OK, mosquitos...prepare to be repelled!!!!!

Use Bounce Fabric Softener Sheets...Best thing ever used in Louisiana.. just wipe on & go...Great for Babies
 

Bob, a fisherman, takes one vitaimin B-1 tablet a day April through October . He said it works. He was right. The odor the tablet gives out through your skin (YOU can not smell it) repels mosquitos, black flies,  no seeum's, and knat's. It does not work on stinging insects.  Hasn't had a mosquito bit in 33 years. Try it.  Every one he has talked into trying it works on them. Vitimin B-1( Thiamine Hydrochloride 100 mg.)
 

Kenn said NPR reports that if you eat bananas,  the mosquitos like you, something about the banana oil as your body processes it. (Maybe they need the potassium too- lol)  Stop eating bananas for the summer and the mosquitos will be much less interested.
 

This is going to floor you, but one of the best insect repellents someone found (who is in the woods  every day), is Vick's Vaporub.
 

Plant marigolds around the yard, the flowers give off  a smell that bugs do not like,  so plant some in that garden also to help ward off bugs without using insecticides.
 

"Tough guy" Marines who spend a great deal of time "camping out" say that the very best mosquito  repellant you can use is  Avon Skin-So-Soft bath oil mixed about half and half with alcohol.
 

mix your own:
20 drops Eucalyptus oil
20 drops Cedarwood oil
10 drops Tea Tree oil
10 drops Geranium oil
2 oz. carrier oil ( such as Jojoba )
Mix together in a 4 oz. container. Apply to skin as  needed avoiding the eye area. Keep out of reach  of children. Test on a small area of skin for sensitivities  Experiment with different percentages of essential oil
 

from Sharon:
One of the best natural insect repellants that I've discovered is made from the clear real vanilla (not the grocery store  vanilla extract which is mostly alcohol). This is the pure vanilla that is sold in Mexico. It's cheap there if you know of someone that lives there or in the US close to the border.
If not, health food stores usually carry it or can order it  for you. I use it half vanilla and half water and find  that it works great for mosquitoes and ticks, don't know about other insects.

 **  when all else fails--get a frog