Bridgetown - Post Report Question and Answers
Are there any unusual problems with insects or other infestations in housing?
We’ve only seen geckos and the occasional mosquito. This post doesn’t seem to have pest issues at all. - Aug 2019
Lots of lizards, but they eat the mosquitos. Cockroaches are fairly common. - May 2018
Giant snails. They are disgusting and must be dunked in bleach to kill them and their eggs - squishing them shoots eggs everywhere and makes more snails. Otherwise just the regular tropical weather things like ants and roaches. Monkeys can be a pest in some areas but not really near embassy housing. - Jul 2016
Just what one would expect in a warm climate: ants, small lizards, and worm-type things. The island does have an African snail infestation (since they do not have natural predators) but nothing a little salt can' take care of. - Mar 2013
rats, african snails, mosquitos and centipedes - Nov 2011
Mosquitoes! There was a Dengue Fever outbreak in Barbados, so take precautions. - Jun 2011
Mosquitos are a problem. Dengue fever has been an issue this year, with several from the Embassy infected. There are the usual tropical ant and cockroach populations, but it is easy enough to fend them off. - Dec 2010
Usual problems with roaches, ants, centipedes, and spiders. Nothing worse than in the U.S. - Feb 2010
Ants and more ants. - Jan 2009
