for me as if I forget for 1 day, I get bitten. You do occasionally get bitten if there are a lot of mozzies about, but it doesn't itch nearly as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkflo Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 [quote user="Chezaban"]Can anyone help us please? We love France and really enjoyed our time living in Charente Maritime BUT we were bitten mercilessly by mozzies. This made our lives such hell we sold up and back back to the UK but we hate it here.[/quote]We live in the Limousin & hardly ever see (or hear!) a mozzy. In Spain we were plagued with them for 8 months of the year, & insects love me!I have heard the odd one, but I could count them on the fingers of one hand. Stay away from standing water wherever you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikew Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 That was how we came to live in Charente...We were camping down on the coast and were bitten alive by mossies and flies. We moved inland and found the north Charente region to our liking and eventually bought our secondaire there. Then moved permanantly nearly 4 years ago to a modern house a few Ks away. Prices reasonable, weather - not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgy Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 We are also in the Correze and do not get bothered with the buzzing little critters either, but we do still get bittenby some insects (daytime) and after being eaten alive cutting the grass I now dress up for jungle warfare. Socks tuckedinto boots a jungle net hat and gloves, the neighbours have a laugh, but when I did it without the protection I got 19 bites all in a line on the back of my neck.Vitimin B1 did not work for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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