Serious mosquito-borne illness is rare in Greece, but take some insect repellant for your comfort. There are scorpions throughout Greece, including Athens. The greatest danger is from accidentally turning over a rock and stepping on one, but they also come inside buildings.
Are there mosquitoes in Corfu?
The risk for mosquito activity is high. Replacing outdoor lights with yellow bug lights can attract less insects. The risk for mosquito activity is moderate. Eliminate any standing water on your property where mosquitoes can breed.
What is a big black flying bug that looks like a bee?
They look fairly similar to bumblebees and are often mistaken for them, but black carpenter bees are almost entirely black. They also have a bare and shiny abdomen instead of a fuzzy one. Like bumblebees, carpenter bees help pollinate plants, particularly flowers and vegetables.
Are Greek scorpions poisonous?
Like all scorpions, Cretan scorpions are venomous, but their venom is normally not life-threatening. There are at least three species of scorpions in Crete. Stings are rare, but have been known to happen. Scorpion stings hurt a lot.
Are scorpions in Greece poisonous?
Like all scorpions, Cretan scorpions are venomous, but their venom is not normally life-threatening. There are at least three species of scorpions in Crete. All three have several subspecies.
Are there scorpions in Corfu?
What insects bite in Greece?
Insect repellents are an essential bit of kit in most people's holiday luggage. In Skopelos, like in all Mediterranean places exist ants, spiders, mosquitoes, midges, beetles, horseflies, hornets, sand-flies, gnats, ticks, bees and –the biggest nuisance– wasps, all of them serving useful ecological function.
What are the giant bugs in Greece?
The Giant Water Bug, Lethocerus patruelis (Stål, 1855), is a huge aquatic insect belonging to the family Belostomatidae.
Which country has the most scorpions?
MexicoAround 1.5 million scorpion envenomations occur each year with around 2,600 deaths. Mexico is one of the most affected countries, with the highest biodiversity of scorpions in the world, some 200,000 envenomations per year and at least 300 deaths.
How bad are the mosquitoes in Corfu?
I've visited Corfu on at least four different occasions and at varying times during the season but these mosquitoes were in a league of their own and we've had no problems anywhere else.
What is the largest bug in Greece?
Lethocerus patruelis is a giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae. It is native to southeastern Europe, through Southwest Asia, to Pakistan, India and Burma. It is the largest European true bug and aquatic insect. Adult females are typically 7–8 cm (2.8–3.1 in) long, while the adult males are 6–7 cm (2.4–2.8 in).
Does Greece have tarantulas?
A very short video showing a new species of tarantula found on the Greek Island of Crete. This is the first tarantula description from Greece.