Originally Posted by
GeoGirl
With the recent rain we've had here at home (IND), we've had an increase in insect activity. As a sorta-bug-phobe, my initial thought is, "We have to move!" But then I was watching a show about Mount Everest on Discovery or NGC or similar and...there's an arctic spider! Criminey!
Now I'm well aware that I'll never truly escape the insect population, but this has gotten me thinking, and I'm just curious...where's the the "least" buggy place you've been in all of your travels?
(and fyi, my exterminator already suggested "the moon" but a) he hasn't been there, and b) there's nothing fun to do there, so...seriously.)
GG
Deserts. When I first moved to PHX, I was amazed at the lack of flying insects..but there are some ground creepy-crawlies..still, a lack of mosquito bites and fewer wasps and bees than other places is nice. BUT...when the economy went in the tank, people stopped taking care of their pools. Forclosed homes that are empty often still have water in the pools, and for the first time in the 5 years that I have been here, we are starting to see mosquitos as a result. The middle east also has a lack of flying bugs...Saudi Arabia and Egypt in particular.
Another option would be a wintery place. I grew up in Toronto..plenty of bugs in summer, particularly nasty mosquitos..but 7 months of the year when it is freezing, there are no bugs whatsoever.