Ah, yes. Mosquitoes. After living in Florida for over 25 years, I sincerely hate the little bastards.

I use a homemade repellent of my own, that includes oils of lemongrass, geranium, peppermint, cedarwood and more, and it does keep the mosquitoes and (usually) ticks at bay.

That said, here in Tennessee, even with three small ponds and a river bordering our land, we have a tiny fraction of the mosquitoes that we had in Florida.

Of course, what we lack in mosquitoes we more than make up for in ticks, which aren't exactly an improvement.

Thanks for this post. Vitally important information for people all over the world.