The best remedy for mosquito bites – including those that transmit disease – is to prevent them in the first place. Use these tips to help stay bite-free this summer:
- Stay indoors at dusk when mosquitoes are out and about.
- Cover up by wearing loose-fitting, long-sleeved tops, and tuck long pants into your socks.
- Stay away from black and white fabrics, which seem to drive the bugs wild.
- Turn on an outdoor fan – the wind can help keep the bugs at bay.
- Try oils such as soybean oil, and mixtures of essential oils, such as pennyroyal oil and eucalyptus as non-toxic approaches to keep them away. These are moderately effective if you’re not dealing with really thick swarms of mosquitoes.
- In places like Alaska, Canada or the northern Midwest, where mosquitoes can be overwhelming, regularly apply insect repellants containing geraniol, a plant-derived compound, or neem oil, from the Indian tree Azadirachta indica.
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