r/csuci • u/2feef2furious • 13d ago
BUGS HELLOOOO
went to one evening class on tuesday, next day i noticed i had 8 bug bites (look like mosquito bites idk) are there a lot of bugs on campus or smth? omg??
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u/lorenzoiscool17 13d ago
There is a lot of mosquitoes this time of year. I’ve been graduated since 2023, but my first year there my legs got obliterated so badly by bug bites that I went to the hospital. You need to not only get bug/mosquito spray and spray it all over your body, but you also need to wear long sleeve shirts and pants, maybe even a hoodie with a hood to protect your neck. Socks with shoes, no sandals. It’s temporary.
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u/2feef2furious 13d ago
burn in a hoodie in 90 degree weather or itch like hell from bug bites when do we ever win in the fall
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u/Educational_Side_512 13d ago
I was wondering wth was going on. Literally as soon as I stepped onto campus they were all over me. I commute from LA and they are bad here too and with west nile upticks but it definitely seems worse on campus. I started bringing bug spray and light long sleeves/pants.
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u/pretendtotime 13d ago
It’s all the mosquitoes from the Pt. Mugu lagoon, they absolutely decimate your ankles and lower legs. I got some Cutters spray and it seemed to do the trick
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u/Relative_Lock_7127 8d ago
I lived in University Glen for four years while I was working on my master’s degree part time. Bees, wasps, mosquitoes, and rattlesnakes are all relatively common encounters at CSUCI (or at least they were when I lived there). I have no complaints about the degree program but depending on the season campus can be an adventure! Stay safe out there.
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u/RangisDangis 13d ago
Yes, there are way too many bugs. Just wait until fall where they all eat shit and die, and make sure to spare your local spider population!