my personal experience is the bugs on the island are way more prevalent than on the mainland, so don't use that as a gage.

jzb is spot on - dawn & dusk the worst times (particularly after a rainfall). much worse in summer thru october. i add a dollop of 100% deet to regular cutter and works great. i always take a tube of benadryl cream for the ones who find my Achilles heels and in 2 minutes they are forgotton. smile

don't make a big deal of it - it shouldn't be that bad in April.