Find out if citronella repels mosquitoes before they come back.
Until the mosquitoes come out, anyway.
While dousing your family in DEET may be effective, many families prefer a more natural alternative like citronella.
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But does citronella actually repel mosquitoes?
Unfortunately, not as well as we’d like.
If you’re looking for a gear, the study found that only the OFF!
clip-on fan containing the insecticide metofluthrin worked well.
Unfortunately, that is untrue.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Preventing mosquito bites.
