1.  
   Wear light colored clothing.
   Mosquitoes fly close to the ground and search for colors that contrast with the horizon to find their targets.  Dark clothing makes you stand out and an easy target while lighter colored clothing is less appealing to them.
2. Forget the citronella and fancy gadgets.
   Unless the smoke from that candle is between you and the mosquito, it’s useless in preventing them from biting you. The torches, ultrasonic devices, bracelets, and many others won’t prevent them completely.  Some Internet sites even say that eating cloves of garlic will help prevent them but other than making you smelly, it doesn’t do much in the way of mosquito bites.
3. They are attracted to CO2.
   If you’re outside engaging in an activity, your skin is giving off more CO2 and making you more attractive to the mosquitoes.  Slowing your heart rate can slow the amount of CO2 your skin releases and will help in keeping them from biting you.  Alcohol, spicy foods, being overweight, and pregnancy can also cause higher heart rates which cause higher CO2 levels.
4. 
   Plan your outdoor activity spot wisely.
   Anything more than a one MPH breeze can make it hard for a mosquito to fly.  If you have a place at your campsite, house, park, or field that has a little breeze, plan your activity there. It’s free and easy to help keep the mosquitoes away.
5. Timing is everything.
   Wind tends to die down at sunrise and sunset (as most boaters and fisherman know), so those are peak times for mosquitoes to feed.  If possible, try to plan the timing of your event away from those times to increase your odds of keeping the annoying biters away.
6. DEET works.
   Though its suffered a bad rap over the years, the research has said that it is effective for the prevention of bites.  Some people do react to it but the worse cases are rare and if you’re using it as directed (like not swallowing it), you should be fine. That being said, it is not a perfume and should not be applied to your body and cloths in that manner.  Remember the CO2 thing above with your skin? That is where DEET will be its most effective. It’s better to spray it in your hands and rub on the areas that are most susceptible to bites.

Cockroaches are naturally attracted to dark, warm, moist, and secluded areas. They’ll also sneak into food boxes or even toiletries. Like bed bugs, they will stay perfectly still after they find a good hiding place. Roaches can survive for an extended period of time without food or water. They’re also great climbers and can cling to surprisingly sheer surfaces.

Roaches can work their way into nearly any open container you leave out for them. Food packages, suitcases, clothing bags, purses, and even computer bags are all fair game. A roach can survive a surprisingly long trip until you take it back home. To avoid this, keep all travel bags closed, sealed, and elevated whenever you’re not using them. Don’t transport food with you–especially not without a proper container. If you keep your bags locked down, roaches won’t be able to come home with you.

Dealing with a bed bug infestation is no fun at all. Although bed bugs don’t carry disease, they are a terrible nuisance. In addition to bites that can itch something awful, the presence of bed bugs can lead to a lack of sleep and even insomnia. There are a few things that you can do to prevent bed bugs and a few ways that you can get rid of them; however, odds are you won’t be able to completely eliminate them without the aid of a bed bug specialist.

Preventing a bed bug infestation – There’s a common misconception that bed bugs are only attracted to dirty areas of the world. This isn’t true: bed bugs can easily travel from one spot to another, which means you can find bed bugs in five star hotels just like you may be able to find them in the slums of a third world country. This doesn’t mean you are powerless to prevent them from infesting your home. There are a few precautions that you can take. Because bed bugs tend to spread the most through travel, you should always be careful about where you stay. Always check for bedbugs where you are staying. You can do this by looking for bed bugs or the small blood spots they leave along the seams of the mattress and along the edges of the box springs. Check the bed’s headboard and any furniture in the room as well. When you get home, put all the clothes that you took with you in the laundry to be washed and dried on the highest settings. Be very careful about buying used furniture as well. You should be especially wary about any wood furniture. Keep your home clean in order to take away potential hiding spots for bed bugs. You should also consider using caulk to seal holes around your baseboards and molding.

Getting rid of bed bugs – If your home does become infested with bed bugs, then there are a number of things you can do to get rid of them. Just remember that completely eliminating all bed bugs as well as their eggs is a tough task, one that a bed bug specialist is better trained to do. First of all, you can use rubbing alcohol to spray any bed bugs on sight, thereby killing them instantly. Upon finding bed bugs, immediately take all the clothes and sheets in your home and wash them at a minimum of 120 degrees Fahrenheit in order to kill any bed bugs. Use a vacuum cleaner and methodically go around the house vacuuming every part of your floor in order to suck up bed bugs and their eggs. Be sure to vacuum your mattress and box spring as well. Remember to dispose of the contents in the vacuum in a sealed trash bag. Another good idea is to steam clean your carpets in order to kill off any remaining bugs and eggs.

Hiring a bed bug specialist – A bed bug specialist is trained to completely eliminate all bed bugs. Cat’s Eye King International Inc. uses an integrated pest management plan in order to do so. This plan begins with the bed bug specialist inspecting your home in order to get a clear picture of your infestation. The affected area will then be cleared and all clutter will be removed. A heat treatment will be applied to the area in order to kill all bed bugs. Non-chemical pesticides are preferred, and pesticides with chemicals are only used if absolutely needed.