2 parts water to 1 part Vinegar In a small spray bottle works for me, After shave does the same thing

 

teach them to read

 

A good old fashion garbage fire

 

Insect screens including a screen door if you don't have them already. Yellow (warm light) lights outside not bright white.

 

Rolled up newspaper.

 

i just happened to have a stock of alcohol on hand (wink) and found that it repeals mossies but only for a half hour or so...

 

As an obvious expert Jimlad, may I ask if you have researched this and which newspaper is best?

 

I was on the beach this weekend after sundown - the recent wet weather has increased the numbers of mosquitos a lot and I felt being bitten many times on my legs and saw bumps already forming. My legs started to itch badly.

Twice I spayed those lumps with ethyl alcohol and then my whole legs. I never experienced any itching again and the bumps diminished in size rapidly.