Ants in Princess Cays

[mhugcat]

Hi I read a thread on another board that Princess Cays had a lot of 'biting' ants. Mainly near the area where the bungalows are. Princess said this only happened in the rainy season. Anyone had a bad experience there.

[sky's the limit]

Princess Cays has always had problems with sandflys/fleas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_fly that did seem to be worse at certain times of the year, I don't recall having problems with Ants but maybe with the increased development on the island they have disturbed areas with Ants. When I worked for Princess we always tooks cans of Insect repellent to the beach for the crew working the Bars and BBQ. I would advise protecting your feet/ankles from the little blighters as they can nip pretty bad.

[freetocruise]

What months are considered "rainy season"? Does the whole cay have problems with these sand fleas/ants or is it just the cabana area? Thanks.

[wubbat]

Rainy season is from 1 June through 30 October..........Basically it's the same as hurricane season.

[mhugcat]

We will be there on Nov 7, so hope all will be ok. Will have to make sure that I take a really good insect repellent.

[freetocruise]

We'll be there on Dec. 17th. We've booked a bungalow and are really looking forward to the day and no fleas (keeping fingers crossed).

[Quacker]

We were there July 16th and had no problem. Had spray with us but did not use. Don:cool:

[mhugcat]

I hope no fleas etc., I feel itchy just reading this. The thread I read originally with '50+ bites' was in June and apparantly 'worse around the bungalows' but it could have been just a storm etc., I am not going to worry. But can any one recommend a good repellent ' just in case'

[stoneharborlady]

No problem when we were there in early July, but we barely left the water, it was too gorgeous to get out!!

Karen

[SUN TURNIP]

I have been there twice and never noticed any ants. I will look harder the next time I am there.:p

[cruzkitty]

I have been to Princess Cays three times, and never noticed the ants! One year, a gentleman did get stung by a jellyfish, but I haven't seen them there, either.

[mhugcat]

This is good news. I am going to stop worrying about ants and fleas etc and look forward to the day. Not too long to go now:)