I doubt anything works, but Themacell gets great reviews on Amazon.
I am going to give it a shot this Summer.
http://www.thermacell.com/mosquito-repellent
Deet does work, so will order in a case of that
.
These other things never work. I even have one of those big units run by a propane tank --> now "free"
if you pick it up. If anything, attracting more to the area for "the kill" is a bad idea. It is better to attract some bats and frogs.
Killing all of them is not possible.
Repelling or killing them mechanically has also not worked for me or most.
My yard is not too bad, but even one bite drives me insane
. I am weak.
This Thermacell crap puts out an aroma they supposedly hate for 15ft of protection. It heats up with a fuel cell.
A pad lasts for "up to" 4 hours.
The aroma is very slight, not strong like citronella (which has no effect
).
If it does work, it might prove expensive for regular use.
As I see it, it would need to be in an area where air movement is less like here in the Catbird chair. They sell them for belt wear as you hike, but that is not logical to me.
I'll report back with my experience on this.
http://www.amazon.com/ThermaCELL-Mos...rds=thermacell