Beijing - Post Report Question and Answers
Are there any unusual problems with insects or other infestations in housing?
No. We've had some mold in the summer but that's about it. - Nov 2020
None. Beijing is a dry city which probably helps. - Jul 2020
Just the usual ants and similar. - May 2020
Yes, mice sometimes can be found. It's very dry for 6 months at a time so everything dies, but in the summer when it's hot, rainy and humid there are lots of mosquitoes. - Nov 2019
Surprised at how many mosquitoes there are in the summer and fall. - Oct 2017
None to speak of. - Dec 2015
A lot of mosquitos in the summer. - Apr 2015
Some mosquitos and the itch is quite brutal if you're bitten. Overall, it's not too bad in the city. No ants or other insects. - Aug 2014
Mosquitoes in the suburbs during the summer months. Other than that, no problems. - Jul 2014
None. Very little nature survives in Beijing. - Jun 2013
Not much. A few mosquitoes in summer; a few roaches around some restaurants. - Aug 2011
None - Apr 2011
Lots of mosquitoes in the summer (some places worse than others), also cockroaches and ants. There is no malaria here though. - Jan 2011
Mosquitoes are awful. We sleep under mosquito nets. Occasional ants. That's about it, really. - Apr 2010
Mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis, but not much else. - Jan 2010
