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As I narrow down my search for a retirement location. One of the things I have decided that I can live without (or at least a minimum of) is mosquitos! As I have researched on the web, I have found mixed responses on the mosquito level at or near Volcano. I think some of the negatives were from in the National Park, which I realize extends from several thousand feet elevation, down to sea level. Can anyone comment on mosquito level in and around the immediate area of Volcano?
Thanx!
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My place is in Mountain View (Eden Roc subdivision) and I have very few mosquitoes. I would expect it to be pretty similar around Volcano. There is almost no standing water because the land is essentially lava with a few inches of soil on top. The drainage is excellent. There are puddles in the road and that's about it. I have a fish pond and that does a great job of attracting the few mosquitoes around - and making them lunch for the fish. Of course, it could be very different a few miles down the road.
Me ka ha`aha`a,
Mike
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Interesting article about Mosquitos I thought you'd find helpful.
http://www.usgs.gov/ecosystems/pierc/fil...s/pigs.pdf
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I'm in Eden Roc too and can report few mosquitoes. Some, but very few.
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Granted it's not "near Volcano", but I've heard that Black Sands has the worst mosquitos of all Puna subdivisions.
The mosquitos are "not bad" here in Lower East Mountain View.
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I live in Hawaiian Beaches... And gasp...... I don't have any mosquitos. Reason? I plant all my trees FAR away from the my house. Mosquitos love shade... If you keep a good buffer of short maintained lawn around your home you can drastically reduce the amount of bugs.
One thing to note about volcano. If you are looking for Sunny days with gentle warm tropical breeze you know with palm trees swaying ... If that's your idea of Hawaii than volcano might not be for you....
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Originally posted by kalakoa
Granted it's not "near Volcano", but I've heard that Black Sands has the worst mosquitos of all Puna subdivisions.
The mosquitos are "not bad" here in Lower East Mountain View.
Good to know! Not too far down the road from my second choice Leilani estates.... Which has it's fair share, however highly variable, even within just a few hundred feet!
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Originally posted by ericlp
I live in Hawaiian Beaches... And gasp...... I don't have any mosquitos. Reason? I plant all my trees FAR away from the my house. Mosquitos love shade... If you keep a good buffer of short maintained lawn around your home you can drastically reduce the amount of bugs.
One thing to note about volcano. If you are looking for Sunny days with gentle warm tropical breeze you know with palm trees swaying ... If that's your idea of Hawaii than volcano might not be for you....
Very familiar with the 'climate' in Volcano....Have often pondered "Am I still in Hawaii" when passing through the area. Absence of heat is one of my top priorities, and yes I will miss the palm bonanza that I had envisioned, but plenty of other cool plants still thrive in that setting (and if you don't look too close, tree ferns almost look like palm trees [
]). Can always head down the hill if I need a 'fix' of palms [
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the higher you go the less mosquito prob, same with coqui
both dont like the colder nights as much as the lowlands
worst will be areas along the coast that have dead air ie Black Sands Sub, Orchidland, etc.
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most all palms, besides the introduced coconuts, will grow in upper Puna, most love water
we have our own endemic palm to Puna, only found above 3,000' in upper Puna/SoHilo Dist, the 'Kilauea Loulu' (Pritchardia beccariana)
...easiest seen on sides of the road along Stainback Hwy near Kulani, or in the Ola'a Forest Reserve...
Pritchardia beccariana is one of 23 different endemic Loulu Palms in the state
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
