Tips for Natural Ways to Keep Mosquitoes Away

Citronella

The Citronella scent is known to repel mosquitoes,
You can just put a few drops in a diffuser or burner at night for a mosquito-free sleep

Please note that citronella is not recommended for pregnant women.

Lemon

When outside, you can simply cut a fresh lemon to half and rub your skin with its juice, it will soothe the skin and prevent more bites.

Lavender

In case you are already bitten, rub a few drops of Lavender essential oil to stop the itching and heal the skin.

Peppermint essential oil works well. It only takes a few drops in a carrier oil, such as olive or coconut; spray or rub onto exposed skin. Smells good too!

I use pine tar soap and have been told that it repels mosquitoes. I am one of those people that mosquitoes find absolutely irresistible so I rarely find natural remedies to be helpful, but I am going to give it a go this season and hope that it wards them off.

Please come back and let us know, Mercy! Another friend and I seem to be considered by the mozzies to be a veritable smorgasbord of delicacies!

Carla Burke wrote:Please come back and let us know, Mercy! Another friend and I seem to be considered by the mozzies to be a veritable smorgasbord of delicacies!

I will! It's not easy being the flavor of the year.  I'm told by friends that the best mosquito repellent they know of is to sit near me

Garlic is a good mosquito repellent, both in the garden and made into a spray.

It seems that Thai Food did the trick for me.
Whoever comes from Europe visiting me is the new attraction.

But after a couple of years living in Thailand, it happens only here and there that a mosquito takes a snack on me.

2002 I moved to Thailand
my wife "trained me to eat spicy with one chili per year added, till I could eat what she and her family was eating.
Over the years I got less and less bitten...
2009 the Mossies lost completely interest in me.

Today the only things biting me, are Red Weaver Ants but they usually hate themselves if there is nobody near to attack.

My wife says its the Thai food with Chilies, Limes, Onions, Garlic lots and lots of Herbs especially raw Basil...
Not everyone likes fiery spicy and so might the Mossies have a reason to avoid me...  

1 part Tea Tree Oil mixed into 10 parts rubbing alcohol, shake well and spray yourself, your camp chair, and the area around you.  Grass where you are sitting, nearby bushes too.  I used this camping many times when sitting in a grassy area around the camp fire and the mosquitos just stay away.  Just a light mist around the area, you are not killing the grass or weeds, just spreading the scent of the oil.  Keep the spray off your face, odds are the mosquitos will stay away from the area and away from your face too.

Also, Tea Tree Oil dabbed onto a mosquito bite will relieve the itch.  The first time I made this I bought a 10 ounce bottle of rubbing alcohol that had it's own spray nozzle, I added one ounce of oil out of a 2 ounce bottle, both bought at the same store pharmacy area.  If we did get a bite we dabbed a drop of the remaining pure oil on the bite and the itch soon stopped.

The first night my family and a couple others used my spray and the rest used their store bought stuff, the next night it was about 50/50, by the third night the majority were lined up after dinner to get their mist applied and then I walked around our sitting area and sprayed a mist on all the grass around our circle.  I even sprayed around a few tent doorways to help keep mosquitos out of their tents when the door was opened for entry or exit.

Taking away their harborage areas and inviting predators is where I’d start. Thinning out some of the shrubs/trees and trimming from the ground upwards to allow more light and wind will dry up moisture (most important thing for all insects) while also allowing predators like birds, bats and dragonflies to cruise through. Also removing areas of stagnant water; clogged gutters and tires not on rims are huge. Put some purple Martin, bluebird and bat house up. Keep every area you weed eat as short as possible regularly. If you have chickens and enough land, move the coop around every few days.

There are plants that mosquitos don't like.

A strong tea might be made from the leaves of these plants to apply to the skin.

I have not tried this though it seems like it would work.

I am lucky to live where it is too dry for mosquitoes.

https://permies.com/t/214317/Plants-repel-Mosquitoes

https://permies.com/t/115804/Anti-Mosquito-Plants