Best way to guard an outdoor night garden party from mosquito bites.
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CITRONELLA CANDLES
I have success with citronella. There are several different applications such as candles and deffusers.
Have lots of citronella candles and tiki torches going and borrow or rent fans. Any flying bugs do not like the air movement.
Tiki lights, citronella candles and place Avon's Skin-So- Soft in baskets for guest to spray on, if they want.
The only thing I've found other than screen, is to aim a strong fan at the people. Mosquitoes can't fly against it. But the ones at big box stores won't be strong enough. A lower end commercial one should work. Mine came from a Habitat rehab store for a few dollars - and still worked. Nothing else worked here, including a plethora of citronella candles and torches...