Because of the torrential rains during the last few months Bulgaria is now facing a substantial mosquito problem. The wet weather caused uncontrollable mosquito breeding in the country. Areas near rivers were the most seriously affected ones. In towns situated very close to the Danube River in outdoors bars clients are offered free anti-mosquito lotions as that is the only way to save themselves from the attacking creatures. The warfare becomes much more intensive in the evening hour when people are struggling to breathe a bit of fresh air in the cool hours of the day and that is when the real feast for the mosquitoes starts. As that situation affects the everyday life of all people living in the rivers areas the finance minister allotted 800,000 levs (400,000 EURO) to be used for intensive fighting of the insects. Special chemicals are to be spread all around the river areas and that will hopefully ease the mosquitos’ activity at least for a while. The session should be repeated every month and even more often having in mind their number is three times bigger than it has been in the last ten years.
Well, if you intend to visit the beautiful Danube River area with all those charming open bars you had better bring a lotion, just in case, and be prepared to take part in the Bulgarian Mosquitoes Wars!
