We have visited St. Martin in spring, summer, and fall, nearly all times staying at Club Orient. The problem I had on one of my first stays was triggered by walking across the sand and grasses from the beach back to our mini-suite on one afternoon...and having no problem then but having painful bites all over my lower legs and feet the following day.

The French pharmacist at the drug store in Cul de Sac diagnosed the problem and gave me a prescription cream that stopped that quickly and recommended the deet repellent from the knees down rvery afternoon.

Ever since that early trip I have had no further problems...