Bug problems in Florida

==ANTS==Florida ants are the worst on the planet!

1. Go to the hardware store and buy a container of SEVIN 'powder'.


Once you are parked and BEFORE you even start to set up sprinkle this 'completely' around each tire AND around and 'over' each hose and electrical cord coming out of your RV.

Do NOT lean anything against your RV or the ants will be up and into your RV in nano seconds.

I leaned my tiny awning arm against the MH and they marched right up it and into the weep holes in the window and on to the couch!!!

2. Pick up Terro Ant bait and put under all your sinks right away.

This should keep you free from the VERY small and pesky Florida ants! :B

It depends where you will be located. Around marshy areas you may encounter no-see-ums, mosquitos tend to be a bigger problem later on in the year, yellow flies will appear sometime in May and they have a bite that will get your attention. Fire ants are an ever present threat but easily thwarted with commercial sprays and April/May is Love bug season on the roads. All in all it is a good time to visit but sometimes it can be wet that time of year.

Spray some Raid ant killer around your jacks and tires. Should keep them off for a while.

You may see love bugs and sugar ants. I just used my RV a couple of weeks ago and it was infested with ants within a day of arriving at the park. The park was right on the gulf. A couple of years ago I camped at a state park on the FL-Alabama border and had the same problem. I usually carry some ant powder and put it anywhere something on the RV touches the ground.

You could have a problem on the way there with the Love Bugs.
Make sure you clean them off right away. :)

If you keep moving you can out run them! Lol! Just kidding...when we had our 5th wheel we camped in state parks and never had a problem, few ants few cockroaches but keeping things clean really helps. No, you will be fine, come visit and have fun!

The only time bugs weren't an issue was when we were on east coast with an on shore breeze.

Winter/spring/summer/fall.....it's FL. :B