Natural tips to Avoid Mosquitoes

NATURAL TIPS TO AVOID MOSQUITOES

~ Crush parsley & mix into spray bottle of apple cider vinegar.

~ Use fan outside & stand close to it.

~ Rosemary & sage placed on coals while grilling or camping helps keep them away. 

~ Mix 1 part garlic juice (freshly squeezed) - 5 parts water. Saturate  dish cloths in solution & hang around patio when  family is outside.

~ Don't have water sources - where females lay their eggs- birdbaths, wading pools, pet water. If you have any of these change water 3 x week. Use "old" water on your plants.

~Wear light clothing. BUT some bugs are attracted to bright floral colors too.

~Mosquitoes dislike: catnip, rosemary, citronella grass, lavender,cinnamon & peppermint. Use them in your yard landscaping. Remember-MINT plants over take everything, think of using them in containers on path or patio.

~Scented perfumes & soaps scream "come here" to many bugs. Avoid them. Also deodorants & hair  products.

~ Mosquitoes are MOST active @ sunrise & sunset, avoid being outside 30 minutes before & after dawn & dusk.