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[wagirl]

I don't get bitten  these days. Am not around any buggy places . Wait--I did get stung by a hornet a few years back---the thing dropped from an enclosed storage closet door that I opened at my last apt--it was outside on the balcony, it stung my foot, and then I got bit by a spider back then too. ---man --did those  hurt, but didn't do much except itch. 

[Carmie]

@Tinkrbl44   I have never tried garlic supplements, but I will.

Thanks for the suggestion.

[Lakelife62]

We use citronella oil torches around the seating perimeter. We also use small citronella candles on the tables in the seating area. If we are going to be outside at dusk, I start the candles and torches burning about an hour before.

Also, be sure to remove anything nearby with standing water. Birdbaths, decorative items that collect water, etc. 

[just bee]

This isn't prevention, unfortunately, but rather a product that helps if prevention tactics fail.

We don't get bitten much in the high desert, but a couple years ago I was under attack by mosquitoes and utterly miserable.

Better-Half came home with a product that smells amazing and relieves the misery.

[willowbark]

[willowbark]

Or.....

[We rescue cats]

I grow lavendar around our deck and patio and make sure to keep a couple planters of citronella going as well each summer.  We also have ceiling fans on our covered patio and a fan in the pagoda on the deck.

[Tinkrbl44]

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@MoonieBaby wrote:
Citronella plant, as well as lemon balm plant. I have them among all my other plants all over my patio area. The other thing that helps is to water my plants in very early morning or just before I am to retire from the patio and go back inside the house.

My husband and I also use several cordless fans and that’s a big help. Lastly, we have two dyna traps. One on our deck, the other by our patio.

So I guess the hundred things we do combine to help us avoid the bugs!

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@MoonieBaby 

Great plant ideas!