Comments on: St. John Virgin Islands: Mosquito Bloom

By: st john

st john — Wed, 25 May 2011 07:47:36 +0000

I just came back from st John. I’ve eaten alive. I was staying in Caneel bay. I had dinner at town. any where you go after 6pm you can’t get away from mosquitos. I used plenty of bug repellent. It just didn’t work. My back, chest, legs, and arms….. Who said long sleeve can help? They bite through your cloth. I’ve more than 30 bites….aaahhhh.

By: KAY C

KAY C — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:35:12 +0000

I was staying way up high in Coral Bay but the mosquito’s were at all of the beaches near by.

By: gerald

gerald — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 18:09:10 +0000

Where were you staying? Cinnamon? Maho?
G

By: KAY C

KAY C — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 17:57:17 +0000

I was in St John VI early May of 2009 & was absolutely ATTACKED by mosquito’s. I heard it had been very dry there all year & thats why they hatched with a vengence. Not even the OFF spray did any good. Its like they all hatched at once because 2 days prior to that, we were fine. Not a one in site & then WHAM, they were allllll over the place. What is a better time of month to visit again when its not extremely hot with less mosquito’s?

By: St John USVI

St John USVI — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:00:28 +0000

I would actually recommend against the DEET spray like off. You can pick up an all natural one which works as good (even better) comprised of eucalyptus leaf oil. Its a bad idea to cover yourself in DEET over and over again.

By: Gerald

Gerald — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:22:44 +0000

Mosquitoes usually bloom after big rains. They are more common near marshes or standing fresh water. As the island has been rather dry lately, I haven’t noticed many mosquitoes.
As a rule, they don’t bother me unless they are really plentiful. Others are more sensitize.
If you tend to react to mosquito bites, I would suggest being prepared with a can of bug repellent with DEET like OFF.
Gerald

By: Fora

Fora — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:16:42 +0000

I’m staying at Maho Bay (arriving March 20) and am worried about Mosquitos plaguing us during the whole trip. Is there a “mosquito season”? Or is it a year round presence? Is the north portion of the island more susceptible to Mosquitos than the south? Many thanks!

By: Gerald

Gerald — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:34:08 +0000

They’re all over the place here on St. John. I don’t know how available they are in America.
Gerald

By: Jan Ashby

Jan Ashby — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:15:38 +0000

Couldn’t tell if you actually bought a mosquito wand- we were in St John’s last week and the place we stayed had one- now that we’ve left the island we need a source to buy one , or three of them. It looked like a tennis racket, it was battery operated and shocked or fried the mosquitos. Can you help us ? thanks