There's nothing worse than pests like mosquitoes (and other annoying bugs) that can cause your guests major discomfort and crash your party - at your expense - causing it to end early.Or, the nasty little troublesome bugs run you and your guests at your outdoor party indoors.
Of course, you'd like to avoid both scenarios.
So, before your next outdoor dinner party, you set out to make sure that you find the holy grail of insecticides.
Then, the next thing you know you're standing in the summer "outdoor" aisle at ABC Store, USA - reading labels on bug spray bottles for 10 to 15 minutes, while trying to decide which bug spray to buy.
I get it. I've been there.
I did some research. And here's what I found out. Got any suggestions? Be sure to leave us your comment below.
Bug Spray 101 - What's the best bug deterrent to buy?
- All natural bug deterrents (natural bug spray and natural bug lotion) don't work very well. Especially against mosquitoes. They will help somewhat, but you have to apply almost the entire bottle of insecticide for most of them to work longer than 20 minutes. That being said, don't waste your money going for the "au naturel" bug spray.
- Citronella candles help. Yet, because you have the wind blowing around candle effectiveness to contend with, they're best used on a light wind day.
- Bug sprays and bug lotions don't work the same. Pump-spray bug repellent works fastest and best. Lotions take about 20 minutes to become active.
- The very best: DEET (Diethyl Toluamide). Buy a 25% to 35% formulated DEET bug repellent. You'll get 4 to 6 hours of insect repellence. We use what's shown in the picture of this blog post; OFF! Deep Woods. Without it, everyone is miserable and cranky. We highly recommend it.
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