home remedy to keep mosquitoes off when outside.?

Question

what can a person do to keep mosquitoes from biting when your outside, actually keeping them off the place would even be better. know of any home remedies that will work?

Answer 1

There are several ways to prevent mosquitoes from biting you

Wear Socks: 80% of all bites are on the ankle

Wear closed toed shoes for the same reason

Avoid Bannanas during the mosquito season: Bannanas produce a scent that mosquitoes go ape over

Avoid sugary drinks because they also attract mosquitoes

Eat citrus. Despite being sweet, citrus does not attract mosquitoes and in fact repels them

Vitamin B Complex deters mosquitoes

Garlic also deters those vampires

Use essential oils' catnip and rosemary;
Last year, several members of the Iowa State University Department of Entomology presented the results of a study on common catnip. Among their conclusions was the fact that an essential oil in catnip is 10 times more effective at repelling mosquitoes than potent chemicals such as DEET.
http://curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=634&i=13.
http://www.essentialoil.com/catalog/default.php?cPath=21_40
http://www.essentialoil.com/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=rosemary&x=0&y=0
Shop around for the best buy
I would add lavender to the oil for a good aroma
http://www.essentialoil.com/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=lavender&x=0&y=0

Eliminate standing water in your community or at least in your neighborhood:A couple of drops of Citronella Oil, Neem Oil, or Catnip will prevent eggs from hatching.

Recycle and dispose of old tires and other containers where mosquitoes breed

Shower with unscented shampoos and laundry detergent. Strong scents attract mosquitoes.

Avoid going out in the hour after dawn and the hour before dawn. Over 80% of bites occur when the temperature is perfect for breeding in the hour after sunrise and one hour before sunset.

Answer 2

Maybe Vinegar or Witch Hazel
?
Also, the Indians used Skunk Cabbage, which can be found in marshy areas in the Northeastern US.

http://www.inmygarden.org/archives/2005/04/lies_told_about_1.html
See about 2/3rds of the way down:
"Native Americans did use the leaves and roots for food and medicine. Apparently, the trick is to dry the stuff for at least 6-months before use. There are a bunch of other in's and out's to human consumption, so don't try it without reading up thoroughly first. Lastly, I've read that the smell from the raw crushed summer leaves will ward off insects, useful, though, only if you're not warded-off first."

Answer 3

The Bug Zapper is the best thing I have ever found!!

I worked at a sewage plant, and we had hundreds of sparrows eating them and bats, but, they couldnt keep up, so I put a bug zapper out, and the thing would be covered so much, by the next night, I thought some one unplugged it!!! I would blow the bug zapper out with a wet&dry vac to clean it.

It WILL clear out an acre and a half, easily!

(In fact, about 1969, they were testing this out, and they tested it in my dads yard that year! It was wonderful for the entire summer, because I get bit up so bad, and that summer it was like heaven, until they took it away...Then I suffered again. Our yard was a 1/4 acre, rolling hills, and it kept all the mosquitoes away, or, actually dead!

Now, if you get one of these, dont make the mistake and put it where PEOPLE ARE!! Get a long extension cord of 50 to 100 feet and put it the furthest from your back porch, into the wood line, and it will do its job.

I wish you well..

Jesse

Answer 4

Not really a home remedy but Safer Mosquito patrol works great! Cutter Bug-free Backyard also works well.

P.S. they use an organic pesticided that is extracted from flowers. The scent repels most flying critters and kills the ones that hang around.

Answer 5

Hi.. DET works, but that is what is in bug spray. Citronella works well too. If you wish to have them really leave you alone, use a co2 fogger. This is a natural product, (co2) produced by humans breathing out... There are several fogger on the market. All work...if you need an inexpensive one.. walmart has them...

Answer 6

There's an email that's going around stating the Lemon Fresh Joy in a bow of water. The mosquito's drink it and then die.

I am trying it...

Answer 7

Growing up my mother would give me the b vitamin called brewers yeast. I have been taking it for years and never get bitten by mosquitoes.

Answer 8

I found citronella plants at home depot and loews. they cost about 3 dollars each. I have several in pots around my yard and pool. I have not been bitten in 2 years.

Answer 9

rubbing a dryer sheet on your skin and clothes will keep them off of you

Answer 10

hanging dryer sheets keeps them away