Post Recreated: Originally posted - 03 February 2003
I'm taking a holiday in Tobago shortly and I'd like some advice on whether there's a problem with mosquitos in Tobago. I'll be taking some mosquito repellent with me but does anyone have any tips on how to avoid being bitten and parts of Tobago which are worst for mosquitos?
Thanks!
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Post Recreated: Originally posted - 03 February 2003
Hi Charlotte
Check out our 'Insect' section on the 'Information" pages of myTobago.info. We've been using Autan and Jungle Forumula on this visit and they seem very good. However, and to be honest, we haven't really seen any mossies yet - they're not as bad during the dry 'high' season. However, there's lots of gnats or sandflies and other little things that get the legs, but regular spraying seems to keep them at bay. Don't forget Anthisan cream and apply it the first time you feel an itch - it really helps to make this issue a non-issue.
Have a great holiday
Hi Charlotte
Check out our 'Insect' section on the 'Information" pages of myTobago.info. We've been using Autan and Jungle Forumula on this visit and they seem very good. However, and to be honest, we haven't really seen any mossies yet - they're not as bad during the dry 'high' season. However, there's lots of gnats or sandflies and other little things that get the legs, but regular spraying seems to keep them at bay. Don't forget Anthisan cream and apply it the first time you feel an itch - it really helps to make this issue a non-issue.
Have a great holiday
Steve Wooler
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Tina R
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Post Recreated: Originally posted - 05 February 2003
Hi everyone great board. I got this tip from another Caribbean Island board. Use baby oil - mossie's don't like the smell, and sand flies find skin too slippery to bite. Also put a baby wipe in your pocket to ward off the mossies, much nicer smell than insect repellent, however the mossies don't seem to agree. Tried it last month when I was in Grenada ( yes I know....but I'm looking at Tobago for my next Holibobs), and it worked a treat, not one bite. Tina
Hi everyone great board. I got this tip from another Caribbean Island board. Use baby oil - mossie's don't like the smell, and sand flies find skin too slippery to bite. Also put a baby wipe in your pocket to ward off the mossies, much nicer smell than insect repellent, however the mossies don't seem to agree. Tried it last month when I was in Grenada ( yes I know....but I'm looking at Tobago for my next Holibobs), and it worked a treat, not one bite. Tina
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Kim
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Post Recreated: Originally posted - 06 February 2003
Living in TNT my experience is liting a cockset a spiralling coil that gently smokes keeping mosquitoes atbaywhen you sleep...In Cuba I used vicks as in vicksvapr rub - when I felt I waswell andtruly beaten by the sods... tey hate the smell and you justneed to but it arond your ankles and wrists (passed on info by CanadianS). No perfumes or Santuary luxury bodywashes they loved it
Living in TNT my experience is liting a cockset a spiralling coil that gently smokes keeping mosquitoes atbaywhen you sleep...In Cuba I used vicks as in vicksvapr rub - when I felt I waswell andtruly beaten by the sods... tey hate the smell and you justneed to but it arond your ankles and wrists (passed on info by CanadianS). No perfumes or Santuary luxury bodywashes they loved it
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Malc C
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Post Recreated: Originally posted - 07 February 2003
Hi Charlotte,
I've no first hand knowledge of the Tobagonian mossie - yet!!! but check out the postings dated about 25th/26th November last year. It seems the best thing to do is avoid using perfume and wearing dark clothing,
Malc C
Hi Charlotte,
I've no first hand knowledge of the Tobagonian mossie - yet!!! but check out the postings dated about 25th/26th November last year. It seems the best thing to do is avoid using perfume and wearing dark clothing,
Malc C
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Irene
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Post Recreated: Originally posted - 13 February 2003
Hi Charlotte,
I suffer badly when I get bitten and to be honest I didn't have a problem in Tobago. You only need to use repellent in the evening as mossies are not about during the heat of the day. A good tip is to make sure you get some Aloe vera plant as soon as you get there. If you get bitten use it straight away and as aften as you can afterwards. It's magic!!
Hi Charlotte,
I suffer badly when I get bitten and to be honest I didn't have a problem in Tobago. You only need to use repellent in the evening as mossies are not about during the heat of the day. A good tip is to make sure you get some Aloe vera plant as soon as you get there. If you get bitten use it straight away and as aften as you can afterwards. It's magic!!
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Bren Tierney
OK, this might help you,
The 'wet season' (i.e. when the rains come, in one force or another) is between July and December, with November being the wettest month. This knowledge is of particular use to divers going to Tobago, as the rain can effect the visibility in the sea. So, Jan to June is the preferred 'diving season'. That said, I've had mates go in Ocotober and had superb diving.
Back to Mozzies.
The Atlantic side of the Island (we stayed at the Hilton in June) has a refreshing breeze blowing almost constantly, and this keeps the place fly and mozzie-free! We'd meet the folks we were diving with each day (who'd booked hotels on the Caribbean side of the island) and some of them had been eaten alive.
We did, though, have to travel to their side of the island to get our dive boat and had to walk down various beaches (especially the fish market at Arnos Vale), which occasioned us to get bites from sand flies. If you're not already using it, or haven't yet tried it, I can tell you that 'Tiger Balm' rubbed on (even later that night before bed) to the effected area removes all traces of itch and the desire to scratch (which just makes the bite worse). Give it a go, you'll not regret it!
Hope that helps.
The 'wet season' (i.e. when the rains come, in one force or another) is between July and December, with November being the wettest month. This knowledge is of particular use to divers going to Tobago, as the rain can effect the visibility in the sea. So, Jan to June is the preferred 'diving season'. That said, I've had mates go in Ocotober and had superb diving.
Back to Mozzies.
The Atlantic side of the Island (we stayed at the Hilton in June) has a refreshing breeze blowing almost constantly, and this keeps the place fly and mozzie-free! We'd meet the folks we were diving with each day (who'd booked hotels on the Caribbean side of the island) and some of them had been eaten alive.
We did, though, have to travel to their side of the island to get our dive boat and had to walk down various beaches (especially the fish market at Arnos Vale), which occasioned us to get bites from sand flies. If you're not already using it, or haven't yet tried it, I can tell you that 'Tiger Balm' rubbed on (even later that night before bed) to the effected area removes all traces of itch and the desire to scratch (which just makes the bite worse). Give it a go, you'll not regret it!
Hope that helps.