I'm pretty allergic to mosquito bites (along with everything else in the natural world). I have also recently been attempting to start the garden which apparently is a encore call at any time of the day for the wee beasties to come out and feast on man flesh.

I was told once upon a time that deet is the ticket to keep mosquitos away. I've tried a couple different sprays with varying amounts of deet in them recently but nothing really seems to do the job. Today was the worst, I tried Off! 5% to which the mosquitoes giggled and thanked me for seasoning their food, and something called cutter which burned when I put it on and only lasted about 30 minutes. I would say I was bit about 40 times in about an hour.

Anyway, I was hoping for a suggestion from some of you outdoor going people for a spray, clip on thing, bug zapper, whatever that actually keeps the bugs away. I know the little buggars breed in standing water and I do my best to keep standing water from being in the yard but I cannot guarantee my neighbors are as vigilant as I am, I'm also about 150 yards from a treated pond which means it only produces about 5000 mosquitos a week in warm weather instead of 50,000. On the plus side however at least we don't have horseflies.

Have you tried Deep Woods OFF? I think it's 25% deet. It works really well for me when the mosquitoes are thick.

I have used my Cedarcide "Best Yet" on myself and had no problems with mosquitos. I also use this on my dogs as well and have never seen a single flea either.
This is what works for me.

Mara how long would you say that it's good for?

2-3 hours at least

In Minnesota, they are the State bird.
People swear by an Avon product called "skin-so-soft".
I'm told they are attracted to dark colours, like khaki pants could be better than jeans, a white shirt better than a black one.

As Betty said, Skin So Soft by Avon works great on dogs and humans! (I don't know if it is good for dogs though, health wise)

However,I can't stand the smell,it nauseates me!

Not suggesting anyone try this, but as a smoker for 30 years I received no bug bites. Now I get eaten alive.

Maybe nicotine gum? Make the blood/skin unpalatable? I'm just kidding. I gave up on the outdoors a long time ago. I love my A/C.

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... However,I can't stand the smell,it nauseates me!

Me too!

If it works for a while against mosquitos, maybe it's because they hate the smell
too.


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