text: Mosquitoes actually use CO2 to home in on a warm blood source.  Once close enough they go for the radiant heat.  Lucky for them or unlucky for us mammals and particularly human mammals are usually the highest producers of both CO2 and radiant heat in the areas we live.\n\nI and most I know have found "skin so soft" to be the most effective way to repel the mosquitoes.\n\nThe best way to deal with this problem now is much simpler if you normally use your back yard say for a party.  There is a mosquito catcher that uses propane gas with a small flame to spread CO2 gas, the burner is quite large and surface temperature is just above the normal radiated temperature of humans so the mosquitoes that do live in your area are attracted to it and the little fan sucks them into a bag.\n\nAfter several uses (days in a row) you will have collected most of the mosquitoes in range of your back yard and things can be so pleasant.