| Anyone with a beautiful garden, patio or deck will | | | | at bay, but the aroma is very fresh and |
| certainly enjoy sitting outside on a warm summer's | | | | envigourating. |
| day or evening. But if there is one thing that can spoil | | | | If they are still plaguing you, you may have to resort |
| it for you, it is mosquitoes. Sometimes, it only takes | | | | to mosquito repellent. You could impregnate your |
| one of two persistent mosquitoes to make your | | | | clothing with permethrin, like the army does for |
| blood boil. Mosquitoes are a pest for sure, but they | | | | jungle combat or just rub a DEET-based brand on |
| can also be a health hazard, spreading dengue fever | | | | your skin. There are also a lot of green mosquito |
| and malaria and several other really nasty diseases. | | | | repellents too, such as lemon oil, citronella and |
| So how do you go about keeping mosquitoes out of | | | | eucalyptus oil. |
| your garden? | | | | Garlic is said to deter mosquitoes, so you could try |
| Maybe you cannot realistically hope to keep | | | | growing garlic close at hand. It is also believed to |
| mosquitoes out of your garden completely, but there | | | | ward off ticks and has proven to keep back greenfly |
| are some things you can do to deter them and keep | | | | (aphids) from roses. What could be better, especially |
| their numbers down. Stopping them procreating in | | | | if you like garlic too? |
| your garden is the first step to take. Mosquitoes do | | | | You could hang up one or two of those lanterns that |
| not have a long flying range. Many of the mosquitoes | | | | attract insects to them and then vapourize them |
| that trouble you in your garden will have been born in | | | | with a high voltage current. These electric bug |
| your garden. | | | | zappers are especially proficient at killing mosquitoes |
| Mosquitoes lay their eggs in stagnant water, so make | | | | and house flies, which can also be a nuisance when |
| certain that there is none in your garden. They will lay | | | | you are sitting outside. |
| eggs in water vats, dogs' bowls, water that has | | | | They are inexpensive and will go on for years. They |
| pooled in old tyres, bottles and tins and your rubbish | | | | give off a pleasing glow and some promise to be able |
| bins, so make sure that no water can gather | | | | to de-infest areas of a quarter, a half and even a full |
| anywhere. Blocked gutters are another breeding site. | | | | acre of terrain of all winged insects by the use of |
| If you have a water feature, put fish in it to eat the | | | | the ultraviolet light and pheromones. |
| larvae. | | | | By using some or all of the above techniques of |
| Mosquitoes detest the scent of lemon, so you could | | | | clearing mosquitoes out of your garden, you should |
| grow citronella plants, lemon thyme, lemon grass and | | | | be able to have your drink, a chat or a snooze in |
| even a lemon tree, if the climate is right. Otherwise, | | | | uniterrupted peace and freedom from flies and |
| you could burn citronella scented candles or oil in the | | | | mosquitoes. |
| surrounding area They not only keep the mosquitoes | | | | |