And you want to camp out with a one year old?
Find a b+b for a week. Look on airbnb.Spend the money.
Forget camping even if it's in someone's back yard.
We also have Zika virus, dengue and chikengunya all spread by mosquitoes.
STX has boas, there are spiders, centipedes, scorpions, biting ants, no-seeums
that are tiny but have a mighty bite.
Buy plenty of OFF or other repellent if you're bound and determined to camp out.

If you're moving without a job, money or transportation and must camp out, it's not a good idea to move to the VI at all. It's not inexpensive to live here and if you're looking for a job and apt., first impressions and cleanliness will make a difference.

I am not sure what post of mine you saw with that information. That is a worst case scenario, for a day or two. It's not a bad idea to have a back up plan.

We are still working on the rental because it's still a few months out and my job hasn't given me "Official" dates.

This post was the in reference to the general day to day. How do I prevent these disease transmitting mosquitos when it's dusk and I'm finishing my errands, or in my yard?

Also, way to make someone feel really crappy about their goals. I'm just asking questions to make sure I've thought about EVERYTHING. Contingency plan upon contingency plan. If this isn't the place, please just tell me so that I can ask them somewhere else.

Sorry, didn't mean trash your goal.

Seriously, bug repellent, long sleeves and long pants, socks, look for organic repellent like citronella oil, etc. are the only options aside from vigilance and use of OFF, etc. All it takes to get various above mentioned mosquito borne viruses is one bite. Zika is especially scary due to its link to deformity in offspring during pregnancy. I've had dengue fever twice. It's the pits. I missed the chikengunya but friends that had it and said it was worse than dengue...and lasted longer.
Dengue is not so fondly referred to as break bone fever.
Make sure your rental has secure and tight screens on windows. Buy a couple mosquito nets to bring with you for yourselves and child.
I don't know what else to tell you. It is a tropical climate. This is just part of the deal. They don't always bite just at dusk.

Good luck.

Thank you! This is exactly the type of information I was after.

I realized my last message came off poorly after I sent it, Thank you for taking it well.

I just know "OFF" isn't recommended for kids under 2. So I was interested in other options, we have a thermocell lantern that works pretty well. But have no idea about getting refills for it there!

Citronella oil and candles, plants, etc. help.
Skin so soft by Avon worked for some people as well.
Try this link.

https://www.bing.com/search?pc=AMAZ&form=AMAZWB&q=natural+mosquito+repellent

Essential oils are expensive here, sometimes hard to find.
Not all places ship to VI.
I don't know that you'll find replacement for your lantern on STX.
Maybe post these questions on the other relocation message board.

Electronic bug zappers and wands work well but you'd have to keep out of reach of a curious one year old.

An excellent source for essential oils is this company.
http://www.bulkapothecary.com/categories/aromatherapy-essential-oils.html

I've been buying their products for the last few months and highly recommend them in every respect.

Best thing to do is think of your child and reconsider moving to the tropics. Bug sprays will only work to a point and im not thrilled their use on children.

Mike

I grew up here and I've probably been bitten by a zillion mosquitoes over the decades. Guess I was lucky to only get dengue fever, twice. There are mosquitoes all over the world. One can't stop going to warmer climates just because they have mosquitoes.

Really, Mike, don't you think on reflection that that's pretty daft? 😀 Children are born here and brought here (and throughout the tropics) all the time and manage to not only survive but thrive. The only plan of the OP's which truly upsets me is camping out in someone's back yard for a week or so while looking for a place to live. Camping out on arrival with a baby who's had not a chance to develop some immunity to our chomping mossies is seriously daft and really should be revisited.

Over 3 decades living here and I've never contracted any mosquito-borne virus - touch wood!

I am currently in a swamp in Florida.... There is definitely no lack of bugs.

I am not planning on camping with my baby. Thats an if worse comes to worse scenario. We have it mostly worked out for me to fly down a week ahead and finish getting our lease squared away, in which case *I* may have to camp. However, I believe my company is going to put me up in a room for that week.

Excellent switch in plans. Your yesterday's post on this forum seemed as though camping in the man's back yard was a done deal. Protect your own skin really well too - mosquitoes differ from place to place even within a relatively short area. After becoming used to the mosquitoes here I went to Vieques for the first time many years ago and discovered that fact very quickly after being eaten alive and sporting huge welts for weeks afterwards!

I wanted to have a back up plan set in stone!! I'd hate to try to figure out something last minute. I like plans, lots of them.

STT Resident wrote:
An excellent source for essential oils is this company.
http://www.bulkapothecary.com/categories/aromatherapy-essential-oils.html

I've been buying their products for the last few months and highly recommend them in every respect.

Hey let's buy 400 lb - ($26.16 / lb after discount) - $10464.48!

Great if you want to set up a huge manufacturing plant but half an ounce @4.80 is all you need to make about 12-16 oz of spray repellant! 😀

I was kidding!

I know.

A couple products designed for kids: the mosquito repellent bracelets and anklets for children; and the mosquito repellent stickers which are convenient for sticking the repellent on their back or on the back of their cloths.

And in general floor fans pointed toward where you are sitting or sleeping are good for keeping mosquito away.

I am another who gets eaten up horribly. The only thing that has worked for me is Johnson and Johnsons creamy baby oil with Aloe and Vitamin E (don't buy the gel!). I know it sounds weird but it works. Wall mart sometimes carries it, at about $4 a tube....it's 8 ounces, and in a green tube. Smells clean and I am hooked. Hopefully it works everywhere, am trying it in St. John next week and with all the rain they have had it will be a true test.

I just read about the Johnson & Johnson product use for deterring mosquito bites.
Let us know how it works.