Hello..just want to know if mosquitoes and bug are a problem @ nighttime in Santorini?

I hate mosquito bites because I have a hard time recovering them...should I bring bug spray for the body (it's such a big bottle)..just wondering..please help!

Yes there are mosquitoes in Santorini - but we didn't find it a huge problem (and they usually love me!). Buy a spray when you get there if you don't want to bring some in your luggage. Most hotels will provide plug-in repellants in your room.

>>>Most hotels will provide plug-in repellants in your room.<<<
Don't rely on this! I have stayed in about 40 different accommodations in Greece & they have only been provided in 2 of them! They are, however, available in many shops/supermarkets/pharmacies.
Do use some protection when you go out in the evening. If you are bitten a very effective way to stop the itching is dab some vinegar on the bite! If you have one that is swelling take a couple of Brassan, it's an anti-inflammatory, available over the counter. Just check it's ok for you to use if you are taking other medication.

Probably depend on when you're going too but I can't recall having a problem about late April.

I've never had a mosquito bite on Santorini (Oia), but they are a problem on some other islands. No need to bring a large aerosol can with you - if you can't find a small roll-on or similar type applicator at home (here in the UK we can get small 50ml pump-spray bottles of DEET), look in a pharmacy when you get to Greece.

We had a bad night at Perissa a few years ago when the little blighters got into our room after dark.
Unfortunately we turned the lights on with the windows open and they swarmed us. Since then we always make sure the windows are shut when the lights are on, if it is hot run the air conditioning.

We have never had a problem in the day time and never have been bothered at a taverna at night. Just in the hotel room at night and that was an easy fix.

We will be going in late August. Stopping in Athens then heading to Oia, Santorini. Thanks for the heads up.

I had mosquito problems in Oia, Santorini, in late May 2006. Not so much when dining out or strolling around, buy definitely later that night at the hotel (Esperas Houses).

Those electrical plug-in repellants didn't seem to be effective, at all.

Stanbr's suggestion to keep windows shut when lights are on, is probably the most effective. I don't recall air conditioning at the Esperas Houses, but I could be wrong -- as I prefer to sleep with fresh island air coming in the windows!

Repellant sprays with over 20% DEET chemical are the most effective, but it's rather icky to sleep with that stuff on your arms, legs, and face. Recent Wall St Journal article confirmed that DEET repellants are still the "gold standard" for efficacy.

I have to admit to feeling a little guilty at running the air conditioning on nice cool evenings but that night on Santorini scarred me forever. In more ways than one.
Sometimes we just run the fan setting on the air conditioning unit but we never allow the windows to be open with the lights on and that solved the mosquito problem. Besides which, we are Canadian and in May we are barely finished with winter and cool nights are our norm. The Air conditioning just makes us feel like we are at home. That ismy story and I am sticking to it.

Keeping windows closed and running the a/c is the best solution, but it doesn't get rid of mosquitos already in the room. It's nice to sit on the balcony in the evenings with doors open, and that's when the mossies get in. I always buy a can of Baygon or Raid insect spray when I arrive in Greece. Close the windows and spray around the room before going out for the evening. When you return, the spray will have dissipated and there will be no mosquitos.