The best way to manage mosquitoes is to have a Martin birdhouse. We rarely even see a mosquito, much less get bitten. Even this year with all the rain -- and I know mosquitoes are abundant because of it -- the Martins keep the population way down.
We also have Barn Swallows in the barn - and they are great mosquito-eaters too! And the follow-up act is the Bats, which come out in the evening.
The Martins start their migration to their winter home the end of this month. Once they're gone, the mosquitoes become evident -- but usually we're in the dry part of summer by then and they don't get the breeding grounds that they do early in the season.
Skin-So-Soft works for me for so many bugs -- especially chiggers!!
