Lol, my Husband goes beserk, im a compete nightmare, no matter what time we arrive at the hotel the whole room has to be checked before i will settle, i was getting myself a bit freaked out about the whole creepy crawly thing, particularly cos i have never been to Turkey.

My friend who went there last year assured me she did not see a thing, but i think she has only said that so i wont chew her ear off on the flight.

I can just about cope with Lizards cos i know they are probably more frightened of us than we are of them, but the cockroaches dont seem to be bothered and they seem to get absolutely everywhere, i went to tenerife and one cheeky little blighter was taking the lift to the top floor, then we had a couple of flying ones hit the patio window during the night, needless to say regardless of the heat the doors and windows stay firmly shut.

Loups x

Kim

I was told they come out in the dark at night and up your plugholes etc so I leave the light on and sneak round the corner when I use the bathroom lol

Also try and leave the balcony light on as well, yuck ewww hate creepy crawlies,

makes you wonder what motivates the celebrities on the jungle program ,although i am not scared of them in any way i just cant imagine letting them crawl all over me ,let alone eating them

Been to Turkey quite a few times... the main problems for us were "wasps" vey angry and prone to sting at certain times of the year???? and mozzies.

We have at times been bothered by 'wasps' but have in fact been told that they are actually bees, although they look like our wasps.
High summer a couple of years ago, bees (or wasps), were actually hidden under the sand near the waters edge in Akyaka, unfortunately quite a few of the small children got stung, although the stings seemed quite mild.

They are known as bathroom beetles in Turkey but we know them as Cockroaches. They are easily controlled by the little tablets you can get from any supermarket. If creepy crawlies worry you buy some and put them in your bath room.Turkey is a hot country and fortunately large areas of agricultural land are still farmed in traditional methods so the native flora and fauna is not wiped out. If you want sterile plastic holidays go to disney land. Otherwise live and let live.

sallymk1, we all understand that creepy crawlies come with hot weather but i think its a bit unfair to say

If you want sterile plastic holidays go to disney land.

I dont want the above but as i dont share my home while in England with the buggers i would rather not have to when on holiday.

Thanks for the info about the tablets

Loulou

Lou Lou. Why is that unfair. I gave the solution to the problem as I am not over fond of creepy crawlies myself. I just pointed out that creepy crawlies are part and parcel of hot countries unless you create an artificial environment. I'm not aginst pest control per se. For example no one would be able to go on holiday to Florida if it wasn't for pest control as the density of mosquitoes would make life intolerable. All I am saying is that if you eliminate any risk of meeting these things then the whole nature of the resort is changed to something which is unreal. Just learn to accept these things, live and let live.

Sally, sorry if it seems i am having a go, i dont mean it that way
All i am saying is it is unrealistic to expect people to go to places such as Disney land for a holiday to avoid creepy crawlies, im sure they are no different to anywhere else with these issues. It also is to expect other countries to have no bugs etc.. i am guilty of this myself
Your post just sounded a little blunt in answer to the people on this thread who are a little worried by having to share their rooms with these things.

BTW
Welcome to HT

Loulou

By the way LOU LOU I was surveying a top of the range health and leisure club in Scotland last month. This is £2000/year annual subscription place. When I checked the boilers the place was running with cockroaches so you don't have to go to hot countries to find them.
Another tip by the way is if you spill aything containing oil wipe it up immediately, they love the stuff. I knocked over a container of lubricating oil once and the following day the area around it was covered in dead cockroaches. They loved the mineral oil but it poisoned them. I suppose they died happy.

SallyMK1

I too think your response is unfair.

Yes, I know they are there, all hot countries are have them (the UK has them too & we are not even hot).

My point was that some accomodation is full of them & some accomodation control them as much as they can.

I prefer to stay in the type that tries its best to keep them under control.

Which was why my recomendation was to type in the hotel/apartment name & the word cockroach& see if complaints come up.

By the way, I think you will find that they have them in the USA too

Kim

in turkey you can buy natural traps, they are like a little plastic case that contains a poison that is not just ingested by the bug but rubs on its skin so kills any other bugs it come in to contact with, they really work well. loads people use them as a precautionary measure better to have them without seeing bugs then to get the traps once there is a problem, bugs are attracted to the trap cause the posion contains something they like the smell and taste of. you can get them from most supermarkets for a couple of lira if the place your staying doesnt already have them.

We have at times been bothered by 'wasps' but have in fact been told that they are actually bees, although they look like our wasps.

These are called in turkish "esek ari" meaning literaly translated "donkey bees. After moving here from Canada 9 years ago I have had to get used to the natural surroundings and it's inhabitants and not just the bug kind either. big joke ha ha

we go to the sun zeynep in bellek and once a week without fail there is a leaflet posted through your dorr telling you the will be fumigating the rooms ,never even heard of a coackroach in this hotel ,and they even appologise for any inconvenience ,great

my point being ,when people go on holiday they should not have to go out buying tablets and so on to rid there accomadation of pests , it should be done by the owners

bluepeterno1

Totally agree with you there.

Kim

PS 6 days to go

I thought the post re go to disneyland was a bit harsh too , i understand that it is too be expected in hot countries, all i was asking was for information on what sort of crawlers i could expect so as to prepare myself for them,

Thanks for all your information im armed and ready for the little blighters LOL

Only 2 days to go yippee

Loups

Are you more likely to see roaches at certain times of the year? Someone mentioned seeing one in a hotel in Olu D near the beach and that is where I'm going in July.

If you keep your air con on on full blast will that keep them out of your rooms like it does with the mozzies? I so hope it does.

Yeah what was all that about disneyland? It was a bit abrupt and abrasive.

Loups

Try NOT to look for them in your room, infact try not to look for them at all.

I think the people who aren't scared don't look, so don't see

I look so hard, of course I will spot something

I'm off Thursday

Remember light on in the bathroom overnight, plug in the sink & elastic in your PJ's Joke

Don't know about buying potions or traps, I don't wanna deal with dead or alive ones I just don't wanna see them
Kim