The strangest thing is that my first trip here (in Dec) I returned looking like a leper (and the spots took months to go away - red with white circles). Now that I live here in Tres Cocos, I feel them biting (they are a light brown color) usually get fired up around 5 - 6 pm each day, but hardly ever any evidence (we build up immunity?)
Also, Avon's skin so soft seems to work well.