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pito3 said:
I seem to attract them....are they bad in April? do those bracelets work? any tips...besides AVOID THEM? <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Wink.gif" alt="" />


One additional thought for your consideration... Are the mosquito bites mainly from your feet to your knees? Do they start itching in the morning after you wake up for the day? Were you walking on the beach or across the grassy lawns after 2 or 3 pm the day before you started itching?

If the answers to these questions are "yes" then you might be suffering from the bites of sand fleas inflicted the afternoon before.

In his great novel "Don't Stop the Carnival" author Herman Wouk had one of his major characters describe sand fleas as "the scourge of the Caribbean" and as "tiny biting horrors..."

The solution is to ALWAYS SPRAY your legs from the knees to the toes with Deep Woods Off every afternoon by 2pm (3pm at the latest), and reapply after each swim or walk in the water. ...and YES you need the DEET in the spray to protect you...

Hope this helps...it works for us!


Bill