Sandflies Breeding Near Las Cuevas and Maracas Beaches

Abstract

The growing popularity of the North Coast Beaches and the plans presently being formulated for their development as resort areas for both Trinidadians and tourists have focused attention on the annoyance that can sometimes be experienced by the bites of sandfiies. These minute flies, about the size of a pinhead, inflict a painful bite which may persist for one or two days afterwards, and may cause some people real distress. If they are present in large numbers, they can completely spoil any pleasure that the beach may offer, and it is perhaps fortunate that only the female takes a blood meal, otherwise there might be twice as many.