Repel Those Mosquitoes In More Ways Than One

As much as we adore the warmer months of the year, there is one thing we do not look forward to: Mosquitoes. Oh yes, these insects are not friendly at all. They carry more than one type of disease. Yes, these insubstantial insects, which float in the air about us, pick up numerous illnesses from who knows where, will leave red, itchy marks on your body.

As Spring time and Summer time roll on, it is nice to have doors and windows open, but it is also crucial to have screens fitted for a home's doors and windows. These screens are particularly vital when it comes to opening up your home in the warmer months. Having these screens for doors and windows have been the best invention for keeping Mosquitoes outdoors.

Once outside though, Mosquitoes will be zooming into you. Well, onto your skin more specifically. There are well over 300 scents that mosquitoes are attracted to and most of these scents are from human skin. For human beings to live, we need to breathe out carbon dioxide.

Well, this is one thing Mosquitoes are attracted to. Yes, as soon as anybody exhales carbon dioxide, Mosquitoes are more likely than not, to make a b-line for your body. When eating outside, mosquitoes are going to like not only you, but your food too.

They, like human beings, like salty foodstuffs. Foods rich in sodium are also filled with lactic acid. Another thing which attracts mosquitoes to human skin is body heat and if drinking alcohol, that as well attracts these pests.

All right, so now you are asking yourself what you can do to fend off these pests. There are various ways that you can use to repel them from your skin. If you are searching for something natural to repel any and all mosquitoes, try adding more garlic to your daily food intake. For some reason, garlic lessens the attractiveness of human skin.

Now, you do not have to quite eat garlic, but instead take garlic supplements, along with B complex and vitamin B1 supplements. Changing your daily diet, by taking a few supplements, particularly in the hot summer months, will fend off these undesirable insects.

Now, if using natural products is not the route for you, there are many chemical products on the market. Let’s see, anyone who is not a fan of mosquitoes, can go to their local grocery store and look for such mosquito repellents as DEET, Oils and Electronic Repellents.

DEET is manufactured from such ingredients I can not even pronounce, but is mainly sold in solid or liquid form and is highly poisonous. If this does not sound good to you, there are a range of oils which can be placed on your patio table or wherever you sit outside.

Some of the more widely used oils are botanically based like Citronella, Eucalyptus Oil and Soybean Oil. Naturally, anything botanically, is considered natural or organic and when used as suggested, will not injure the you.

Electronic mosquito repellents have been used for a while now. In fact, they are used in the desert, such as the Middle East, by American Soldiers. These electronic devices are made with chemical pheromones to attract them and electrified wires to immediately electrocutes these horrible insects.

Nowadays, there are also mosquito repellents which you can clip onto your clothing. This type of repellent permits the user to be free of mosquitoes for 120 hours and repels them from 15 feet away. This certainly is one amazing, personal, repellent on the market today.

Owen Jones writes articles on various subjects, but is currently concerned with the hand held bug zapper If you are interested too, come over to our site at Electronic Insect Killer.