5 Home Remedies That Help Keep Mosquitos Away

With the Panhandle having a lot of moisture this summer that means the "skeeters" also known as mosquitoes have been out in full force.

Here's a couple of home remedies that have been heard to work at keeping off the mosquitoes when you don't have repellent spray. I've tried a couple this remedies and they do work. Here's a few more ideas that I haven't tried definitely worth trying.

1. Fabric Softener Sheets 

Take fabric softener sheets and rub it on your skin. This might irritate your skin so be cautious.

2. Dish Soap

If you add  a dash of dish soap in a saucer and keep it outside around the areas you hangout at, the dish soap helps keep the mosquitoes away.

3. Garlic

Garlic is used in many mosquito repellants used in landscaping. Before you head out to fight off the mosquitoes try eating a little garlic or add some in your meal and watch it work. You can also simmer a dozen garlic cloves in 2 cups of water to make an outdoor spray.

4. Mountain Dew

It's said if you keep a opened bottle of Mountain Dew with a squirt of soap in it, it will help act a a Mosquito trap!

5. Coffee Grounds

Save your coffee grounds. and place them in an open container for approximately 1 month. Sprinkle the aged grounds in standing water to kill larvae. Spray leftover coffee on outdoor surfaces to act as a deterrent as well. Place it in a spray bottle after it has cooled and spray all over your body.