Repelling mosquitos INDOORS

[Anonymous]

My kids have been leaving the screen door ajar and we have a fair number of mosquitos indoors. Any tips for the best ways to repel them? I’m getting bit each night on the couch. I use citronella candles on our patio but don’t want to burn those indoors.

[Anonymous]

fix the door

[Anonymous]

Kid problem not a bug problem.

[Anonymous]

Have your cat help you find them, then smash em.

[Anonymous]

Close the door and fly trap

[Anonymous]

only option is to move

[Anonymous]

While these answers made me laugh, i’m still looking for a different solution other than moving, getting rid of the kids, adopting a cat. The fly traps I can try. Are there any essential oils that would work indoors to repel them? Or sense of candles or sprays?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:While these answers made me laugh, i’m still looking for a different solution other than moving, getting rid of the kids, adopting a cat. The fly traps I can try. Are there any essential oils that would work indoors to repel them? Or sense of candles or sprays?

get an electric zapper. I'm not sure why you'd want to repel them when they are inside the house.

[Anonymous]

Sit down, darken the room, turn off all devices. Wait for the hum in your ear and smack that puppy.

Turn on a fan - mosquitos are miserable fliers in wind.

But really just teach the kids to latch the door/fix it so it closes on its own.

[Anonymous]

I cannot live in this area without the electrocuting rackets. We have a couple, and they get plenty of use every summer. You still have to wait until you get a visual, but after that it's easier to catch them.

[Anonymous]

I would feed the children to them. After that, shut the doors like normal people.

[Anonymous]

Drench yourself in DEET every morning.

[Anonymous]

There is a special mesh curtain that has magnets to hold it back together automatically. You could put this over the screen door.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I think having them inside is just like having them outside. DEET is the best option, but if you want to minimize exposure to that (I do so I get it) maybe just wear long clothes and shoes inside until they die.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:While these answers made me laugh, i’m still looking for a different solution other than moving, getting rid of the kids, adopting a cat. The fly traps I can try. Are there any essential oils that would work indoors to repel them? Or sense of candles or sprays?

get an electric zapper. I'm not sure why you'd want to repel them when they are inside the house.

+1 you need to either kill the mosquitos or cover yourself in deet to avoid being bit.

Maybe get a screen door that's easier to close fully? You shouldn't have mosquitos in your house.