I'd like to know that, too, before I waste my money on it.

If they work I would definitely get some, I am a mosquito magnet. I had not heard of them, thanks for bringing this up.

I haven't tried them, but worry that they are putting bug stuff into the air immediately surrounding me, which then I inhale. Ish!

I use mosquito dunks in the wetland near my house. They contain a bacteria that only harms the aquatic mosquito larvae so there are few mosquitos emerging as adults. It makes a noticeable difference.

The Off clip ons do work! I bought one last year to try out, and it worked really well for me. I hate putting on mosquito sprays especially if I'm only planning to be out for a little bit, but I always would get at least one bite. The clip on was really nice since I could grab it as I was walking out the door and keep it on for however long I was out. It doesn't smell or make much noise even with the fan on.

It mostly works if you aren't moving around too much. If you are jogging or hiking it wouldn't work at all. But it works great for picking raspberries or pulling weeds. I liked mine so much that I bought another for my husband.

I haven't seen these...how does it work?

Didn't work for me, I resorted spraying down the area with Mosquito Beater

I use citronella spray, Skin-So-Soft, Bounce, mosquito net clothing. If they get so bad, I just hide in the house. :-)

I'm going to pick one up today, since it's warrior weekend for me - will report back.

The Off clip ons are a little blue round thing that clips on to your belt or pocket. It has a fan inside and a little insert with the chemical on it. It has an indicator to tell you when it runs out. Mine usually last the three weeks that it is good for. It is more expensive than regular Off but I feel the benefits are worth it.

I use Mosquito Dunks in all of my ponds and water features. They work great and are pet and wildlife safe.

Skin So Soft has never worked for me. I've used it pretty much for life and mosquitoes still love me.

I get my whole property sprayed because of the lake I am on.

It is SO worth the $400-500 bucks and it lasts all season. I did do it myself one year for $90. The product.. I will try to find the name... is a super concentrate and will cover about 15 acres, so an average size lot of 1 acre, the bottle will last you for YEARS!

It works great, just spray it on foliage of plants, shrubs, trees ect and then let it dry and you are good 2 days later thru the rest of the season.

Oh, Temprid, that is the name. It kills all bugs and flying things .. but I still get a lot of butterflies ?! weird and thankful.

You can only buy it online.. check out this URL http://store.doyourownpestcontrol.com/search.aspx

Keriann~

keriann_lakegeneva - that sounds like an idea. Didn't check out website yet, but when you say "kills all kinds of bugs and flying things" (except butteflies), you don't mean any beneficial bugs, do you? Like ladybugs, praying mantis (don't know it he's beneficial, but I have one that hangs out every year and like his company... :-).

As far as the Off fan thingy - do you guys find you need only one? I am apparently 'allergic' to 'skeeters' (something new in the past few years) and bites swell up the size of quarters if I don't immediately put hydrocortizone cream on them. Plus, if there's one within a 100 miles, it will fine me. They love behind my knees.

So I'm wondering if I'd need one on my upper AND lower body?

The clip works okay for me, I am also a mosquito magnet. It works really well for my Husband, who is not. In other words, if you are one who gets eaten alive, it will help significantly but may not protect you entirely.

I don't let my kids wear it for fear of what they are breathing. Which means I have to use skin so soft all over them.

I enjoy going outside in the later afternoon, which is a skeeter disaster time.

I tried it last year, and I'm sorry to report that it did not work for me. Bummer, because I hate hosing myself down with repellents. It's gonna be a banner year for them, too, it looks like.

Yeah, a banner year for sure, anitamo, when they're out when it's still sunshining outside. Never had THAT before. Can't even walk out to water plants not yet planted at 3 pm without getting bit (I'm the allergic one).

And what ticks me off is -- I live right near Langley AFB (VA), on a peninsula off the Chesapeake Bay so lots of swamp land around. For as long as I can remember, they've sprayed with these big giant planes (came down so low, they'd cause shadows in your yard....scary !!) They'd spray early in the season and then later in the year. Probably wasn't that healthy for us to breath, etc., but I didn't care. They'd tell us to get our animals in and stay inside until it settled. So that was good enough for me since it solved the problem. There are worse things in the world that we ingest and breath, I'm sure.

But they've stopped. Budget cuts, fuel expenses, or something. All I know is, it's very NECESSARY !! There are all kinds of water inlets and swampy land just within walking distance. A perfect breeding ground. I'm 3 blocks up from the beach (the Bay) so I get it BAD !!

Now we get these little City trucks that run thru the neighborhood (maybe once a year) with yellow flashing lights and they spray. But that only works for ditches, puddles, etc. It can't take care of the fields and swamps that need 'attacking' from overhead.

Sorry....just up on my soap box, complaining !!! I'm just so tired, as you said -- of having to spray on that crap if I only want to step out for 20 minutes. Then you're stuck with being 'icky', don't want to sit on your couch, can't go to bed without a shower, etc. It's frustrating.

We see mosquitoes in March, but once the garden is going, they are all gone. We believe that the lavender, nepeta/catmint, rosemary, thyme and basil help repel them. We use the bacterial dunks in our water feature, but we do not use chemicals for repellents outside or on us.

My son, an archaeologist, says that they all wear a repellent made from catnip oil. Since they have to douse themselves before working in the field, they do not want to wear chemicals.

As for ticks...they duct tape their pants to their boots!

There are products that you can use to treat your clothes instead of your skin. Similar to the brand clothes (Buzz Off). REI sells the products.

Yes, Temprid kills everything... I see bugs out during the day that fly in, but once the land in a plant that I have sprayed.,... that is the end of them. It does a great job on JB and earwigs as well.. my poor dahlias : ( I was about a week late spraying this year.

Don't get em wrong, it is not my favorite thing to do but I HAVE to control the skeeters. The dogs get all bitten up and I hate to see them run and itch all day in the yard. I can leave all my patio doors open at night when I have guests over and I do not worry about a bug filled house at night and weed/water/wonder whenever I want without that nasty spray. It works for me, but I am always looking for other options.

Keriann~