Natural Mosquito Repellents

Who really wants to adventure outside only to be bitten alive by mosquitoes, but before you reach for the sprays that contain chemicals, that can be hazardous to you and the environment, do Your Part by choosing safer natural solutions instead. Let's start with mosquito prevention.

It really takes a few seconds to scan your yard for pools of standing water. Anything from saucers under planters to clogged rain gutters. These are mosquito magnets providing the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes to lay their eggs and those eggs can become adult mosquitoes in just seven days. So be sure to remove any standing water every time it rains.

If you have a feature with standing watering your garden or you have a rain barrel, you can safely keep mosquitoes from breeding or using something that looks like this. It's called the mosquito dunk and you find them in any local hardware or garden center. Just drop it at the rain barrel; it's safe for pets, humans and wild lives.

Mosquitoes do have one big predator and that's bat. So hang a bat house in your garden, and invite them into your yard where they can eat several hundred mosquitoes at night.

For mosquito repellents, there are a number of natural alternatives. Lemon Eucalyptus has been proven to be equally as effective as the chemical Deet, that's found in so many insect repellents. Citronella oil and cedar oil are among other natural alternatives that will also keep mosquitoes away.

Mosquitoes can carry dangerous diseases like West Nile virus, so it's important to protect ourselves. Now we can rest easy knowing there are many natural alternatives that will help us tread lightly on the planet, while keeping potentially dangerous chemicals out of our bodies and the environment.


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