Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2020 8:04pm
Hi Ginger,
Thanks for reply.
Yes, we are fully aware of flies and mozzies (don't forget the midges - they've got quite a bite in Spain) in the summer season. And still enough around in rest of year too! But a few postings indicated unproportionate swarms of dung flies in the summer in Sucina.
Like most people, we've spent enough time abroad, over the years, to acquaint ourselves with some of the 'minor' less attractive issues of holidaying abroad.
I'm sure you had no intention of being patronising but let me explain. We've always lived in villages, surrounded by countryside, in UK. And are fully aware of farmers methods of fertalizing crops and the reason for the practice! In fact, we applaud the use of natural fertalizers as opposed to chemical one.
However, in various places in Spain (we always over winter too) we've never had to sit at local restaurants and swat away flies with one hand whilst eating with the other. Yes to swatting away the odd fly or insect but not a barage. Nor have we opened our car door and found ourselves sharing the ride home with upto 20+ flies which got in. That is beyond acceptable or normal when it is quite possible to reduce the problem by spraying. Especially when it comes to safeguarding the health of the human lives of nearby villagers.
It's an issue which I hoped to hear had been settled amicably between local government; farmers and villagers. I believe there is an EU directive on this very subject!