How do mosquito repellents work?

Mosquito repellents... coils... drops... spray... things dont work.. Can someone offer good solution?

  • Nothing really.. works... Its really...sucks????

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    People who consume garlic on a regular basis rarely get bitten by mosquitoes. If you do not like eating garlic, there are garlic tablets available. If you have a mosquito problem in/around your home, try to locate any standing water and remove it. If you do have standing water, spray some oil on the surface to kill the larvae and pupaes. The next time you BBQ outside, put some sage on the grill - it keeps all flying insects away.

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Use a mosquito net! The rest are all poisons that do more harm to you than to the mosquitoes who have gone immune to them by now.

Brian

Hi, This is on the site I just posted: "I'd like to share This Information......" Here's what was said about mosquitoes; MOSQUITOES CO2 may attract mosquitoes away from animals and people. Place pieces of Dry Ice away from areas where people are congregating. The theory is that mosquitoes find animals and people by their CO2 exhaled during breathing. Melissa Palm reports that dry ice does attract mosquitoes. "I use dry ice in some of my mosquito traps as bait and find that it works rather well." The Clarke Family of Companies of Roselle IL., sells a mosquito trap designed for using Dry Ice Hope this helps, Dave

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Kelly V

The best repellent I have found is a product called "Skin So Soft" by Avon products. It has worked for me continuously during the previous years. A large bottle is quite inexpensive compared to other products. I hope you will try and purchase a bottle. You can apply each morning before going outside and avoid those pesky little critters that love to bite you. Best wishes.

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anything with deet in it will work. Deet is the chemical that keeps them away.

Summer

You can get rid of mosquitoes by using pest control. I found the information at http://www.pests.in

risla

The same thing I want to Know! In some answers they suggested NET. But net is useful while sleeping. Between 6 PM to9 PM I too want to know good solution?!

Kuppu S

Burn dry neem leaves in house.

MAHIMA K

if u have neem tree in ur compound,then burn the neem leaves which are lying down and spread the smoke in ur room and then enter the room after 10 minutes........

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