As soon as the weather gets fine one common problem will make us feel uncomfortable and itchy. Summer is the time of mosquitoes and other nasty flying insects. These days you can choose between many commercial products, but there are some household alternatives as well. No need to use toxic products that are bad for the environment. Pest control specialists claim that mosquitoes are sensitive to several scents, so you can keep them away, if you know what to use. And as you are reading this article i suppose you are not quite sure yet how to fight against these pests, so I am going to give you a few useful advices. Household products can be used for different purposes. Often, you can clean some basic stains with vinegar and baking soda, for example. However, for tough pollutions you'd better call expert cleaners such as professional cleaning specialists in Highgate. Back to the point, here is what you should know to successfully keep mosquitoes away from you.

Let's start with planting marigolds, catnip and rosemary in your garden and yard. These plants are known with their odours which are unpleasant to mosquitoes and will help to keep them away of your house.

Another simple thing you can do is to pin a few fabric softener dryer sheets to your clothes when you go out. These sheets will also repel the flying insects.

Lemon eucalyptus oil is also known to be effective against mosquitoes. You can buy it from most health food stores and apply it on you. Prepare a plastic spray bottle and pour 1 cup of water and 5 drops of the oil. Then all you have to do is to spray yourself 2-3 times before going out.

Citronella is another thing mosquitoes don't like. So, you can light a candle when you are going outside.

On the other hand, standing water is something mosquitoes really like. That's why you should eliminate any sources of stagnant water. Take into account that even a small spot which is filled with rain water may attract the nasty insects to your home.

Mosquito netting can be installed outside around the places where you spend most time. If you don't have such netting already, you can buy one from most sport shops or stores for camping supplies. The main advantage of this type of netting is that it has literally thousands of small holes. From one point of view, the holes are too small for the mosquitoes to fly around, but from another point of view the holes are big enough, so you can see what is going on out of the net.