How close to the beach do you need to be to eliminate mosquitoes and enjoy cooler temps (Palm Bay: short sales, foreclosures)

[jjphillips48]

I'm moving my family to the Melbourne area next month and we are very interested in living beachside. Part of the appeal (besides the obvious benefits... ocean view, beach access!) is that I hear that you don't really get mosquitoes beachside (due to the wind?) and that temperatures are much more moderate/cooler (also due to wind off the ocean?). There is a big price difference between being right on the beach versus across the street from the beach (on the other side of A1A) versus a few blocks from the beach (e.g., closer to the river).

Can anyone share their thoughts or experiences on how close we need to be to the ocean to get the benefits of less mosquitoes and cooler temperatures? Any other pros/cons of being closer to the ocean than the river? Any information would be appreciated. Thank you!

[LJS3]

I like this question! I don't worry near as much about mosquitoes as I do about noseeums, and in Naples I got bit terribly by those nasty little creatures while I was at the beach. My husband would love to live on a boat but I really need some land. We have thought about buying a lot on a canal where we can have the best of both worlds but my understanding is unless you are out on the ocean where there is wind the biting bugs will be a problem. I look forward to reading the responses to jjphillips48's post.

[Nypafl4u]

Generally speaking, mosquitoes don't like salt water, dry areas or wind. So anywhere near an ocean tends to repell them. They need stagnant, still, fresh water to breed. Any environment that has standing, freshwater will attract them. So unless you have a birdbath without a pump, a non working pool (more popular when short sales and foreclosures where prevalent), or a lot of rain that left long standing puddles of water, you should be good in most areas beach side. Over the causeways and near the rivers can be different. Canal front homes can run fresher depending on the rain levels and sea water ratios, but It's more hit and miss than beachside. Noseeums are a hole different story.

[chopchop0]

Stick to the barrier island/peninsula

[1insider]

The no-see-ums seem to stick close to the river and canals for the most part. There are rare times with certain wind conditions where we'll have some close to the beach but not often. Rule of thumb; get as close to the ocean and as far from the river/canals as possible. Having said all that, most everywhere beachside has less bugs than anywhere west of us and is cooler in summer than mainland and inland.

[clnewman]

Originally Posted by 1insider

The no-see-ums seem to stick close to the river and canals for the most part. There are rare times with certain wind conditions where we'll have some close to the beach but not often. Rule of thumb; get as close to the ocean and as far from the river/canals as possible. Having said all that, most everywhere beachside has less bugs than anywhere west of us and is cooler in summer than mainland and inland.

That's right... rub it in

[singlefin]

Originally Posted by jjphillips48

I'm moving my family to the Melbourne area next month and we are very interested in living beachside. Part of the appeal (besides the obvious benefits... ocean view, beach access!) is that I hear that you don't really get mosquitoes beachside (due to the wind?) and that temperatures are much more moderate/cooler (also due to wind off the ocean?). There is a big price difference between being right on the beach versus across the street from the beach (on the other side of A1A) versus a few blocks from the beach (e.g., closer to the river).

Can anyone share their thoughts or experiences on how close we need to be to the ocean to get the benefits of less mosquitoes and cooler temperatures? Any other pros/cons of being closer to the ocean than the river? Any information would be appreciated. Thank you!

We live 3 blocks from the beach in Indialantic. The mosquitos are still bad. Yes the ocean breeze is more noticeable, but they are still there. My wife gets eaten alive at dusk and won't go outside.

[chopchop0]

Originally Posted by singlefin

We live 3 blocks from the beach in Indialantic. The mosquitos are still bad. Yes the ocean breeze is more noticeable, but they are still there. My wife gets eaten alive at dusk and won't go outside.

Lived mainland and beachside. It's not as bad beachside

[jdoty]

Originally Posted by Nypafl4u

Generally speaking, mosquitoes don't like salt water, dry areas or wind. So anywhere near an ocean tends to repell them. They need stagnant, still, fresh water to breed. Any environment that has standing, freshwater will attract them. So unless you have a birdbath without a pump, a non working pool (more popular when short sales and foreclosures where prevalent), or a lot of rain that left long standing puddles of water, you should be good in most areas beach side. Over the causeways and near the rivers can be different. Canal front homes can run fresher depending on the rain levels and sea water ratios, but It's more hit and miss than beachside. Noseeums are a hole different story.

You may not have salt water mosquitos up in New York but one of our most common mosquito here is the salt marsh mosquito. They only breed in salt water, specifically the tidal areas of salt water lagoons like the Indian River. They're the big nuisance mosquitos beachside. I have family with a house in Melbourne Beach a few blocks from the Indian River and the mosquitos are often actually worse there in the summer than at my house in Palm Bay.

[Nypafl4u]

Originally Posted by jdoty

You may not have salt water mosquitos up in New York but one of our most common mosquito here is the salt marsh mosquito. They only breed in salt water, specifically the tidal areas of salt water lagoons like the Indian River. They're the big nuisance mosquitos beachside. I have family with a house in Melbourne Beach a few blocks from the Indian River and the mosquitos are often actually worse there in the summer than at my house in Palm Bay.

I never heard of this. Learn something new everyday.