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Sand Fleas

Postby PK2couple » Fri Mar 08, 2019 10:02 pm

Trying to find out if it is safe for us to use the beach beds. Has anyone experienced any sand flea bites at Pearl? If there is a sand flea within ten miles it will find my dear wife. She will welt up like a blip. Well, more like I do when a mosquito finds me. Dime size welts. Just wondering if we need to spray up before we go out. Thanks for any info.
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Re: Sand Fleas

Postby Jandcj » Sat Mar 09, 2019 10:11 am

Last August my wife got bit up pretty bad at one of the hot tub beds at night.
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Re: Sand Fleas

Postby RJOC » Sat Mar 09, 2019 12:50 pm

I don't know about sand fleas, but the mosquitoes were out in force in January. I have a shaved head, and ended up with about a dozen bits on my head one night from random mosquitoes in the room.

We've walked the beach and spent time on the beds on the beach many times, and have not been bothered with bites during the day.
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Re: Sand Fleas

Postby red88vette » Sat Mar 09, 2019 2:01 pm

The only time we have had problems with something biting was sitting at our patio table on a grd floor unit.
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Re: Sand Fleas

Postby NewToItAll » Sat Mar 09, 2019 3:28 pm

Just bring some OFF. Works great
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Re: Sand Fleas

Postby Dani'stoy » Sun Mar 10, 2019 12:07 am

PK2couple wrote:Trying to find out if it is safe for us to use the beach beds. Has anyone experienced any sand flea bites at Pearl? If there is a sand flea within ten miles it will find my dear wife. She will welt up like a blip. Well, more like I do when a mosquito finds me. Dime size welts. Just wondering if we need to spray up before we go out. Thanks for any info.


We've used the beach beds during the day to chill and late at night to get it on and have never gotten bit by anything but the wife! Nothing like the beach beds late at night!
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Re: Sand Fleas

Postby PK2couple » Mon Mar 11, 2019 6:07 pm

Dani'stoy wrote:
PK2couple wrote:Trying to find out if it is safe for us to use the beach beds. Has anyone experienced any sand flea bites at Pearl? If there is a sand flea within ten miles it will find my dear wife. She will welt up like a blip. Well, more like I do when a mosquito finds me. Dime size welts. Just wondering if we need to spray up before we go out. Thanks for any info.


We've used the beach beds during the day to chill and late at night to get it on and have never gotten bit by anything but the wife! Nothing like the beach beds late at night!


Well it looks like my wife has nothing to worry about, except getting nibbled on by a two legged Casanova. :D
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Re: Sand Fleas

Postby bb25 » Mon Mar 11, 2019 6:18 pm

I seem to be vulnerable to the tiny ‘jejune’ that harbors in moist cool sand (mornings). Victor warned me about them when he saw the welts on my feet. I now use Backwoods Off on my lower legs and keep my flip flops on in the mornings if I walk in the sand. Once the sand warms I have not been bitten.
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Re: Sand Fleas

Postby mislmisl » Fri Mar 15, 2019 5:39 pm

The presence (and annoyance) of flying/biting insects has varied from trip to trip. We bring Off just in case.
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Re: Sand Fleas

Postby PK2couple » Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:21 pm

Thanks everyone. We will bring our bug spray and as always, play it safe. :D
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Re: Sand Fleas

Postby jandjdurham » Tue Apr 16, 2019 9:09 am

Our last August trip, we got bit up by something. My hubby had went on the beach. And the next day I had bites all over me. Little red bumps, super itchy! First time we ever had a issue. We were in a ocean side plunge pool room.
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