Kuala Lumpur - Post Report Question and Answers
Are there any unusual problems with insects or other infestations in housing?
Lots of ants, but nothing too bad. - May 2022
No. - Aug 2018
Some houses will have ants as they're par for the course in the tropics. A little ant bait usually does the trick! - May 2018
Lots of insects here, glad to be in a high-rise apartment where it isn't too much of an issue. Lots of mosquitoes, we always have bites. It is a small sacrifice to live in such a great city. - Apr 2017
Carry mosquito spray and know the symptoms for dengue etc. - Apr 2017
Mosquitoes are a constant concern: dengue fever in particular was at epidemic levels for two of the three years we lived here. There are also concerns about malaria and Japanese encephalitis, although those are much less common than dengue. - May 2016
Definitely mosquitoes and I knew folks who got dengue fever. - Feb 2015
Mosquitoes can be a problem along with termites and these tiny little red insects that come and go as they please. - Aug 2013
Malaysia is a tropical country. Expect the typical infestations, but from a health concern mosquito-borne illnesses are common (Dengue & Malaria). - Aug 2011
There can be a lot of mosquitoes. - Mar 2011
We have ants sometimes and geckos in our high rise apartment. People in houses sometimes get monkeys outside in the yard. - May 2009
We had ants for a time but they went away. Roaches exist but are manageable. Mosquitoes are plentiful. They fog for mosquitoes regularly but I think it just forces them indoors. - Mar 2009
