Conakry - Post Report Question and Answers

Are there any unusual problems with insects or other infestations in housing?

Not really… There is a seasonal “Blister beetle,” that can cause skin blistering/pain if the bug is smashed against your skin. Rats, mosquitos, ants… Snakes. - Sep 2022


Nothing outside of the normal level in the humid tropics. Some sugar ants, termites occasionally, roaches if you leave food out, mosquitoes outside at a certain hour of the evening. But nothing too weird or overwhelming. - Jun 2021


Roaches, ants, mice and rats are all problems here. - Nov 2019


Mosquitoes that carry malaria. - May 2016


Tons of ants in the house- they are small and impossible to get rid of; if you eat outside, the black flies will descend upon your food/drink; malarial mosquitoes. - Dec 2014


I think the mosquitoes are worse in Washington DC, but there are a lot of ants. I gave up fighting the ants in my kitchen. - Sep 2009


Mosquitoes and ants. - May 2009


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